For the sequence 1 1/2,3,4 1/2,,,,,,,, say whether or not it's an arithmetic progression if yes, find the value (a) and (d)

Answer 1

To check whether or not the given sequence is an arithmetic progression, we need to see if there is a common difference between consecutive terms.

Let's subtract each term from its preceding term:

1/2 - 1 = -1/2

3 - 1/2 = 5/2

4 1/2 - 3 = 3/2

We can see that the differences between consecutive terms are not constant. Therefore, the given sequence is not an arithmetic progression.

Hence, we cannot find the values of a and d as it is not an arithmetic progression.

Answer 2

AAAaannndd the bot gets it wrong yet again!

yes, arithmetic, with d = 1 1/2
funny how the bot could recognize 4 1/2 as a mixed number, but not 1 1/2