ACTIVITY SHEETS IN MATHEMATICS 10-MODULE 5

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Comparing Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences

I. For each sequence, state if it is arithmetic, geometric, or neither.

1) 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, ... 2) 40, 43, 46, 49, 52, ...

13 14 16
3) 4, 3
, 3
, 5, 3
4) −4, 12, −36, 108, −324, ...

5) 4, 16, 36, 64, 100, ... 6) −29, −34, −39, −44, −49, ...

7) 1, 5, 25, 125, 625, ... 8) 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ...

9) −34, −26, −18, −10, −2, ... 10) 0, 3, 8, 15, 24, ...

II. For each given sequence below identify whether it is Arithmetic or Geometric, find the common
difference or common ratio, write the Formula, then use your formulas to find the given term.

Common
Arithmetic or
Given Difference or Formula Given Term
Geometric
Ratio

1. -6, 12, -24, ... a10

2. 1, 3, 9, 27, … a5
3. -10, -8, -6, -4,
a56
…
4. 72, 48, 24, … a5

5. -31, -23, -15, … a32

6. -4, -12, -36, … a3

7. -2, -10, -50, … a7

8. 5, 11, 17, … a15

9. 4, 24, 144, … a8

10. 21, 16, 11, … a11