Classify the following list of numbers as an arithmetic sequence, a geometric sequence, some other sequence, or not a sequence.

9, 4, -1, -6, ...

(1 point)

O not a sequence

arithmetic sequence

some other sequence

O geometric sequence

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Arithmetic sequence — each term decreases by 5 (common difference = −5). General term: a_n = 9 + (n−1)(−5) = 14 − 5n.