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Which sequence is not an arithmetic progression even though the first two differences are equal?

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Correct answer: (4, 9, 14, 20,\ldots)

An arithmetic progression must have the same difference between every consecutive pair of terms. Matching only the first two differences does not prove that a sequence is an AP; later terms must also be checked. A single changed difference is enough to disqualify the sequence.

In choice A, the first difference is \\(9-4=5\\), and the second is \\(14-9=5\\). However, the third difference is \\(20-14=6\\), not 5. Therefore the difference is not constant, so choice A is not an arithmetic progression. In B the difference is always 5, in C it is always \\(-6\\), and in D it is always 0. Thus A is the only correct choice.

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