Arithmetic Sequences Review

Find the explicit formula:
-3, -33, -63, -93, ...

• a_n = -3 - 30(n -1)
• a_n = -3 + 30(n -1)
• a_n = -30 - 3(n -1)
• a_n = -30 + 3(n -1)

Create the explicit formula for the sequence:
2, 8, 14, ...
(Hint:  Write your formula and then simplify it.)

• a_n=2+6n
• a_n=-6+6n
• a_n=6n-4
• a_n=4-6n

Given the sequence:
 25, 21, 17, 13,...
Write the explicit equation that models the sequence.  (Hint:  Simplify your equation.)

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

Find the explicit formula:
-23, -16, -9, -2, ...

• a_n = -23 + 7(n -1)
• a_n = -23 - 7(n -1)
• a_n = 7 - 23(n -1)
• a_n = 7 + 23(n -1)

Determine whether the sequence is arithmetic, geometric, or neither:
-4, 1, 6, 11, ...

• arithmetic
• geometric
• neither

Find the explicit formula:
-23, -16, -9, -2, ...

• a_n = -23 + 7(n -1)
• a_n = -23 - 7(n -1)
• a_n = 7 - 23(n -1)
• a_n = 7 + 23(n -1)

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

• Yes
• No

Is the sequence arithmetic: 17, 9, 1, -7, ...

• Yes
• No

What are the first three terms of the sequence defined by the following equation?
a_n = 7 + (n - 1)5

• 7, 35, 175
• 7, 2, -3
• 12, 17, 22
• 7, 12, 17