Quiz #1 Quarter II (Pre Calculus)
NAME: _____________________________________________________Grade/Section: __________________
Direction: Read the problem carefully, write your answer on the black before each question.
I. Given the sequence S 7,11,15,19,23,....
1. _______________ Is the sequence arithmetic or geometric?
2. _______________ What is the common difference/common ratio of the sequence?
3. _______________ What is the value of the 15th term?
4. _______________ What is the value of the 28th term?
5. _______________ What is the sum of the first 30 terms of the sequence?
II. Refer to the figure below to answer the next 5 questions.
6. _______________ Is the sequence arithmetic or geometric?
7. _______________ What is the common difference/common ratio
of the sequence?
8. _______________ What is the value of the 5th figure?
9. _______________ What is the sum of the first 5 terms in this
sequence?
10. Sketch on the left the corresponding 4th figure.
III. Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter of your answer.
11. Find the missing term in the geometric sequence -5, 10, -20, 40, ___.
A. -50 B. -60 C. -70 D. -80
12. What is the 10th term in the geometric sequence 144, 72, 36, 18, …
9 9 9
A. 1 B. C. D.
64 32 16
13. The first term of a geometric series is -1, and the common ratio is -3. How many terms are in the series if its
sum is 182?
A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9
14. What is the first term in a geometric series with ten terms, a common ratio of 0.5, and a sum of 511.5?
A. 64 B. 128 C. 256 D. 512
15. What is the sum of the geometric series for which a1=15,625, an=-5, and r=-1/5?
A. 13,020 B. 13.025 D. 13,030 D. 13,035
IV. Do the following: (2pts each)
16. Write an equation for the nth term of the arithmetic sequence 8, 17, 26, 35,…. ____________________.
17. Find the four missing arithmetic terms between 16 and 91.
16, _____, _____, _____, _____, 91.
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18. Expand the summation 2
n1
n1
. __________________________________________________________
19. What is the sum of the summation in #18? _____________
20. Write an equation for the nth term of the geometric sequence 3, 12, 48, 192,… Hint: Use the nth formula to
generate the equation.___________________________