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14 August, 22:43

Is it possible to write a sequence that is both arithmetic and geometric

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  1. 15 August, 00:29
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    It is not possible to write a sequence that is both arithmetic and geometric.

    An arithmetic sequence is:

    a0, a0 + d, a0 + 2d, a0 + 3d, ...

    An geometric sequence is:

    a0, a0r, a0r2, a0r3, ...

    So if the two are equal, we have:

    a0 = a0,

    a0 + d = a0r,

    a0 + 2d = a0r2,

    a0 + 3d = a0r3,

    ...

    This can only be true if d = 0 and r = 1 and only for the first three terms. It's a trivial sequence with only three elements which can't be necessarily classified as a sequence.
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