Assignment #2

Evaluation
What is the next number in the each sequence?
1. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 38, ...
Answer: 45
2. 71, 62, 53, 44, ...
Answer: 35
3. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 38, ...
Answer: 45
4. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, ?
Answer: 64
5. 2, 6, 18, 54, ...
Answer: 162
6. Is 12, 7, 2, -3 an arithmetic sequence?
Answer: Yes
7. What is the eleventh term of the geometric sequence 3, 6, 12, 24, ... ?
A. 66 B. 768 C. 1,536 D. 3,072
8. What is the twenty-first term of the sequence given by xn = 4n − 3 ?
A. 6 B. 72 C. 81 D. 87
9. What is the partial sum of the first seven triangular numbers?
A. 28 B. 56 C. 84 D. 120
10. The partial sums of the first n and n + 1 numbers of the Fibonacci sequence are
both divisible by 11. What is the smallest value of n for which this is true?
A. n = 11 B. n = 10 C. n = 9 D. n = 8