Sequence Practice

Name: ____________________________________
Period: ______

1. t(1) = 12
t(n+1) = t(n) - 4
Write the first four (4) terms of the sequence:

Is this sequence arithmetic, geometric, or neither?

How do you know?

5. 20, 10, 5, 2.5, 1.25,

Is this sequence arithmetic, geometric, or neither?
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Write an explicit equation:

Write a recursive equation:

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2. t(n) = 2n 8
Write the first four (4) terms of the sequence:

6. -7, -4, -1, 2, 5, 8,

Is this sequence arithmetic, geometric, or neither?
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Is this sequence arithmetic, geometric, or neither?

How do you know?

Write an explicit equation:

Write a recursive formula:

Write a recursive equation:

3. t(1) = 10
t(n+1) = 2*t(n)
Write the first four (4) terms of the sequence:

Is this sequence arithmetic, geometric, or neither?

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7. -13, -10, -7, -4, -1, 2, 5, 8,

Is this sequence arithmetic, geometric, or neither?
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Write a recursive equation:

Write an explicit equation:

Write an explicit formula:
4. t(n) = 8(2n)
Write the first four (4) terms of the sequence:

8. 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64,

Is this sequence arithmetic, geometric, or neither?
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Is this sequence arithmetic, geometric, or neither?

How do you know?

Write a recursive equation:

Write a recursive formula:

Write an explicit equation:

9. t(2) = 12
t(n+1) = 2*t(n)
Write the first four (4) terms of the sequence:

Is this sequence arithmetic, geometric, or neither?

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13. 10, 6, 2, -2, -6,

Is this sequence arithmetic, geometric, or neither?
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10. t(n) = -3n + 1

Write the first four (4) terms of the sequence:

14. 6, 18, 54, 171, 513,

Is this sequence arithmetic, geometric, or neither?
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Is this sequence arithmetic, geometric, or neither?

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Write an explicit equation:

Write a recursive formula:

Write a recursive equation:

11. t(2) = -10

t(n+1) = t(n) + 2
Write the first four (4) terms of the sequence:

Is this sequence arithmetic, geometric, or neither?

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1 1 1

15. 9, 3, 1, , , ,
3 9 27
Is this sequence arithmetic, geometric, or neither?
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Write a recursive equation:

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12. t(n) = 3n
Write the first four (4) terms of the sequence:

16. -1, -3, -5, -7, -9,

Is this sequence arithmetic, geometric, or neither?
How do you know?

Is this sequence arithmetic, geometric, or neither?

How do you know?

Write a recursive equation:

Write a recursive formula:

Write an explicit equation: