Sequences

5, 15, 45, 135 is a ...

• Geometric sequence with r = 3

• Geometric sequence with r = 1/3

• Arithmetic sequence with d = 10

• Arithmetic sequence with d = 3

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

• 8
• 11
• -11
• -8

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Write a formula for the following sequence:

5, 8, 11, 14, 17...

• a_n = 3(n-1) + 2

• a_n = 5 + (n-1)(3)

• a_n = 5 + (3)^n-1

• a_n = 5 + 3n

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Given a₁= 5 and d= 2 find a₆

• 13
• 10
• 15
• 17

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-21, -16, -11, -6, ...

Is this sequence arithmetic, geometric, or neither?

• arithmetic (common difference d = 5)

• geometric (common ratio r = 5)

• neither (no common difference OR common ratio) neither (no common difference OR common ratio)

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3, 9, 15, 22, ...

Is this sequence arithmetic, geometric, or neither?

• arithmetic (common difference d = 6)

• geometric (common ratio r = 4)

• neither (no common difference OR common ratio) neither (no common difference OR common ratio)

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What kind of sequence is the pattern 15, 17, 20, 24, 29, ...?

• Arithmetic
• Geometric
• Neither

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What kind of sequence is the pattern 400, 200, 100, 50, 25, ...?

• Arithmetic
• Geometric
• Neither

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Each individual number in a sequence of numbers is called what?

• Common difference
• Successive term
• Term
• Geometric term

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What does a₁ represent?

• Any term

• First term

• Last term

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