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SUMMATIVE TEST
Session 1-6 (Sequences and Series)

Name: _________________________________ Score: __________

PART I
Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided before the number.

_____1. The following are formula for arithmetic sequence EXCEPT.

A. a n=a1 + ( n−1 ) d C. a n=a1 r n−1
B. a n=am + ( n−m ) d D. All of them

_____2. A _____ is a logical pattern or arrangement of values defines by a general term or nth term.
A. Finite sequence B. Sequence C. Series D. Infinite Sequence

n n
_____3. The formulas Sn= (a 1+ an ) and Sn= [2 a1 + ( n−1 ) d ] are formulas for __________.
2 2
A. Arithmetic Series C. Geometric Sequence and Series
B. Arithmetic Sequence and Series D. Geometric Series

_____4. It is a sequence whose succeeding terms are produced by constantly multiplying the same
number from the previous term to get the next term.
A. Arithmetic Sequence C. Arithmetic Mean
B. General Term D. Geometric Sequence

_____5. These are the terms of an arithmetic sequence that are between two other terms.
A. Common Difference C. Common ratio
B. Arithmetic Mean D. General Term

_____6. Which of the following is the formula used for finding the sum of a geometric sequence?
a 1( 1−r )
n n
A. Sn= C. Sn= ¿
1−r 2
n a1
B. Sn= (a 1+ an ) D. S∞ =
2 1−r

_____7. Which of the following is the restriction of common ratio (r) in a geometric series?
A. r =1 B. |r|> 1 C. |r|< 1 D. r ≠ 1

_____8. What is the arithmetic mean between 5 and 35?

A. 20 B. 15 C. 40 D. 10

_____9. The geometric mean of 2 and 162 is _____.

A. 18 B. 2 √ 41 C. 4 √ 10 D. 82

a 1−an ∙ r
_____10. The formula Sn= is an alternative formula for _________ and is used when the value of
1−r
n is unknown.
A. Arithmetic Series C. Geometric Sequence and Series
B. Arithmetic Sequence and Series D. Geometric Series

PART II: Solve the following completely. Write your solution on a separate sheet of paper.

11. In a certain sequence, a 1=−3 and d=−2. What is a 13?

12. Find the common difference of an arithmetic sequence with a 1=4 and a 10=49 is _____.

13. If a 4=6 and a 13=51 of a certain sequence, then d=¿ ?

14. In a sequence, 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ,6 ,… What is the value of S20?

15. Given the 3 rd term of an arithmetic sequence is 13, and the 9 th term is 37 , what is d?
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16. What is the 12 th term of the sequence 7 , 14 , 28 ,56 , … ?

17. Given the sequence 5000 , 500 ,50 , 5 , …, the common ratio is _____.

18. The sum of the 1 st 10 terms of a geometric sequence with 1 st term 5 and common ratio −2 is
_____.

19. Find the sum of the sequence 125 , 25 ,5 , … ?

20. An auditorium has 20 seats on the first row, 24 seats on the second row, 28 seats on the third row,
and so on and has 30 rows of seats. How many seats are in the theatre?

21. Logs are stacked in a pile with 24 logs on the bottom row and 15 on the top row. There are 10
rows in all with each row having one more log than the one above it. How many logs are in the
stack?

22. Viola makes gift baskets for Valentine’s Day. She has 13 baskets left over from last year, and she
plans to make 12 more each day. If there are 15 work days until the day she begins to sell the
baskets, how many baskets will she have to sell?

23. Edgar is getting better at math. On his first quiz he scored 57 points, then he scores 61 and 65 on
his next two quizzes. If his scores continued to increase at the same rate, what will be his score on
his 9th quiz? Show all work.

24. A house worth P350,000 when purchased was worth P335,000 after the first year and P320,000
after the second year. If the economy does not pick up and this trend continues, what will be the
value of the house after 6 years.

25. The Greek theater has 30 seats in the first row of the center section. Each row behind the first row
gains two additional seats. How many seats are in the 5th row in the center section?