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1. The nth term of an arithmetic sequence is given. (i) Find the first five terms of the sequence.
(ii) What is the common difference 𝑑?
A. un = -6 – 4(n – 1)
i. First five terms of the sequence:
u1 = -6 - 4(1-1)
u1 = -6 - 4(0)
u1 = -6 – 0
u1 = -6

u2 = -6 - 4(2-1)
u2 = -6 - 4(1)
u2 = -6 – 4
u2 = -10

u3 = -6 - 4(3-1)
u3 = -6 - 4(2)
u3 = -6 – 8
u3 = -14

u4 = -6 - 4(4-1)
u4 = -6 - 4(3)
 u4 = -6 – 12
u4 = -18

u5 = -6 - 4(5-1)
u5 = -6 - 4(4)
u5 = -6 – 16
u5 = -22

First five terms of the sequence: -6, -10, -14, -18, -22, …
ii. The common difference (d = -4)

B. un = -10 + 4(n – 1)
i. First five terms of the sequence:
u1 = -10 + 4(1-1)
u1 = -10 + 4(0)
u1 = -10 + 0
u1 = -10

u2 = -10 + 4(2-1)
u2 = -10 + 4(1)
u2 = -10 + 4
u2 = -6

u3 = -10 + 4(3-1)
u3 = -10 + 4(2)
u3 = -10 + 8
u3 = -2

u4 = -10 + 4(4-1)
u4 = -10 + 4(3)
u4 = -10 + 12
u4 = 2

u5 = -10 + 4(5-1)
u5 = -10 + 4(4)
u5 = -10 + 16
u5 = 6

First five terms of the sequence: -10, -6, -2, 2, 6, …

ii. The common difference (d = 4)
2. Find the nth term of the arithmetic sequence with the given first term a and common
difference d. What is the 10th term?
U10 = -5 + 4(n-1)
U10 = -5 + 4(10-1)
U10 = -5 + 4(9)
U10 = -5 + 36
U10 = 31

3.
40

∑ n+3
6
n =1

2 1
u1 = d
3 =6
2 1
u40 = + (40−1)
3 6
2 1
u40 = + (39)
3 6
43
u40 =
6

2 3 6 ) 3
(
40

∑ U n= 40 2 43 470
+ =
n =1

470 2
s40 = ∨156 ∨156.66
3 3

4. Find the sum of the first 200 positive integers.

U1 = 1 U200 = 200 d=1
200

∑ u n= 200
2
(1+ 200)
n =1

= 20100
 2
a. u1 = -6, r = 3

()
n−1
n−1 2
Explicit Formula: un =u1 r =(−6)
3

()
6−1
2
u6 =(−6)
3
−64
u6 =
81

1
b. u1 = 10, r =- 2

( )
n−1
n−1 −1
Explicit Formula: un =u1 r =(10) 2

( )
6−1
−1
u6 =(10)
2
−5
u6 =
16