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In an AP, (a_4=12) and (a_{10}=-6). What is the common difference?

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Correct answer: (-3)

The direct answer is option C,
\(-3\). In an AP, the change between two terms equals the number of equal steps multiplied by the common difference. From the fourth term to the tenth term there are
\(10-4=6\) steps. The total change is
\(a_{10}-a_4=-6-12=-18\). Therefore
\(6d=-18\), so dividing by 6 gives
\(d=-3\). Option A,
\(-6\), forgets that there are six steps. Option B,
\(-4\), does not satisfy
\(6d=-18\). Option C is correct. Option D,
\(3\), has the wrong sign: a term falls from 12 to -6, so the common difference must be negative. Memory cue: subtract term values, count the gap in indices, then divide.

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