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Achi Reviewer Sequences, Series, Means
Achi Reviewer Sequences, Series, Means
1. Which is the first term of an arithmetic sequence if its 5th term is –15 and the 10th term is –30?
A) –5 B) 3 C) 5 D) –3
2. What is the 27th term of the arithmetic sequence: 7, 17, 27, 37…?
A) 207 B) 237 C) 287 D) 307
3. Which term is -99 in the arithmetic sequence: 1, -4, -9, -14, -19…?
A) 15th term B) 17th term C) 21st term D) 25th term
4. There are 125 passengers in the first carriage, 150 passengers in the second carriage and 175 passengers in the third
carriage, and so on in a train. What’s the total number of passengers in the first 7 carriages?
A) 1400 B) 1500 C) 1750 D) 2,025
5. What is the 100th term of the arithmetic sequence: 11, 21, 31, 41…?
A) 891 B)991 C) 1001 D) 1111
6. What are the arithmetic means of the sequence: 140, 166, ____, _____, _____,
A) 172, 208, 280 B) 172, 216, 234 C) 192, 220, 304 D) 192, 218, 244
7. What is the formula for the nth term of the given arithmetic sequence: 3, 7, 11, 15, 18...?
A) An= 4n+1 B) An= 2n+1 C) An= 4n-1 D) An=2n-1
8. What is the sum of the first 25 terms of the sequence -8, 7, … 15n-23…?
A) 4500 B) 5000 C) 5500 D) 6000
9. Which is the 9 term of the geometric sequence –6, 24, –96, 384, . . .?
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11. Which is the first term of the geometric sequence if the fifth term is and the common ratio is 2?
A) 3 B) C) D)
12. Which is the geometric mean between –8 and –1 152?
A) 96 B) –96 C) 572 D) –572
13. Which is the sum of the first seven terms in the geometric sequence 9, –45, 225, –1125, . . .?
A) –175 779 B) 175 779 C) –117 189 D) 117 189
14. What is the sum of the first 15 terms of the geometric sequence: 2,4,8, 16, …?
A) 2046 B) 2048 C) 2050 D) 2052
15. What is the geometric mean between 100 and 62, 500?
A) 1000 B) 1500 C) 2500 D) 3000
Directions: Identify the type of sequence of each of the following. Write AS for Arithmetic Sequence, GS for
Geometric Sequence, and N for neither arithmetic nor geometric.
4 1
3) –19, –11, –3, 5, . . . 8) 3 , 2 , 4 , 4, . . .
1 4 7 10 1 1 1
4) 3 , 3 , 3 , 3 , . . . 9) 1, 5 , 25 , 125 , . . .
1 1 3 6 3 6
5) 4 , 2 , 1 , 2 , . . . 10) 2 , 7 , 5 , 13 , . . .
3 5 20
8 11 26
5 –3 –76
–8 7 100
10 –4 10
A. Matching Type. Match each sequence in column A with its corresponding general term in column B. (10 pts)
Column A Column B
5 5 5 5 5 an =
5n
− , , − , ,− an =4 n+3
_____1) 8 9 10 11 12 ,… A. F. n2 −3
4n
an = (−1)n+1 (4 n−5) an =
_____2) – 1, –3, 7, –11, 15, … B. G. n
5 5 20 25
− , 10 , , , an =n(n−2)
_____3) 2 2 13 22 ,… C.
2
_____4) 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, … D. an =3 n+4 n
n
5(−1)
an =
_____5) –1, 0, 3, 8, 15, … E. n+7
B. Match the given summation notation in column A with its corresponding sum in
column B.(10pts)
Column A Column B
4 3
3 37
∑ n(n−4 ) ∑ n+3
_____ 1) n=2 _____ 4) n=1 A. 20 D. –7
5 4
32
∑ 3(n−3 n2 ) ∑ 3 n2−5 n+4
_____ 2) n=3 _____ 5) n=2 B. 54 E. 15
4
∑ (−1)n (n+1 )n
_____ 3) n=2 C. –414 F. 570