NC Math 1 Arithmetic Geometric Sequence

Identify the common difference.
97, 86, 75, 64, ...

• 8

• 11

• -11

• -8

What is the 15th term of the sequence an = -3n+50

• 95

• -5

• 5

• -95

Is the sequence arithmetic, geometric, or neither:

17, 9, 1, -7, ...

• Arithmetic

• Geometric

• Neither

Create the explicit formula for the sequence:

2, 8, 14, ...

• a_n = 2 + 6n

• a_n = -6 + 6n

• a_n = 6n - 4

• a_n = 4 - 6n

Is the sequence geometric or arithmetic?
6, 18, 54...

• Arithmetic

• Geometric

• Neither

Is the sequence -4, -12, -36, -108,... arithmetic, geometric, or neither?

• arithmetic

• geometric

• neither

Find the common ratio: 64, -16, 4, -1, ...

• r = -8

• r = -1/4

• r = -4

• r = 4

What is the explicit rule for the sequence:
11, 22, 44, 88...

• u_n = 2(11)^n-1

• u_n = 11(2)

• u_n = 11(2)^n-1

If a geometric sequence is graphed, which of the following will best model the shape of the graph?

• Linear

• Exponential

• Quadratic

A grocer is creating a display of cans. There are 40 cans on the 1st (bottom) row, 38 cans on the 2nd row, 36 cans on the 3rd row, and so on. How many cans will be on the 15th row?

• 32 cans

• 10 cans

• 12 cans

• 68 cans