Answer:
The sequence is an arithmetic sequence.
Common difference = 0.6
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
-2.8, -2.2, -1.6, -1.0
Required
State if it's an arithmetic progression
Also state its common difference
To know if a sequence is arithmetic or not, we simply check for common difference
Common difference is calculated by subtracting a lower term with its immediate higher time;
In other words
[tex]Common difference = T_2 - T_1 = T_3 - T_2 = T_4 - T_3 = ......[/tex]
Where T represent Term and the number represent their positions;
So, from the given above
[tex]T_1 = -2.8\\T_2 = -2.2\\T_3 = -1.6\\T_4 = -1.0[/tex]
Calculating [tex]T_2 - T_1[/tex]
[tex]T2 - T1 = -2.2 - (-2.8)\\T2 - T1 = -2.2 + 2.8\\T2 - T1 = 0.6\\[/tex]
Calculating [tex]T_3 - T_2[/tex]
[tex]T_3 - T_2 = -1.6 - (-2.2)\\T_3 - T_2 = -1.6 + 2.2\\T_3 - T_2 = 0.6[/tex]
Calculating [tex]T_4 - T_3[/tex]
[tex]T_4 - T_3 = -1.0 - (-1.6)\\T_4 - T_3 = -1.0 + 1.6\\T_4 - T_3 = 0.6[/tex]
Notice that all the above workings gave the same result;
This shows that the sequence is an arithmetic sequence.
The result of each workings above is the common difference
Common difference = 0.6
