Mathematics 10

Assessment
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Read each question carefully then encircle the letter of the best answer from the given
choices.

1. What is the 5th term of the sequence whose general term is a n=3 n−1 ?
A. 14 B. 15 C. 16 D. 13
2. Which of the following is the general term of the sequence 4, 6, 8 , 10 , . . . ?
A. a n=n+1 B. a n=2 n−2 C. a n=2 n+2 D. a n=n−2
3. Find the first four terms of the sequence whose general term is given by
1
a n= .
n+3
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
A. , , , B. , , , C. , , , D. , , ,
4 5 6 7 4 6 8 10 3 5 7 9 3 6 9 12
4. Which of the following statements is true about the sequence 3, 5, 7, 9 …?
I. The equation that describes the sequence is a n=2 n+1.
II. Add 2 to the preceding term to obtain the next term.
III. The 8th term in the sequence is 19.
A. I and III B. I only C. II and III D. I and II
5. What is the general term of the sequence -1, 1, 3, 5, . . .?
A. a n=−3 n−2 B. a n=3 n−2 C. a n=2 n−3 D. a n=−n+3
6. Which of the following illustrates an arithmetic sequence?
A. 13, 19, 26, 34 , . . . C. 2, 4, 8 , 16, . . .
B. -18, -15, -12, -9, . . . D. 2, 3, 5, 8, 11, . . .
7. Which of the following is NOT an arithmetic sequence?
A. 6, 9, 12, 15 C. 10, 5, 0, -5
B. 12, 20, 28, 36 D. 3, 6, 12, 24
8. Which of the following arithmetic sequence has a common difference of 6?
A. 18, 12, 6, 0, C. -21, -15, -9, -3
B. 12, 20, 28, 36 D. -6, -12, -18,-24
9. What are the next three of the arithmetic sequence below?
18, 10, 2, -6, _____, ______, _______
A. -10, -18, -24 C. -12, -18, -24
B. -9, -15, -21 D. -14, -22, -30
10. What is the common difference of the arithmetic sequence 25, 19, 13, 7, . . .?
A. -6 B. -7 C. -5 D. -4
11. Find the three arithmetic means between 18 and 2.
A. 16, 14, 12 C. 14, 10 , 6
B. 14, 12, 6 D. 16, 10, 4
12. What is the 20th term of the arithmetic sequence 3, 14, 25,…?
A. 201 B. 212 C. 223 D. 190
13. Which of the following is the 31st term of the arithmetic sequence 9, 17, 25, 33, . . .?
A. 200 B. 230 C. 257 D. 249
14. What is the sum of the first 10 terms of the arithmetic sequence 2, 6, 10, 14,…?
A. 180 B. 220 C. 200 D. 240
15. Find the sum of the first 19 terms of the arithmetic sequence 10, 12, 14, 16, ... ?
A. 430 B. 532 C. 513 D. 551