Sequences Practice

Arithmetic Geometric
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1
1
n
a a d n where

n
a nth term
1
a 1
st
term
n terms position
d common difference
1
1
n
n
a a r

where

n
a nth term
1
a 1
st
term
n terms position
r common ratio (or multiplier)


1. Whats
4
a in a sequence where the
first term is 3 and the common ratio
is -4?







2. Given the sequence:
8, 14, 20, 26,

Find
10
a

3. Given the sequence:
-8, -17, -26, -35,
Which term is -80?






4.
Find
1
a if
4
15
8
a and the common
ratio is
1
4
.

5. Given the sequence:
6, 60, 600, 6000,

Find
6
a
6. Whats the 12
th
term in a sequence
where the first term is -13 and the
common difference is -7?










7. Find
1
a if
7
142 a and the common
difference is 16.











8. Given the sequence:

3 3
, , 3, 6, 12, .....
4 2


Which term is 96?