Sequences II

What kind of sequence is the pattern 15, 17, 20, 24, 29, ...?

• Arithmetic
• Geometric
• Neither

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

• Arithmetic
• Geometric
• Neither

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

• Yes
• No

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To find the next term in an arithmetic sequence…

• add the common difference d

• multiply by the common ratio r

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-21, -16, -11, -6, ...

Is this sequence arithmetic, geometric, or neither?

• arithmetic (common difference d = 5)

• geometric (common ratio r = 5)

• neither (no common difference OR common ratio) neither (no common difference OR common ratio)

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Which expression represents this sequence:
2, 8, 14, ...

• 4n
• n + 6
• 3n + 2
• 5n - 2

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Each individual number in a sequence of numbers is called what?

• Common difference
• Successive term
• Term
• Geometric term

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The next term of the series 11,8,5,2 are

• -1
• -2
• 1
• 2

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Write a formula for the following sequence:

5, 8, 11, 14, 17...

• a_n = 3n + 2

• a_n = 8 - 5n

• a_n = 5(3)^n-1

• a_n = 5 + 3n

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Find the common difference: -34, -29, -24, -19, ...

• d = -5
• d = 5
• d = -6
• d = 6

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