Arithmetic, Geometric, and Recursive Sequences

Which sequence is an arithmetic sequence?

• 3, 6, 2, 7, ...

• 3, 6, 12, 24, ...

• 3, 6, 10, 15, ...

• 3, 7, 11, 15, ...

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This is an arithmetic sequence. 5, 2, –1, –4, . . .

What is a₇ ?

• -13

• -11

• -18

• -22

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In a certain arithmetic sequence, a₅ = 12 and a₆ = 16. What is a₁ ?

• -8

• -4

• 4

• 8

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The first term of an arithmetic sequence is b and the second term is c. What is the explicit formula to find the n^th term of

the sequence?

• a_n = b + (n − 1) c

• a_n = c + (n − 1) b

• a_n = b + (n − 1) (b − c)

• a_n = b + (n − 1) (c − b)

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The explicit formula for a sequence is a_n = 5 − 3n. What is the value of a₂₂ ?

• a₂₂ = -61

• a₂₂ = 61

• a₂₂ = -1

• a₂₂ = -51

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Given the arithmetic sequence: 22, 17, 12, 7, . . . . What is the recursive formula that models the sequence?

• a₁ = 7

  a_n = a_n-1 − 5

• a₁ = 22

  a_n = a_n-1 − 5

• a₁ = 7

  a_n = a_n-1 + 5

• a₁ = 22

  a_n = a_n-1 + 5

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What is the common ratio of this geometric sequence?

500, 200, 80, 32, ...

• -5/2

• -2/5

• 2/5

• 5/2

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In a geometric sequence, a₄ = −9 and a₆ = −81. What is the recursive formula for this sequence?

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In a geometric sequence, a₄ = 18, a₅ = 6, and a₆ = 2. What is the explicit formula for this sequence?

• a_n = 2(3)^n-1

• a_n = 18(3)^n-1

• a_n = 18(1/3)^n-1

• a_n = 486(1/3)^n-1

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 $a_n=\ \ 24\ \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{n-1}$  This is the explicit formula for a(n) ...

• Arithmetic Sequence

• Geometric Sequence

• Neither

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