Name that Sequence
Given the formula ...
Write the Formula
Find the Missing term(s)
Find the common difference/ratio
100
Is the following sequence Arithmetic, Geometric or Neither? 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, .....
What is arithmetic?
100

Given the formula an = 5(n - 0) + 2. Does this represent an Arithmetic sequence or Geometric?

What is Arithmetic?

100

The recursive formula for the arithmetic sequence: 2, 6, 10, 12, 16.......

What is aₙ₊₁ = aₙ + 4, a₁ = 2?

100

Find the missing term in the following Geometric sequence. 1, 3, 9, ___

What is 27?

100

2, 4, 8, 16, ...

What is r = 2?

200
Is the following sequence Arithmetic, Geometric or Neither? 3, 8, 13, 18, 22, .....
What is arithmetic?
200

Given the sequence aₙ = 3 ⋅ 7ⁿ What is the common difference/ratio?

What is r = 7?

200

The explicit formula for the Geometric sequence: 6, 12, 24, 48, ...

What is aₙ = 6 ⋅ 2ⁿ⁻¹.

200

Find the missing term in the following Geometric sequence. 5, 10, ___, ___

What is 20 and 40?

200

40, 20, 0, -20, ...

What is d = -20?

300
Is the following sequence Arithmetic, Geometric or Neither? 4, 11, 17, 24, 34, ....
What is neither?
300

Given the formula an = -2(n - 1) + 5. What is the first term of the sequence?

What is 5?

300

The explicit formula for the Geometric sequence 3, 9, 27, 81,......

What is aₙ = 3 ⋅ 3ⁿ⁻¹.

300

Find the missing term in the following Geometric sequence. -4, 8, -16, ___

What is 32?

300

2, -8, 32, -128, 512,...

What is r = -4?

400

Is the following sequence Arithmetic, Geometric or Neither? If so, what is the common difference or common ratio? 375, 75, 15, 3, 3/5, ........

What is geometric and r = 1/5?

400

Given the formula aₙ = 8 ⋅ 9ⁿ⁻¹. What is the first term?

What is 8?

400

 What is the recursive and explicit formula for the Geometric sequence: -16, 8, -4, 2, ...

What is:

Explicit: aₙ = -16 ⋅ -2ⁿ⁻¹

Recursive: aₙ₊₁ = aₙ ⋅ -2, a₁ = -16

400

Given the recursive formula, find the first four terms of the sequence. 

aₙ₊₁ = aₙ + 6

a₁ = 5

a₁ = 5

a₂ = 11

a₃ = 17

a₄ = 23

400

aₙ = 8(n - 1) + 4

What is 8?

500

Is the following sequence Arithmetic, Geometric or Neither? If so, what is the common difference or common ratio? 7, 14, 28, 56,.....

What is Geometric and r = 2?

500

Given the formula aₙ = 4 ⋅ (1/3)ⁿ⁻¹. What is the first term AND the common ratio?

What is a₁ = 4 and r = ⅓?

500

What is the explicit formula for the geometric sequence 2, 8, 32, 128, ....... What is the value of the 6th term?

What is aₙ = 2 ⋅ 4ⁿ⁻¹.

a₆ = 2048

500

Given the recursive formula, find the first four terms of the sequence. 

aₙ₊₁ = aₙ ⋅ 5

a₁ = 2

a₁ = 2

a₂ = 10

a₃ = 50

a₄ = 250

500

aₙ = 7 ⋅ 6ⁿ⁻¹

What is 6?

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