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3i
c) 2 d)
i1 i 1 2
4.) Tell whether the sequence is arithmetic or geometric or neither. If arithmetic find the common
difference, if geometric find the common ratio and the rule
a) 12, 4, -4, -12, -20 b) 7, 14, 28, 56, 112
8 d) 2, 8, 14, 20…
c) 25,10,4, ,
5
5.) Find the rule
a) a14 42 & d 3 b) arithmetic sequence with a6 12, a12 36
9 i 1
4
c) 5(2) i 1
d)
i 1 i 1 5
1 1 1
e) 2
2 8 32
f) 2(0.8)k 1
k 1
7.) Write the first six terms for the given recursive rule
a) a0 46, an an1 8 b) a1 7, an an1 11
10). You take a job with a starting salary of $37,000. Your employer offers you an annual raise of
$1500 for the next six years.
a) Write a rule for your salary in the nth year. b) What are your total earnings in six year
11) The numbers 1, 6, 15 & 28 are called hexagonal numbers because they represent the number
of dots used to make hexagons as shown below.
a) Write a rule for the nth hexagonal number b) What is the total number dots in the first 5
terms?
12.) During a baseball season, a local company pledges to donate $5000 to a charity plus $100 for
each home run hit by the baseball team. Does this situation represent a sequence or a series?
Explain your reasoning.
13.) Use the following sequence log10 log100 log1000 log10000 ...
a) Is the sequence arithmetic or geometric? b) Find the general rule.