Sequences Practice

Create the explicit formula for the sequence:
2, 8, 14, ...
(Hint:  Write your formula and then simplify it.)

• a_n=2+6n
• a_n=-6+6n
• a_n=6n-4
• a_n=4-6n

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Identify the common difference.
97, 86, 75, 64, ...

• 8
• 11
• -11
• -8

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Given the sequence:
 25, 21, 17, 13,...
Write the explicit equation that models the sequence.  (Hint:  Simplify your equation.)

• a_n = 4n + 29
• a_n = -4n + 25
• a_n = -4n + 29
• a_n = 4n + 25

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The next two terms of the sequence 4,7,10,13 are ....

• 16 and 19
• 15 and 19
• 16 and 18
• 15 and 18

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What is the 15th term of the sequence an = -3n+50

• 95
• -5
• 5
• -95

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What is the 10th term of the sequence an = 20-2n

• 40
• -20
• 7
• 0

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Find the common difference: 29, 21, 13, 5, ...

• d = -10
• d = -9
• d = -8
• d = -7

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Write the explicit formula for the geometric sequence.

• a_n = 10(2)^n-1
• a_n = 2(10)^n-1
• a_n = 10(2)ⁿ
• a_n = 2(10)ⁿ

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Find the common ratio for the geometric sequence.

• 2
• -2
• 1/2
• -1/2

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What kind of sequence is the pattern 400, 200, 100, 50, 25, ...?

• Arithmetic
• Geometric
• Neither

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