Sequence and Series Review

What is the 50th term of the sequence
13, 7, 1, . . . ?

• -294
• -281
• -275
• -213

What is the twelfth term in the sequence 3, -6, 12, . . . ?

• -2,048
• 6,144
• -6,144
• -531,441

Tags

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Write a recursive rule for the sequence 17, 1, -15, -31 . . .

• a_n = a_n-1 + 16
• a_n = a_n-1 - 17
• a_n = a_n-1 - 15
• a_n = a_n-1 - 16

Tags

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Write an explicit rule for the general term of the sequence 5, 15, 45, . . . ?

• a_n = a_n-1 x 3
• a_n = 5(3)^n-1
• a_n = 3(5)^n-1
• a_n = 5 + (n-1)3

Tags

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

What is the sum of the first 18 terms of the sequence 9, 6, 3, . . .?

• 567
• -24
• -33
• -297

Tags

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

What is the sum of the first ten terms of the sequence 4, -12, 48, -192 . . . ?

• 59,050
• -59,048
• -78,732
• 118,096

Tags

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.4

Write a recursive rule for the sequence 3, 13, 53, 163, . . .

• a_n = 3(4)^n-1 + 1
• a_n = (a_n-1) + 10
• a_n = (a_n-1) · 5 - 2
• a_n = (a_n-1) · 4 + 1

What is a rule where one or more previous terms of a sequence are used to generate the next term?

• explicit formula
• recursive formula
• sequence
• series

Tags

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

What defines the nth term of a sequence as a function of n?

• explicit formula
• recursive formula
• sequence
• series

Tags

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

What do we call the sum of a sequence of numbers?

• geometric sequence
• recursive formula
• series
• arithmetic sequence