Arithmetic Sequences as Linear Functions

Determine whether this sequence is an arithmetic sequence.

Write yes or no. Explain.

121, 13, 5, –3, ...

• yes; d = –7

• yes; d = –8

• yes; d = 7

• no; no common difference

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Determine whether this sequence is an arithmetic sequence.

Write yes or no. Explain.

–1.2, 0.6, 1.8, 3.0, ...

• yes; d = –0.6

• yes; d = 0.6

• yes; d = 1.2

• no; no common difference

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Find the next three terms of this arithmetic sequence:

82, 76, 70, 64, ...

• 58, 52, 48

• 58, 52, 46

• 60, 54, 48

• 70, 76, 82

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Write an equation for the nth term of this arithmetic sequence:

–5, –2, 1, 4, ...

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Find the next three terms of this arithmetic sequence:

–49, –35, –21, –7, ...

• 7, 21, 35

• 0, 7, 14

• d. 7, 14, 21

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Write an equation for the nth term of this arithmetic sequence:

9, 13, 17, 21, ...

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Write an equation for the nth term of this arithmetic sequence:

19, 31, 43, 55, ...

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Daria is stacking boxes of tissue for a store display. Each row of tissues has 2 fewer boxes than the row below. The first row has 23 boxes of tissues. Write a function to represent the arithmetic sequence. How many boxes will there be in the tenth row?

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• 0

• 4

• 8

• 12

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