Lesson 7 Alg II Practice - Recursive Sequences

Write the recursive formula for 6, 17, 28, 39, 50....

• a_n=a_n-1+11
  a₁=6
• a_n=a_n-1-4
  a₁=6
• a_n=a_n-1+9
  a₁=6
• a_n=a_n-1+6
  a₁=6

Given the recursive formula, find the first four terms:
a_n = a_n-1 + 5
a₁ = -16

• -16, -21, -26, -31
• 5, -11, -27, -43
• -16, -80, -500, -200
• -16, -11, -6, -1

Which of the following recursive formulas represents the given sequence.

7, 14, 28, 56, 112, ...

Write a recursive formula for the following sequence:

16,8, 4, 2,...

• a₁=16

  a_n=a_n-1 (2)

• a₁=16

  a_n=a_n-1 (1/2)

• a₁=16

  a_n=a_n-1 + (1/2)

• a₁=16

  a_n=a_{n-1 +} (2)

Write a recursive formula for the following sequence:

10, 5, 0, -5,...

• a₁= 10

  a_n= a_n-1 - 5

• a₁= 10

  a_n= a_n-1 + 5

• a₁= 10

  a_n= a_n (5)

• a₁= 10

  a_n= a_n-1 (5)

• 16

• 23

• 4

• 30

Find the first five terms.

Determine the 3rd term of the sequence.

a₁=5

a_n= 2a_n-1 - 1

• 14

• 13

• 17

• 16

Is the given sequence geometric?

• Yes

• No

• Cannot be determined

Determine if the following sequence is arithmetic or geometric.

1, 7, 13, 19, ...

• Arithmetic

• Geometric