Republic of the Philippines

Region IV-A(CALABARZON)
Division of Rizal
CASIMIRO A. YNARES SR. MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Taytay, Rizal
Mathematics 10
LONG TEST
SEQUENCE 60
Name: _____________________________________________________ Score:
Yr. and Section: ________ Date: __________________ Teacher: _______________________

I. Fill in the blank to make each statement true.

1. A sequence in which each term is obtained by multiplying the preceding term by a

constant is called __________________________________.
2. The constant r in a geometric sequence is called _____________________________.
3. The common difference of the arithmetic sequence 3, 1, -1, -3, -5, … is ___________.
4. The sum Sn, of the first term a1and the nth term an, is given by _________________________.
5. The sixteenth Fibonacci number is 7 335 and the seventeenth Fibonacci number is 11 933. The
eighteenth Fibonacci number is ________________.
6. If two successive terms of a Fibonacci sequence are both odd, then the next term is __________
number.
7. In a geometric sequence, if an= 3(2)n-1, then a1 = _______________.
8. A sequence whose consecutive terms have a common difference is called _______________________
9. What is the arithmetic mean between 6 and 18? ___________
10. Find the geometric mean between 7 and 63. ____________

II. State whether the given sequence is Arithmetic, Geometric, Harmonic or Fibonacci.

1) 1, 6, 36, 216… 6) 1, 10, 100, 1000,…

2) 3, 6, 12, 24… 7) . 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, …

1 1 1 1 8) – 15, - 9, - 3, …
3) , , , ,…
2 4 8 16
4) 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, … 1 1 1
9) 1, , , ,…
2 3 4

1 1 1 10) 10, 8, 6, 4, …
5) , , ,...
5 7 9

III. Directions: Read and analyze each statement carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer. Write
the CAPITAL LETTER of your answer on the space provided before each number. (2 points each)

1. What is the next term in the geometric sequence 4, 12, 36?

A. 42 B. 54 C.72 D. 108
2. What is the fifth term of the geometric sequence 20, 10, 5?
A. 5/4 B. 5/ 2 C. 5/8 D. 5/1
3. The third term of an arithmetic sequence is – 8 and the tenth term is – 29. What is the
common difference?

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

4. What is the sum of all the odd integers between 8 and 26??

A. A. 153 B. 151 C. 149 D. 148

5. If three arithmetic means are inserted between 11 and 39, find the
second arithmetic mean.
A. 18 B. 25 C. 32 D. 46

6. If three geometric means are inserted between 1 and 256, find the third geometric mean.

A. 64 B. 32 C. 16 D. 4

1 1 1
7. What is the next term in the harmonic sequence , , ,_?
3 7 11
1 1 1 1
A. B. C. D.
17 15 17 19
8. Which term of the arithmetic sequence 4, 1, -2, -5 , . . . is -29 ?

A. 9th term B. 10th term C. 11th term D. 12th term

9. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 2 while the 18th term is 87. Find the common
difference of the sequence.
A. 7 B. 6 C. 5 D. 3

10. What is the next term in the Fibonacci sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ...?

A. 13 B. 16 C. 19 D. 20

11. Find the sum of the geometric sequence where the first term is 3, the last term is 46 875,
and the common ratio is 5.
A. 58 593 B. 58 594 C. 58 595 D. 58 596

12. Find the eighth term of a geometric sequence where the third term is 27 and the common
ratio is 3.
A. 2187 B. 6561 C. 19 683 D. 59 049

13. Which of the following is the sum of all the multiples of 3 from 15 to 48?

A. 315 B. 360 C. 378 D. 396

14. What is the nth term of the arithmetic sequence 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, . .?

A. 3n+4 B. 4n+3 C. n+2 D. 2n+5

15. Find p so that the numbers 7p+ 2, 5p+ 12, 2p- 1,... form an arithmetic sequence.

A. -8 B. -5 C. -13 D. -23

16. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 3 and the common difference between each
successive terms is 4. What is the 10th term of the sequence?
A. 45 B. 43 C. 41 D. 39

17. Ynares Center’s auditorium has 40 rows of seats. What is the seating capacity of the center
if there are 30 seats in the first row, 36 seats in the first second row, 42 seats in in the third
row, and so on?
A. 5880 B. 5840 C. 5800 D. 5920

18. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 8, the nth term is -32, and the constant
difference is -5. Find n.
A. 5880 B. 5840 C. 5800 D. 5920

19. A culture of bacteria doubles every 2 hours. If there are 100 bacteria at the
beginning, how many bacteria will there be after 10 hours?

A. 800 B. 1600 C. 3200 D. 6400

20. Find the sum of the first 40 terms of the geometric sequence 3, 3, 3, 3…

A. 120 B. 60 C. 240 D. 30