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HSF.BF.A.2 Tutor Intake — Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences

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Grade 9·11 problems·~13 min·Common Core Math - HS Functions·group·hsf-bf-a-2
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Concepts

1.

Which of the following best describes an arithmetic sequence?

2.

In the arithmetic sequence 10, 13, 16, 19, 10,\ 13,\ 16,\ 19,\ \ldots, what is the common
difference dd?

3.

A sequence starts with a1=4a_1 = 4 and has the recursive rule an=an13a_n = a_{n-1} \cdot 3.
Which statement is true?

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Procedures

1.

An arithmetic sequence has a1=5a_1 = 5 and common difference d=3d = 3.
Which explicit formula is correct?

2.

Use the arithmetic sequence an=5+3(n1)a_n = 5 + 3(n-1) to find a8a_8.

3.

A geometric sequence has a1=6a_1 = 6 and common ratio r=2r = 2.
Which explicit formula is correct?

4.

Find the common ratio rr for the geometric sequence: 2, 6, 18, 54, 2,\ 6,\ 18,\ 54,\ \ldots

5.

A sequence is defined recursively as a1=7a_1 = 7, an=an1+4a_n = a_{n-1} + 4.
Which explicit formula is equivalent?

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