TOPIC : SEQUENCES

1. What is the sum of the 10 consecutive integers starting from 4 ?

2. What is the sum of the first 100 even positive integers ?
3. The first term of a geometric sequence is 10 , and its third term is 20. What is the fifth
term ?
4. What is the sum of 1 – 2 +3 – 4 + 5 – 6 + 7 – 8 + . . . 2017 ?
5. If a1 = 2 and an = 3an – 1 + 2 for n ≥ 2 , what is a4 ?
6. Find three positive integers that form a geometric sequence , given that their sum is 21 and the
sum of their reciprocals is 7 / 12 ?
7. What is the value of x in the harmonic sequence 1, 2/3, x?
8. How many multiples of 3 are between 5 and 200 ?
9. What is the next term in the arithmetic sequence whose first two terms are −18 and then 19?

10. Find the 12th term of the harmonic sequence 3/2, 3/7, 4, …

11. If the numbers -15 , a2 , a3 , a4 , 21 form an arithmetic sequence , what is a4 ?

12. If the third and ninth terms of an arithmetic sequence are 13 and 37 respectively, what is the sum
of the first six terms of the sequence ?

13. How many three – digit numbers from 100 to 500 are divisible by 12 ?

1 1
14. If the numbers - , a2 , a3 , a4 , a5 , form a geometric sequence , what is a4 ?
10 320

15. If the second and fourth terms of a geometric sequence are 250 and 10 , respectively , what is the
sum of the first five terms of the sequence ?

3 3 3
16. Find the sum of the infinite geometric series - + -...
2 8 32

17. A sequence is defined by an = 3 ( a n−1+ 2 ) for n ≥ 2 , where a1 = 1. What is a4 ?

18. A person has two parents, four grandparents, eight great grandparents, and so on. How many
ancestors does a person have 10 generations back ?

19. The 9th and 11th term of an arithmetic sequence are 28 and 45 respectively. What is the 12th
term ?
20. The first term of a geometric sequence is 1536 and the common ratio is ½. Which term of the
sequence is 6 ?
1 21 2 2 23
21. Find the sum of the series + 2 + 3 + 4 + . . .
3 3 3 3
22. How many integers between 60 and 600 are divisible by 7 ?

23. If the first two terms of an arithmetic sequence are 3 and 7 respectively, find the 10th term.
24. If the 1st and 5th terms of an arithmetic sequence are – 5 and 7 respectively , find the sum of the
first 21 terms.
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25. The 1st and 6th terms of a geometric sequence are 4 and - respectively. Find the 4th term.
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26. Three numbers form an arithmetic sequence with common difference 15. If the first is increased
by 3 , and the third by 21 , a geometric sequence is formed. Find the first number of an
arithmetic sequence.
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27. Find the sum of the infinite geometric series 9-6+4- + . . .
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28. An infinite geometric sequence with sum 12 has first term 8. Find the first term f this series that
is less than 1 .
29. In a sequence { an } , a n = 2n + 2n . find a5 – a2