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Sequences and Series 12AAHL

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Find the next three terms in the arithmetic sequence: 25, 34, 43, 52, ...
a)
63, 72, 81
b)
79, 88, 97
c)
70, 79, 88
d)
61, 70, 79
2.
Find the 25th term if the sequence whose nth term is: 10n-51
a)
250
b)
200
c)
199
d)
159
3.

What is the fifth term of the geometric sequence?

5, 15, 45,...

a)

135

b)

1875

c)

1215

d)

405

4.

The sum of the terms in a sequence is known as a (a)  

5.

What is the eleventh term of an arithmetic sequence in which a = 3 and d = 6?

a)

63

b)

39

c)

69

d)

36

6.

From the movie Lion King, what does Hakuna Matata mean?

a)

Run fast

b)

Go away

c)

Beautiful day

d)

No worries

7.

a1=2,   r=2,   Sn=22a_1=-2,\ \ \ r=-2,\ \ \ S_n=22  Determine the number of terms n in the series


a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

5

8.

Find the sum of the 1st 20 terms: 2+5+8+......

a)

1220

b)

610

c)

600

d)

612

9.

Which series is divergent?

a)

1 + 1/4 + 1/9 + 1/16 + ...

b)

1 + 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + ...

c)

1 - 1/3 + 1/9 - 1/27 + ...

d)

-5 + -2 + 1 + 4 + ...

10.

Evaluate the sum of the geometric sequence 1 + 2 + 4 + 8..., n = 6

a)

63

b)

60

c)

46

d)

56

11.

Find the sum: 11 + 15 + 19 + .......+ 83

a)

19

b)

83

c)

893

d)

624

12.

Find the 3rd Term

a)

-3

b)

1

c)

9

d)

3

13.

Whose slogan is "Eat Fresh"?

a)

Arby's

b)

Subway

c)

Buster Brown

d)

Outback

14.

find sum with lower bound 3 and upper bound 7

a)

125

b)

lower who?

c)

upper what?

d)

521

15.

Write an arithmetic sequence that has three arithmetic means between 3.5 and 2.7.

a)

3.5, 3.25, 3.05, 2.85, 2.7

b)

3.5, 3.35, 3.15, 2.95, 2.7

c)

3.5, 3.3, 3.1, 2.9, 2.7

d)

3.5, 3.4, 3.1, 2.8, 2.7

16.

Find the nth term of the sequence given the first several terms are -3,9,-27,81,...

a)

an = 3n 1\frac{3^{n\ }}{-1}  

b)

an = 3n (1)n \frac{3^{n\ }}{\left(-1\right)^{n\ }}  

c)

an = (1)n3n\left(-1\right)^n3^n  

d)

None of the above

17.

Which series is convergent?

a)

2/3 + 4/6 + 6/12 + 8/24 + ...

b)

2/1 + 4/2 + 8/3 + 16/4 + ...

c)

3/1 + 9/4 + 27/9 + 81/16 + ...

d)

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ...

18.

Find the first term in the arithmetic sequence for which a77 = -13 and d = -1/2.

a)

26

b)

25

c)

27

d)

28

19.

Write a sequence that has two geometric means between 7 and 448.

a)

7, 30, 144, 448

b)

7, 26, 110, 448

c)

7, 28, 112, 448

d)

7, 29, 113, 448

20.
What is the recursive rule for the sequence 
2, 6, 18, 54, ...?
a)
an=2(3)n-1
b)
a1 = 2, an = an-1 + 4
c)
a1 = 2, an = 3an-1
d)
a1 = 3, an = 2an-1
21.
Name the rock band that created "Sweet Home Alabama".
a)
The Eagles
b)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
c)
Led Zeppelin
d)
Steve Miller Band
22.

If 6 + 8 + 10 + ··· + (4 + 2n) = n(n + 5), which statement verifies that Sn is valid for n = 1?

a)

6 + 8 = 2(2 + 5); 14 = 14

b)

6 = 1(1 + 5); 6 = 6

c)

6 + 8 + 10 = 3(3 + 5); 24 = 24

d)

6 + 8 + 10 + 12 = 4(4 + 5); 36 = 36

23.

For the equation 6 + 8 + 10 + ··· + (4 + 2n) = n(n + 5), which statement assumes that Sn is valid for n = k?

a)

6 + 8 + 10 + ··· + (6 + 2k) = k(k + 5)

b)

6 + 8 + 10 + ··· + (8 + 2k) = (k + 1)(k + 6)

c)

6 + 8 + 10 + ··· + (6 + 2k) = (k + 1)(k + 6)

d)

6 + 8 + 10 + ··· + (4 + 2k) = k(k + 5)

24.

A theater has 32 rows of seats. If there are 26 seats in the 1st row, 30 in the 2nd, 34 in the 3rd, and so on, how many seats are there in all? Assume the pattern continues.

a)

2,791 seats

b)

2,803 seats

c)

2,816 seats

d)

2.829 seats

25.

Find the explicit rule for the nth term of the sequence

-15, -9, -3, 3...

a)

-15+(n+1)(6)

b)

-15+(n-1)(-6)

c)

-15+(n-1)(6)

d)

15+(n-1)(6)

26.
A bouncing ball reaches heights of 16 cm, 12.8 cm, and 10.24 cm on three consecutive bounces. If the ball was originally dropped from 25 cm (a1 = 25), how much total distance in the downward direction has the ball traveled after five bounces? 
a)
25 cm
b)
84.04 cm
c)
53.7956 cm
d)
59.04 cm