Unit 8 Day 1

Unit 8 Day 1

By Virginia Sager

The numbers in the sequence are called terms.​

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A list of numbers is called a sequence. ​

​Workbook page 273

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes the rule of the sequence:

$$9,\ 2,\ -5,\ -12,\ -19...$$  

• Add 6 to the previous term to get the next term.

• Add 7 to the previous term to get the next term.

• Subtract 7 from the previous term to get the next term.

• Subtract 6 from the previous term to get the next term.

• Multiply the previous term by $$-\frac{1}{6}$$  to get the next term.

Multiple Choice

What is the next term in the sequence?

$$9,\ 2,\ -5,\ -12,\ -19...$$  

• -27

• -13

• -12

• -25

• -26

Multiple Choice

What is the next term in the sequence?

$$-6,\ 1,8,15,22...$$  

• 28

• -28

• 27

• 29

• -29

Multiple Choice

When we recognize a pattern of repeatedly adding a value, which of the following is true?

• The pattern could be linear because there is a constant rate of change.

• The pattern could be exponential because there is a growth/decay factor.

• The pattern could be quadratic because it changes direction.

• We do not know anything about this type of pattern.

Multiple Choice

When we recognize a pattern of repeatedly subtracting a value, which of the following is true?

• The pattern could be linear because there is a constant rate of change.

• The pattern could be exponential because there is a growth/decay factor.

• The pattern could be quadratic because it changes direction.

• We do not know anything about this type of pattern.

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Multiple Choice

What is the common difference of the arithmetic sequence?

$$168,\ 163,\ 158,\ 153,\ 148...$$   

• -5

• 5

• 7

• -7