State the first term and common difference for these arithmetic sequences:

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Problem

State the first term

u_1

and common difference

d

for these arithmetic sequences: (1) (a) 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, .... (2) (c) 23, 18, 13, 8, 3, .... (3) (b) -4, 3, 10, 17, 24, .... (4) (d) -6, -15, -24, -33, ....

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