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For the following A.P.s, write the first term a and the common difference d.

(i) 3, 1, -1, -3, ….

(ii) 13,53,93,133,...\dfrac{1}{3}, \dfrac{5}{3}, \dfrac{9}{3}, \dfrac{13}{3}, …

(iii) -3.2, -3, -2.8, -2.6, …

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(i) First term = a = 3 and common difference = d = 1 - 3 = -2.

(ii) First term = a = 13\dfrac{1}{3} and common difference = d = 5313=43\dfrac{5}{3} - \dfrac{1}{3} = \dfrac{4}{3}.

(iii) First term = a = -3.2 and common difference = d = -3 - (-3.2) = 0.2.

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