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Exponential Recursion Practice

Find a9 Worksheet by Kuta Software LLC Given the explicit formula for a geometric sequence find the common ratio and the recursive formula.

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Exponential Recursion Practice

Date________________ Period____

Determine if the sequence is geometric. If it is, find the common ratio.


1) 4, 20, 100, 500, ...

2) -4, 12, -36, 108, ...

Determine if the sequence is geometric. If it is, find the common ratio and the explicit formula.
3) -4, -8, -16, -32, ...

4) -4, 24, -144, 864, ...

Determine if the sequence is geometric. If it is, find the common ratio and the recursive formula.
5) -1, -3, -9, -27, ...

6) 1, 4, 16, 64, ...

Determine if the sequence is geometric. If it is, find the common ratio, the term named in the
problem, the explicit formula, and the recursive formula.
7) -1, 5, -25, 125, ...
Find a9

8) 2, 6, 18, 54, ...


Find a12

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Given the explicit formula for a geometric sequence find the common ratio and the recursive
formula.
9) an = 4 6 n - 1

10) an = -2 3 n - 1

Given the recursive formula for a geometric sequence find the common ratio and the explicit
formula.
11) an = an - 1 4
a1 = -1

12) an = an - 1 -6
a1 = -2

Determine if the sequence is geometric. If it is, find the common ratio, the term named in the
problem, the explicit formula, and the recursive formula.
13) 5,

5 5 5
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3 9 27

14) -8, -4, -2, -1, ...


Find a9

Find a11

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Exponential Recursion Practice

Date________________ Period____

Determine if the sequence is geometric. If it is, find the common ratio.


1) 4, 20, 100, 500, ...

2) -4, 12, -36, 108, ...

r=5

r = -3

Determine if the sequence is geometric. If it is, find the common ratio and the explicit formula.
3) -4, -8, -16, -32, ...

4) -4, 24, -144, 864, ...

Common Ratio: r = 2
Explicit: an = -4 2 n - 1

Common Ratio: r = -6
Explicit: an = -4 (-6) n - 1

Determine if the sequence is geometric. If it is, find the common ratio and the recursive formula.
5) -1, -3, -9, -27, ...

6) 1, 4, 16, 64, ...

Common Ratio: r = 3
Recursive: an = an - 1 3
a1 = -1

Common Ratio: r = 4
Recursive: an = an - 1 4
a1 = 1

Determine if the sequence is geometric. If it is, find the common ratio, the term named in the
problem, the explicit formula, and the recursive formula.
7) -1, 5, -25, 125, ...
Find a9

8) 2, 6, 18, 54, ...


Find a12

Common Ratio: r = -5
a9 = -390625

Common Ratio: r = 3
a12 = 354294

Explicit: an = -(-5) n - 1
Recursive: an = an - 1 -5
a1 = -1

Explicit: an = 2 3 n - 1
Recursive: an = an - 1 3
a1 = 2
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Given the explicit formula for a geometric sequence find the common ratio and the recursive
formula.
9) an = 4 6 n - 1

10) an = -2 3 n - 1

Common Ratio: r = 6
Recursive: an = an - 1 6
a1 = 4

Common Ratio: r = 3
Recursive: an = an - 1 3
a1 = -2

Given the recursive formula for a geometric sequence find the common ratio and the explicit
formula.
11) an = an - 1 4
a1 = -1

12) an = an - 1 -6
a1 = -2

Common Ratio: r = 4
Explicit: an = -4 n - 1

Common Ratio: r = -6
Explicit: an = -2 (-6) n - 1

Determine if the sequence is geometric. If it is, find the common ratio, the term named in the
problem, the explicit formula, and the recursive formula.
13) 5,

14) -8, -4, -2, -1, ...


Find a9

5 5 5
, , , ...
3 9 27

Find a11
Common Ratio: r =
a11 =

Common Ratio: r =

1
3

a9 = -

5
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Explicit: an = 5

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1
3

Recursive: an = an - 1

1
32

Explicit: an = -8

n-1

1
2

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1
2

Recursive: an = an - 1

1
3

n-1

1
2

a1 = -8

a1 = 5
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