Arithmetic Sequence

Find the 59th term of the arithmetic sequence 26, 17, 8, ...

Find the 75th term of the arithmetic sequence -17, -13, 9, ...

What is the common difference of the given arithmetic sequence:

–2, 5, 12, 19, 26, . . . ?

• –2   

• 3

• 5

• 7

The next two terms of the sequence 4,7,10,13 are

• 16 and 19
• 15 and 19
• 16 and 18
• 15 and 18

The next two terms of the sequence 12,17,22,27 are

• 28 and 33
• 29 and 34
• 27 and 32
• 30 and 35

The next two terms of the sequence 4,7,10,13 are ....

• 16 and 19
• 15 and 19
• 16 and 18
• 15 and 18

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

• 5
• 10
• 15
• 20

Identify the common difference.
3, 7, 11, 15, ...

• 6
• 5
• 4
• 2

An arithmetic sequence is shown below.

5, 1, -3, -7, ...

Which explicit formula can be used to determine the nth term of the sequence?

• a_n = -4n + 5

• a_n = -4n + 9

• a_n = -5n + 1

• a_n = -5n + 9

The individual numbers in a sequences are called...

• Common difference
• Successive term
• Term
• Geometric term