Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences

Is this sequence arithmetic, geometric, or neither?
{26, 22, 18, 14, ...}

• Arithmetic
• Geometric
• Neither

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

What is a₅ in the sequence defined as follows?
a_n = 5 ⋅ 2^(n-1) 

• a₅ = 160
• a₅ = 40
• a₅ = 10
• a₅ = 80

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

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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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

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

• 95
• -5
• 5
• -95

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

What is the explicit rule for the sequence:
11, 22, 44, 88...

• u_n = 2(11)^n-1
• u_n = 11(2)
• u_n = 11(2)^n-1

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

If f(1)=100, f(x)=f(x-1)*(1/5), find the first 5 terms of this sequence.

• 100, 20, 4, 4/5, 4/25

• 100, 95, 90, 85, 80

• 100, 500, 2500, 12500, 62500

• 100, 105, 110, 115, 120

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CCSS.HSF.IF.A.3

What kind of sequence is illustrated below?
 400, 200, 100, 50, 25, ...

• Arithmetic
• Geometric
• Neither

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

What are the first 4 terms of an arithmetic sequence with a common difference of (-6) if the first term is 76?

• 76, 70, 64, 58
• 76, 82, 88, 94
• 70, 64, 58, 52
• 82, 88, 94, 100

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Create the formula for the geometric sequence:
-4, -16, -64, -256...

• a_n = -4(4)^n-1
• a_n = -4(-4)^n-1
• a_n = 4(4)^n-1
• a_n = 4(4)^n-1

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Write the recursive formula for 6, 17, 28, 39, 50....

• a_n=a_n-1+11
  a₁=6
• a_n=a_n-1-4
  a₁=6
• a_n=a_n-1+9
  a₁=6
• a_n=a_n-1+6
  a₁=6

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2