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A list of numbers in which each term comes from adding a fixed number to the one before it is called:
AAn arithmetic progression
BA geometric progression
CA harmonic progression
DA quadratic progression
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. An arithmetic progression
1. The first term is the starting point.
2. Every later term adds the same fixed number.
3. That list is an arithmetic progression.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Mathematics, Chapter 5, Arithmetic Progressions._
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