Arithmetic
Geometric
Mixed Bag
Mr. K
Decades
200

What is the common difference of the following sequence?

`a_n=4n-2`

`d=4`

200

Write a rule for the following sequence:

`-2,8,-32,128,-512`

`a_n=1/2(-4)^n       OR          a_n=a_(n-1)*-4   ;   a_1=-2`

200

Write the first five terms of the sequence:

`a_n=2n+7`

`9,16,23,30,37`

200

What sport does Mr. K coach at Illiana?

Golf

200

How many NBA championships did the Chicago Bulls win in the 90's?

6

400

Write an arithmetic sequence for the following:

`7,2,-3,-8,-13`

`a_n=-5n+12     OR     a_n=a_(n-1)-5;   a_1=7`

400

Write a geometric sequence that fits:

`a_5=48 ; a_8=-384`

`a_n=3(-2)^(n-1)`

400

Write the first five terms of the sequence:

`a_n=a_(n-1)+n^2`

`a_1=5`

`5,9,18,34,59`

400

Over spring break, Mr. K went to...?

West Virginia

400

In what year was the World Wide Web first introduced to the public?

1991

600

Write an arithmetic sequence for the following:

`a_7=18 ; d=2`

`a_n=2n+4`

600

Find the sum:

`sum_(n=1)^8 5(2)^(n-1)`

`1275`

600

Write summation notation for the following:

`6+18+54+162`

`sum_(n=1)^4 2(3)^n`

600

Mr. K and his wife recently bought a house in which city?

Highland

600

What was the federal minimum wage in 1990?

$3.80

800

Write an arithmetic sequence for the following:

`a_10=22 ; a_14=10`

`a_n=-3n+52`

800

Find the sum:

`sum_(n=1)^(oo) 4(4/3)^(n-1)`

`oo    4/3>1`

800

DAILY DOUBLE

25

800

How many animals are part of Mr. K's adopted zoo on his desk?

4

800

57 people died on May 18th, 1980 from which tragic event?

Mount St Helens

1000

A patio has 14 bricks in the 1st row, and 31 bricks in the 18th (final) row. Assuming an arithmetic pattern, how many total bricks make up the patio?

`405`

1000

A tennis ball is dropped from 8 feet and travels 12 feet on its first bounce, and then 75% of the distance for each subsequent bounce. In total, how many feet does the ball travel?

`56 ft`

1000

Write a recursive rule for the sequence:

`2,3,8,63,3968`

`a_n=(a_(n-1))^2-1`

`a_1=2`

1000

What brand of pen is Mr. K loyal to?

Pilot G-2

1000

An infamous nuclear accident occurred where in 1986?

Chernobyl, Ukraine