Worksheet 1

Honors Algebra 2 The Recursive Definition for Sequences Name____________________

Write the first 5 terms of each sequence

a1  5, an  an1  2
1.

2.
a1  4, an  2an 1

a1  4, an  (1) n an 1
3.

4.
a1  1, a2  2, an  an 1  an 2

Write the recursive definition of each sequence.

5. -5, -2, 1, 4, …

6. 10, 7, 4, 1, …

7. 1, 3, 9, 27, …

8. 1, -3, 5, -7, 9, -11, …

 Arithmetic / Geometric means – worksheet 2
Solve:

1) Find 4 arithmetic means between 5 and 35. 2) Find 1 arithmetic mean between -1 and -21

3) Find 3 arithmetic means between -10 and 26. 4) Find 2 arithmetic means between 2 and -10.

5) Find 3 arithmetic means between 0 and 8. 6) Find 2 arithmetic means between -5 and -23.

7) Find 1 arithmetic mean between 0 and -18. 8) Find 1 arithmetic mean between 3 and -13.

9) Find 4 arithmetic means between 9 and 29. 10) Find 4 arithmetic means between 0 and -35.

Solve:

1) Find 3 geometric means between 3 and 48. 2) Find 3 geometric means between 2 and 32.

3) Find 3 geometric means between 2 and 32. 4) Find 2 geometric means between 2 and 128.

5) Find 2 geometric means between 4 and 108. 6) Find 1 geometric means between 6 and 54.

7) Find 1 geometric means between 6 and 24. 8) Find 1 geometric mean between 5 and 20.

9) Find 2 geometric means between 2 and 54. 10) Find 1 geometric mean between 2 and 18.
Series/Sequences Worksheet 3 Show your work on a separate piece of paper

Find the specified term in the following sequences

1. 15th 1, 7, 13, ……… 3. 5th 16, 4, 1, ………..

2. 5th 3, 6, 9, ………… 4. 24th 16, 11, 6, 1, …………….

Write in  notation.

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5. The first 15 terms of 1 + 7 +13 + … 7. 4 + 2 + 1 + + … + 32

6. The first 7 terms of -3 -6 -9 - … 8. 5 + 9 + 13 + … + 41

9. Find the sum of #5 10. Find the sum of #7

11. Find the sum of #6 12. Find the sum of #8

13. Find 3 arithmetic means between 3 and 23

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14. Find 2 geometric means between 4 and 2

15. There are 2 geometric sequences having 162 as the first term and 2 as the fifth. Find both.

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16. Find the sum of 1 - 2 + 4 - …

17. Classify the following as arithmetic, geometric, or neither.

a. 1, 2, 4, 8, … d. 4, -2, 1, …

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6
n1
n

b. 1, 2, 4, 6, … e.

 (4  2n)
n 1
c. -1, 1, -1, … f.
 Algebra 2B Series/Sequences worksheet 4
Arithmetic/Geometric

Solve each of the following problems.

1. A stair –step figure is made up of alternating white and black squares. Each row begins and ends with a
white square. If the first four rows look like the figure below, how many squares will be in the 50th row?
a) How many of these squares will be black?
b) How many black squares will there be in total if 50 rows are drawn?

2. The Olsons had 3 children; each of these children had 3 children, and so on. How many great, great,
grandchildren do the senior Olsons have assuming all are living? If the entire Olson clan got together for a
reunion, how many members will be invited (not including spouses, friends etc.)?

3. What is the sum of the first 30 odd counting numbers? What is the sum of the first 100 odd counting
numbers?

4. Each hour between 8AM and 9PM inclusive, the campus clock strikes as many times as hour. How many
times does it strike in the course of 1 day?

5. A piece of real estate, bought 5 year ago for $225,000, increased in value 25% each year since then. What
is it worth now?

6. Twenty-five lighting standards are to be equally spaced along the top of a dam 600 meters long, including
standards at each end of the dam. How many meters apart should they be installed?
Algebra 2 Review – worksheet 5

1. Which term of the arithmetic sequence 18, 11, 4, …. Is -73?

2. Write the next there terms of x-11y, x-9y, x-7y, ….

3. Find the twelfth term of 16, 12, 8, ….

8 4
, ,0,........
4. Find the thirty sixth term of 5 5

5. Find six arithmetic means between -12 and 23.

6. Write the next three terms of 1  i ,3,5  i,........

7. Write the eighth term of 24, 12, 6 ….

9 3 1
, , ,........
8. Write the next three terms of 2 2 2

3 3 3
, , ,........
9. Write the next three terms 50 10 2

10. Find the sum of 8  16  24  32  .......  80

 (3i  5)
11. Find the sum of 18  12  8  ....... 12. Evaluate i 1

13. Find the sum of the first 45 terms of 2  0.9  0.2  1.3  ......

14. Write in  notation 2+5+8+11+14

15. Find the 10th term of 4, 8, 16, …

a a 2 a3
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16. Write the next three terms of b , bc , bc , …

17. Find the arithmetic mean of 22 and 36.

18. Find the geometric mean of 4 and 36.

Simplify Completely. No Calculator. Leave as improper fractions. No Decimals.

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1
25 4 1
5 1 2
1. 3 2. 2 3. 6

1
5(1  ( ) 4 )
2
1 1 5(1  (2)5 )
3(1  ( ) 2 ) 1
4. 3 5. 2 6. 1  ( 2)

2 2
8(1  ( ) )
3
2 43 2 36 7
1
7. 3 8. 4 9. 3

24  8 5
10. 12
Mathematical Induction

1. The Principle of Mathematical Induction Theorem

If a statement about natural numbers satisfies the following two conditions, then the statement is true for all
natural numbers.

Condition I: The statement is true for the natural number I.

Condition II: If the statement is true for some natural number k, it’s also true for the next natural number k+1.

2. Structure of an induction proof.

Step 1: Show that when n = 1, both sides are equal.

Step 2: Suppose the statement is true for k. Then we need to show it’s true for k + 1.

Step 3: Draw conclusion.

Example 1: Prove 2 + 4 + 8 + … +2n = n(n+1).

Example 2: Show that 14 + 18 + 22 + … + (4n+10) = 2n(n+6)

n(n  1)(2n  1)
12  22  32  42  ...  n 2 
Example 3: Show 6

Example 4: Show 4  1 is evenly divisible by 3 for all positive integer n.

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Example 5: Show 3  1 is evenly divisible by 2 for all positive integer n.

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