Arithmetic Sequences Quick Check

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An illustration shows four sets of squares labeled as term 1, term 2, term 3, and term 4. Term 1 has 2 squares, term 2 has 6 squares, term 3 has 10 squares, and term 4 has 14 squares. Term 1 has two rows of 1 square each. Term 2 has three rows of squares. The top and bottom row have 1 square and the middle row has 4 squares. Term 3 has 4 rows of squares. The top and bottom rows have 1 square each. The middle rows have 4 squares each. Term 4 has 5 rows of squares. The top and bottom rows have one square each. The middle rows have 4 squares each.

An arithmetic sequence is represented by the number of squares in each term. Determine the common difference of the arithmetic sequence.

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4
4

2
2

6
6

14
14
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Answer 1

The common difference of the arithmetic sequence is 4. The number of squares increases by 4 each term.