
A Problem Solving Approach to Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers, Books a la Carte Edition plus NEW MyLab Math with Pearson eText - Access Card Package (12th Edition)
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Author: Rick Billstein, Shlomo Libeskind, Johnny Lott
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Chapter 8.3, Problem 17MC
a. Show that the sum of every three consecutive terms in every arithmetic sequence equals 3 times the middle term.
b. State and justify a statement similar to the one in part (a) for a product of every three consecutive terms in every geometric sequence.
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