Andrea (Make Up) : Test 1.1 - 1.4

Identify the common difference. 
10, 20, 30, 40, ...

• 5
• 10
• 15
• 20

Given the sequence:
 25, 21, 17, 13,...
Write the explicit equation that models the sequence.

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

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

• 8
• 11
• -11
• -8

Identify the next two terms of the sequence:

4,7,10,13,...

• 16 and 19

• 15 and 19

• 16 and 18

• 15 and 18

Find a₂₀ in the arithmetic sequence: (Hint: Find explicit formula first)

5, 12, 19, 26...

• 145

• 144

• 142

• 138

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

• Yes
• No

Is the sequence arithmetic: -3, 3, -3, 3, ...

• Yes
• No

An arithmetic sequence is given below.

16, 13, 10, 7, ...

Which is the explicit formula for the n^th term a_n?

• a_n = -3n+19

• a_n = -5n+13

• a_n = 3n+13

• a_n = -5n+20

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

Given the recursive formula, find the first four terms:
a_n = a_n-1 + 5
a₁ = -16

• -16, -21, -26, -31
• 5, -11, -27, -43
• -16, -80, -500, -200
• -16, -11, -6, -1