Arithmetic
Geometric
Mixed Bag
Mr. K
Decades
200

What is the common difference of the following sequence?

a_n=4n-2

d=4

200

Find the sum:

sum_(n=1)^(oo) 4(-5/4)^(n-1)

oo    |-5/4|>1

200

Write the first five terms of the sequence:

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

a_1=5

5,9,18,34,59

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 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

400

Write summation notation for the following:

-6+18-54+162

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

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_10=22 ; a_14=10

a_n=-3n+52

600

DAILY DOUBLE

25

600

Find the sum:

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

1275

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

A stadium has 15 rows. In the first row a ticket costs $55, and each row back is $3 less in cost. How much would it cost to buy two tickets in each row?

$1020

800

Write a geometric sequence that fits:

a_5=48 ; a_8=-384

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

800

Write a recursive rule for the sequence:

2,3,8,63,3968

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

a_1=2

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

Find the value of n

sum_(i=1)^n (1+3i)=175

n=10

1000

A pendulum swings 5 feet on its first swing, and 85% of the distance on each of its following swings. In total, how much distance does the pendulum travel?

33 1/3 ft

1000

Write the first three terms of the following series:

sum_(n=1)^infty (2+5n)

7,19,36

1000

What brand of pen is Mr. K loyal to?

Pilot G-2

1000

An infamous nuclear accident occurred where in 1986?

Chernobyl, Ukraine