Precal Sequences

How many of these sequences have a common difference of -4?

-19, -15, -11, -7, -3,...

19, 15, 11, 7, 3...

3, 7, 11, 15, 19...

-3, 7, -11, 15, -19,...

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

Given the sequence 2, 8, 14, 20, 26, ... What is the common difference?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

What number follows 20 in this arithmetic sequence?

8,11, 14, 17, 20

• 5

• 23

• 26

• 29

What is the fifth term of the geometric sequence?

5, 15, 45,...

• 135

• 1875

• 1215

• 405

Is the sequence geometric? If so, identify the common ratio.

6, 12, 24, 48

• yes, 2

• yes, -2

• yes, 4

• no

Describe the pattern in the sequence. Find the next three terms.

13, 15, 17, 19,...

• Add 2; 23, 25, 27

• Multiply by 2; 38, 76, 152

• Add -2; 17, 15, 13

• Add 2; 21, 23, 25

Find the next four terms of the arithmetic sequence 16, 24, 32,...

• 40, 48, 56, 64

• 36, 40, 44, 48

• 35, 40, 45, 50

• 40, 44, 50, 56

What are the next four terms of the arithmetic sequence 122, 111, 100, ...?

• 89, 78, 67, 56

• 95, 90, 85, 80

• 92, 88, 84, 80

• 99, 88, 77, 66

Find the 8th term of a geometric sequence for which a1=2 and r = 7?

• 823,543

• 11,529,602

• 1,647,086

• 5,764,801

What is the difference between an arithmetic sequence and a geometric sequence?

• One is the sum of the numbers and one is just a list of numbers.

• One has a common difference and one has a common ratio.

• One you can write an nth term and one you cannot.

• None of these are correct.