Which of the following are APs ? If they form an AP, find the common difference d and write three more terms.
2, 4, 8, 16, . . .
2, 4, 8, 16, . . .
a2 - a1 = 4 - 2 = 2
a3 - a2 = 8 - 4 = 4
a4 - a3 = 16 - 8 = 8
Here, a2 - a1 a3 - a2
So the given list of numbers does not from an A .P.