Arithmetic or Geometric?
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100

-4, 2, -1, 1/2

What is Geometric?

100

a13 means

What is the 13th term?

100

Is the following a recursive formula?

a1=3,  an=3+5(n-1)

What is NO?

100

Is the following an explicit formula?

an=9(n-1)+4

What is Yes?

100

Name a Mathematician. 

Who is ______?

200

2.5, 3, 3.1, 4, 4.5...

What is Neither?

200

Arithmetic sequences have a common ____.

What is difference?

200

Given a1=3,  an=5an-1 , the first 3 terms are _______.

What is 3, 15, 75?

200

Given an=1(2)n , the first three terms are...

What is 2, 4, 8?

200

The steps to inputting a fraction in the calculator is?

What is 

1)ALPHA   Y=

2) ( #/#)

300

a1=1, an+1=2an

What is Geometric?

300

An Arithmetic Sequence resembles a(n) ______ function.

What is linear?

300

Given an=-7+an-1. What's missing?

What is the stating of the first term?

300

What major difference does a Geometric explicit formula have that an Arithmetic explicit formula does not have.

What is an exponent.

300

Independent quantity is graphed on the ____ axis.

What is the x-axis?

400

a1=1, an+1=-6+an

What is Arithmetic?

400

The 0th term is special because it crosses a specific axis when graphed, this point is called the ___________

What is the y-intercept?

400

Create a recursive sequence for the following:

-1, -2, -3, -4,..

What is 

a1=-1,  an=an-1-1?

400

Why is explicit formulas more useful than recursive formulas?

What is the formula can be used to find any term you are looking for versus a recursive formula can't?

400

Find the missing terms in the following Arithmetic sequence. 10, ____, ____ , _____, 26

What is 14, 18, 22?

500

an=7(n-1)+70

What is what is Arithmetic?

500

A Geometric sequence resembles a(n) _____ function.

What is exponential?

500

Create a recursive formula for the following

-1, 1, -1, 1, ...

What us 

a1=-1, an=-1an-1 ?

500

Create an explicit formula for

1, -30, 90, -270, ...

What is 

an=1(-30)n-1

500

Find the missing terms in the following geometric sequence. 4, ___ , _____, 108

What is 12 & 36.

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