Sequences and Series Practice

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

• 8
• 11
• -11
• -8

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Is the sequence arithmetic: 78, 785, 7855, 78555, ...

• Yes
• No

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Is the sequence arithmetic: 37, 31, 25, 19, ...

• Yes
• No

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Find the next three terms in the arithmetic sequence: 25, 34, 43, 52, ...

• 63, 72, 81
• 79, 88, 97
• 70, 79, 88
• 61, 70, 79

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Is the sequence 2, 4, 12, 48,... geometric?

• yes
• no

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What is the common ratio for the sequence:
28, 14, 7, 3.5...

• 2
• 1/2
• -14
• -7

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900, 450, 225, 112.5

• Geometric sequence with a common ratio of 1/2
• Geometric sequence with a common ration of 2
• Arithmetic sequence with a common difference of 450
• Common difference of 2

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Find the next three terms: 3, -18, 108, -648

• -6480, -3880, -233280
• 6480, -38880, 233280
• 5184, -31104, 186624
• 3888, -23328, 139968

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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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Write the explicit form for {2,-3,-8 ......}.

• a_n = - 5n + 7

• a_n = 5n - 7

• a_n = - 5n - 7

• a_n = - 5n - 3

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