Geometric or Arithmetic

What is the common ratio of this sequence?
{2, 10, 50, 250, ... }

• 1,250

• 5

• 10

• 50

What is the common difference in this sequence?
{48, 32, 16, 0, ... }

• 1/2

• 2

• -8

• -16

How is an arithmetic sequence found?

• By multiplying the same number to the previous term. 

• By adding the same number to the previous term.

Choose all the patterns from the image above that are Arithmetic Sequences

Answer explanation

What is the common ratio of the geometric sequence below?
5, 25, 125, 625...

• 25

• 20

• 5

• 4

What is the 8th term in the geometric sequence below?

• 19,683

• 6,561

• 2,187

• 729

What is the common ratio of this geometric sequence?

500, 200, 80, 32, ...

• -5/2

• -2/5

• 2/5

• 5/2

Is this the graph of an arithmetic or a geometric sequence?

• Arithmetic

• Geometric

Which sequence is an arithmetic sequence?

• 3, 6, 2, 7, ...

• 3, 6, 12, 24, ...

• 3, 6, 10, 15, ...

• 3, 7, 11, 15, ...

This is an arithmetic sequence. 5, 2, –1, –4, . . .

What is the 7th term (a₇ )?

• -13

• -11

• -18

• -22