Vocabulary Quiz: Sequences and Mathematical Terms

What is a constant?

• A) A value that stays the same and doesn't change.

• B) A list of numbers where each number is found by adding the same amount to the previous number.

• C) A list of numbers where each number is found by multiplying the previous number by the same amount.

• D) A smaller group of things that are all part of a larger group.

Fill in the blank: In the equation y = 2x + 5, the number 5 is a ______.

• A) common ratio

• B) common difference

• C) constant

• D) subset

Which of the following is an example of an arithmetic sequence?

• A) 2, 5, 8, 11

• B) 2, 6, 18, 54

• C) 1, 2, 4, 8

• D) 3, 9, 27, 81

Which of the following is an example of a geometric sequence?

• 2, 5, 8, 11

• 2, 6, 18, 54

• 1, 3, 5, 7

• 4, 8, 12, 16

Tags

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

What is the definition of 'series'?

• A repeated design

• A group of things that come one after the other in a particular order

• A list of things that follow each other in a specific order

• A word or phrase with a specific meaning.

Tags

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

CCSS.HSF.IF.A.3

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

What does 'sequence' mean?

• A) A list of things that follow each other in a specific order

• B) A group of things that come one after the other

• C) A repeated design

• D) A word or phrase with a specific meaning.

Tags

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

CCSS.HSF.IF.A.3

What is the definition of 'term'?

• A repeated design

• A word or phrase that has a specific meaning

• A list of things that follow each other

• Having no limit or end.

What is the meaning of 'infinite'?

• Having a limit or end

• A repeated design

• Having no limit or end

• A group of things that come one after the other.

What does 'represent' mean?

• To stand for or be a symbol of something

• To say what will happen in the future

• A way to present information in a grid

• The numbers or information shown in a table.

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Fill in the blank: I used the ______ to look up the data for average temperatures in my state.

• values

• table

• series

• pattern