Pattern Arithmetic and Geometric Sequence

What is the common difference of the sequence below?

6, 9, 12, 15, ...

Hint: Common difference means the ADDING pattern

• 3

• 6

• 9

• 12

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

What is the first term of the sequence below?

6, 9, 12, 15, ...

• 3

• 6

• 9

• 12

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

• 200

• 450

• 1,015

• 2,475

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

• 530

• 685

• 755

• 820

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Write an explicit formula for the sequence 45, 40, 35, 30, ...

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Write an explicit formula for the sequence 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, ...

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Write an explicit formula for the sequence -9, -7, -5, -3, ...

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Now we will look at our OTHER type of sequence... We know arithmetic sequences have an adding pattern... Well GEOMETRIC sequences have a MULTIPLYING pattern. Given the sequence 3, 6, 12, 24, ..., what is the common ratio? Hint: A common ratio is the sequence's multiplier.

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2