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Arithmetic and Geometric Sequence Worksheet

1. The document provides examples and problems involving arithmetic and geometric sequences. It asks the learner to identify whether example sequences are arithmetic or geometric, determine common differences or ratios, write formulas for terms, find specific terms, and calculate partial sums. 2. Questions involve identifying sequence types, writing formulas, finding terms, and calculating sums for arithmetic and geometric sequences with given information like initial terms, ratios/differences, and number of terms. 3. The document provides practice with key concepts and calculations for arithmetic and geometric sequences.

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Arithmetic and Geometric Sequence Worksheet

1. The document provides examples and problems involving arithmetic and geometric sequences. It asks the learner to identify whether example sequences are arithmetic or geometric, determine common differences or ratios, write formulas for terms, find specific terms, and calculate partial sums. 2. Questions involve identifying sequence types, writing formulas, finding terms, and calculating sums for arithmetic and geometric sequences with given information like initial terms, ratios/differences, and number of terms. 3. The document provides practice with key concepts and calculations for arithmetic and geometric sequences.

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Arithmetic and Geometric Sequence Worksheet

1. An arithmetic Sequence is a sequence of terms with a common _______ between them.


General Term:
an =

2. A geometric Sequence is a sequence of terms with a common ______ between them.


General Term:
an =

3. Are the following sequences arithmetic, geometric, or neither? If they are arithmetic,
state the value of d, if they are geometric, state r.
a) 6, 12, 18, 18, 24, …. _________________________________________________
b) 6, 11, 17, ……. _________________________________________________
c) 2, 14, 98, 686, …….. _________________________________________________
d) -40, -25, -10, 5 ……. _________________________________________________
e) 160, 80, 40, 20, …… _________________________________________________

4. For the following arithmetic sequences, find a and d and state the formula for the general
term. Don’t forget to simplify!
a) - 10, - 4, 2, 8, 14, ...
b) 10, 8, 6, 4, ...
c) 36, 31, 25, 21, …

5. Use your formula from question 2c to find the values of a7 and a20.

6. For the following geometric sequences, find a and r and state the formula for the general
term.
a) 1, 3, 9, 27, ...
b) 12, 6, 3, 1.5, ...
c) 9, -3, 1, ...

7. Use your formula from question 4c) to find the values of the a4 and a12.
8. Find the designated sum of the arithmetic series
a) 𝑆14 of 3+7+11+15+ ⋯
b) 𝑆11 of −13−11−9−7− ⋯
c) 𝑆9 of 22+20+18+16+ ⋯
d) 𝑆35 of −2−5−8−11− ⋯

9. Determine the sum of each arithmetic series


a) 6+13+20+⋯+69
b) 4+15+26+⋯+213
c) 5−8−21−⋯−190
d) 100+90+80+⋯−100

10. Find the designated sum of the geometric series


a) 𝑆7 of 4+8+16+32+⋯
b) 𝑆13 of 1−6+36−216+⋯
c) 𝑆17 of 486+162+54+18+⋯

11. Determine 𝑆𝑛 for each geometric series.


a) 𝑎=6, 𝑟=2, 𝑛=9
b) 𝑓 1 =2, 𝑟=−2, 𝑛=12
c) 𝑓 1 =729, 𝑟=−3, 𝑛=15
d) 𝑓 1 =2700, 𝑟=10, 𝑛=8

12. If the term of the arithmetic series is 2, the last term is 20, and the increase constant is +
2
a) Determine the number of terms in the series
b) Determine the sum of all the terms in the series

13. A geometric series has a sum of 1365. Each term increases by a factor of 4. If there are
6 terms, find the value of the first term.

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