
(New) Arithmetic or Geometric Sequences
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Mathematics
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is an arithmetic sequence?
Back
A sequence of numbers in which the difference between consecutive terms is constant.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a geometric sequence?
Back
A sequence of numbers in which each term after the first is found by multiplying the previous term by a fixed, non-zero number called the common ratio.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the common difference in an arithmetic sequence?
Back
The constant amount that is added to each term to get the next term.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the common ratio in a geometric sequence?
Back
The constant factor by which we multiply to get from one term to the next.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify if the sequence 2, 4, 6, 8, ... is arithmetic, geometric, or neither.
Back
Arithmetic (common difference d = 2).
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify if the sequence 3, 9, 27, 81, ... is arithmetic, geometric, or neither.
Back
Geometric (common ratio r = 3).
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the formula for the nth term of an arithmetic sequence?
Back
a_n = a_1 + (n-1)d, where a_1 is the first term and d is the common difference.
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