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This document provides examples of arithmetic sequences and asks the reader to determine properties of the sequences such as the common difference or find specific terms. It includes finding common differences, writing explicit and recursive formulas, and determining terms given information about two terms in the sequence.

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Arithmetic Sequences: Worksheet by Kuta Software L

This document provides examples of arithmetic sequences and asks the reader to determine properties of the sequences such as the common difference or find specific terms. It includes finding common differences, writing explicit and recursive formulas, and determining terms given information about two terms in the sequence.

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ARITHMETIC SEQUENCES Name___________________________________

Date________________

Determine if the sequence is arithmetic. If it is, find the common difference.

1) 35, 32, 29, 26, ... 2) −3, −23, −43, −63, ...

3) −34, −64, −94, −124, ... 4) −30, −40, −50, −60, ...

5) −7, −9, −11, −13, ... 6) 9, 14, 19, 24, ...

Given the first term and the common difference of an arithmetic sequence find the first five
terms.

7) a1 = 28, d = 10 8) a1 = −38, d = −100

9) a1 = −34, d = −10 10) a1 = 35, d = 4

Worksheet by Kuta Software L

Given a term in an arithmetic sequence and the common difference find the first five
terms.

11) a38 = −53.2, d = −1.1 12) a40 = −1191, d = −30

13) a37 = 249, d = 8 14) a36 = −276, d = −7


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Kuta Software - Infinite Algebra 2 Name___________________________________

Arithmetic Sequences Date________________ Period____

Determine if the sequence is arithmetic. If it is, find the common difference.

1) 35, 32, 29, 26, ... 2) −3, −23, −43, −63, ...
d = −3 d = −20

3) −34, −64, −94, −124, ... 4) −30, −40, −50, −60, ...
d = −30 d = −10

5) −7, −9, −11, −13, ... 6) 9, 14, 19, 24, ...


d = −2 d =5

Given the explicit formula for an arithmetic sequence find the first five terms and the term
named in the problem.
7) a = −11 + 7n 8) a = 65 − 100n
n n

Find a34 Find a39

First Five Terms: −4, 3, 10, 17, 24 First Five Terms: −35, −135, −235, −335, −435
a34 = 227 a39 = −3835

9) an = −7.1 − 2.1n 11 1 15 19 23 27 31
10) a = + n First Five Terms: , , , ,
n
Find a27 8 2 8 8 8 8 8
Find a23
a
103
First Five Terms: −9.2, −11.3, −13.4, −15.5, −17.6 23 =
8
a27 = −63.8

Given the first term and the common difference of an arithmetic sequence find the first five
terms and the explicit formula.

11) a1 = 28, d = 10 12) a1 = −38, d = −100

First Five Terms: 28, 38, 48, 58, 68 First Five Terms: −38, −138, −238, −338, −438
Explicit: an = 18 + 10n Explicit: an = 62 − 100n

13) a1 = −34, d = −10 14) a1 = 35, d = 4


First Five Terms: −34, −44, −54, −64, −74 First Five Terms: 35, 39, 43, 47, 51
Explicit: a = −24 − 10n Explicit: a = 31 + 4n
n n

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Given a term in an arithmetic sequence and the common difference find the first five
terms and the explicit formula.

15) a38 = −53.2, d = −1.1 16) a40 = −1191, d = −30

First Five Terms: −12.5, −13.6, −14.7, −15.8, −16.9 First Five Terms: −21, −51, −81, −111, −141
Explicit: an = −11.4 − 1.1n Explicit: an = 9 − 30n

17) a37 = 249, d = 8 18) a36 = −276, d = −7


First Five Terms: −39, −31, −23, −15, −7 First Five Terms: −31, −38, −45, −52, −59
Explicit: an = −47 + 8n Explicit: an = −24 − 7n

Given the first term and the common difference of an arithmetic sequence find the recursive
formula and the three terms in the sequence after the last one given.

3 1 41 2 20) a1 = 39, d = −5
19) a1 = , d =− Next 3 terms: ,, − −
5 3 15
15 5
1 Next 3 terms: 34, 29, 24
=a
Recursive: an n − 1 − Recursive: an = an − 1 − 5
3
a1 = 39
a 3
1 =
5

21) a1 = −26, d = 200 22) a1 = −9.2, d = 0.9


Next 3 terms: 174, 374, 574 Next 3 terms: −8.3, −7.4, −6.5
Recursive: an = an − 1 + 200 Recursive: an = an − 1 + 0.9
a1 = −26 a1 = −9.2

Given a term in an arithmetic sequence and the common difference find the recursive
formula and the three terms in the sequence after the last one given.

23) a21 = −1.4, d = 0.6 24) a22 = −44, d = −2


Next 3 terms: −0.8, −0.2, 0.4 Next 3 terms: −46, −48,−50
Recursive: an = an − 1 + 0.6 Recursive: an = an − 1 − 2
a1 = −13.4 a1 = −2

25) a18 = 27.4, d = 1.1 26) a12 = 28.6, d = 1.8


Next 3 terms: 28.5, 29.6, 30.7 Next 3 terms: 30.4, 32.2, 34
Recursive: an = an − 1 + 1.1 Recursive: an = an − 1 + 1.8
a1 = 8.7 a1 = 8.8
Given two terms in an arithmetic sequence find the recursive formula.

27) a18 = 3362 and a38 = 7362 28) a18 = 44.3 and a33 = 84.8

an = an − 1 + 200 an = an − 1 + 2.7
a1 = −38 a1 = −1.6

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