Sequences and Series Quiz

What is the term used to describe a sequence where each term is multiplied by a fixed number to get the next term?

• Arithmetic sequence

• Geometric sequence

• Recursive formula

• Partial sum

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

In an arithmetic sequence, what is the fixed value added to each term to get the next term called?

• Common ratio

• Common difference

• Nth term

• Convergence

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Which formula allows you to find any term in a sequence without calculating all the previous terms?

• Recursive formula

• Explicit formula

• Partial sum

• Divergence

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

What is the term for the sum of the first few terms of a sequence?

• Partial sum

• Common ratio

• Recursive formula

• Divergence

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CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.4

What does it mean when a sequence converges?

• The sequence grows infinitely large.

• The sequence approaches a specific value.

• The sequence alternates between values.

• The sequence decreases indefinitely.

What is the term for a sequence that does not approach a specific value but instead grows infinitely large or oscillates?

• Convergence

• Divergence

• Partial sum

• Common difference

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CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.4

Which formula defines each term of a sequence based on the previous term?

• Explicit formula

• Recursive formula

• Common ratio

• Partial sum

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

What is the term used to describe the position of a term in a sequence, such as the first, second, or third term?

• Common difference

• Nth term

• Convergence

• Divergence

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