Geometric vs Arithmetic Sequence
Equations
Graphs
Tables
Word Problems
100
Is this an arithmetic or geometric sequence?
2 4 6 8 10 12...
Arithmetic
100
What is the equation for a linear function?
y=mx+b
100
Is the graph below a linear or exponential graph
Linear
100
Is the table below linear or exponential?
Exponential
100
Which type of equation best represents the story below? Linear or exponential?
Johnnie has $300 in his bank account right now. Everyday that he works at the grocery store he earns $50 more.
Linear
200
Is this an arithmetic or geometric sequence?
5 10 15 20 25...
Geometric
200
What is the equation for a exponential function?
y=a(b)x
200
Is the graph below linear or exponential
Exponential
200
Given the equation y=4(2)x complete the table
200
Which type of equation best represents the story below? Linear or exponential?
Ngozi earns $24,000 in salary in the first year she works as an interpreter. Each year, she earns a 3.5% percent raise.
Exponential
300
Is this an arithmetic or geometric sequence and what is the rule?
100 90 80 70 60...
Arithmetic, add -10 (or subract 10)
300
What does the a in the equation y=a(b)x represent?
The initial value
300
What is the y intercept of the graph below?
b = 3
300
What is the initial or a value of the table below?
a = 3
300
Write a linear equation to represent the problem below.
Your car has 4 gallons of gas in the tank when you pull up to the gas station. For every $2 you spend you get another gallon of gas.
y=2x+4
400
Is this an arithmetic or geometric sequence and what is the rule?
6 18 54 162 486
Geometric, multiply by 3
400
What does the m in the equation y=mx+b represent?
Slope
400
What is the growth rate for the graph below
b = 2
400
Write an equation for the table below
y = 3(3)x
400
What would the growth rate of the following problem be?
In 1950, the per capita gross domestic product (GDP) of Australia was approximately $1800. Each year afterwards, the per capita GDP increased by approximately 6.7%.
Growth rate is 1.067
500
Is this a arithmetic or geometric sequence and if so what is the rule?
371,293 28,561 2,197 169 ...
Geometric, multiply 1/13 (or divide by 13)
500
Given these two points, write a linear equation (y=mx+b)
(0,3) (2,13)
y=5x+3
500
Write an equation for the table below
y = 3(2)x
500
Write an equation for the table below
y = 3x + 3
500
Write an equation for the following problem, and how much would I have in 2 years?
Ya boy invests $2000 in BitCoin that earns 2% percent in interest each year.
y=10(1.02)x
I would have $1040.40