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Arithmetic Sequences

This document provides examples of arithmetic sequences and asks the student to determine common differences, find explicit and recursive formulas, and identify terms. There are 30 multi-part questions that require the student to analyze sequences, identify patterns, and express relationships between terms algebraically. The answers provided give the common differences, first five terms, explicit and recursive formulas, and identified terms for each question.

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Arithmetic Sequences

This document provides examples of arithmetic sequences and asks the student to determine common differences, find explicit and recursive formulas, and identify terms. There are 30 multi-part questions that require the student to analyze sequences, identify patterns, and express relationships between terms algebraically. The answers provided give the common differences, first five terms, explicit and recursive formulas, and identified terms for each question.

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Kuta Software - Infinite Algebra 2

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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, ...

3) 34, 64, 94, 124, ...

4) 30, 40, 50, 60, ...

5) 7, 9, 11, 13, ...

6) 9, 14, 19, 24, ...

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

8) an = 65 100n

Find a34

9) an = 7.1 2.1n
Find a27

Find a39

11 1
+ n
8
2
Find a23

10) an =

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

13) a1 = 34, d = 10

14) a1 = 35, d = 4

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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

17) a37 = 249, d = 8

18) a36 = 276, d = 7

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
19) a1 = , d =
5
3

20) a1 = 39, d = 5

21) a1 = 8, d = 2

22) a1 = 9.2, d = 0.9

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

25) a38 = 278, d = 8

26) a12 = 28.6, d = 1.8

Given two terms in an arithmetic sequence find the recursive formula.


27) a18 = 3362 and a38 = 7362

29) a18 = 97 and a40 = 229

28) a18 = 44.3 and a33 = 84.8

30) a12 =

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43
139
and a36 =
8
8

Answers to Arithmetic Sequences


1) d = 3
5) d = 2

2) d = 20
6) d = 5

3) d = 30
4) d = 10
7) First Five Terms: 4, 3, 10, 17, 24
a34 = 227

8) First Five Terms: 35, 135, 235, 335, 435


a39 = 3835
9) First Five Terms: 9.2, 11.3, 13.4, 15.5, 17.6
a27 = 63.8
10) First Five Terms:

11) First Five Terms: 28, 38, 48, 58, 68


Explicit: an = 18 + 10n

15 19 23 27 31
,
,
,
,
8 8 8 8 8

103
8
12) First Five Terms: 38, 138, 238, 338, 438
Explicit: an = 62 100n
a23 =

13) First Five Terms: 34, 44, 54, 64, 74


Explicit: an = 24 10n

14) First Five Terms: 35, 39, 43, 47, 51


Explicit: an = 31 + 4n

15) First Five Terms: 12.5, 13.6, 14.7, 15.8, 16.9


Explicit: an = 11.4 1.1n
16) First Five Terms: 21, 51, 81, 111, 141
Explicit: an = 9 30n

17) First Five Terms: 39, 31, 23, 15, 7


Explicit: an = 47 + 8n

18) First Five Terms: 31, 38, 45, 52, 59


Explicit: an = 24 7n

19) Next 3 terms:

4
1
2
, ,
15
15
5
1
Recursive: an = an 1
3
3
a1 =
5
21) Next 3 terms: 6, 4, 2
Recursive: an = an 1 2

20) Next 3 terms: 34, 29, 24


Recursive: an = an 1 5
a1 = 39

a1 = 8
23) Next 3 terms: 0.8, 0.2, 0.4
Recursive: an = an 1 + 0.6

22) Next 3 terms: 8.3, 7.4, 6.5


Recursive: an = an 1 + 0.9
a1 = 9.2

a1 = 13.4

24) Next 3 terms: 46, 48, 50


Recursive: an = an 1 2

25) Next 3 terms: 286, 294, 302


Recursive: an = an 1 8

a1 = 2

a1 = 18

26) Next 3 terms: 30.4, 32.2, 34


Recursive: an = an 1 + 1.8

27) an = an 1 + 200
a1 = 38

a1 = 1.6

a1 = 8.8
29) an = an 1 + 6
a1 = 5

30) an = an 1
a1 =

28) an = an 1 + 2.7

1
2

1
8

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