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I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read and understand the following questions and choose which of the choices is the correct
answer. Write your answers on the space provided before each number.
_____ 1-2. Which of the following is the next term in the sequence 3, 9, 15, 21, 27, …?
a. 30 b. 33 c. 36 d. 39
_____ 3-4. Find the 18 term of the sequence where 1
th
a =3 and d=7.
a. 129 b. 136 c. 119 d. 122
_____ 5-6. The sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180 °, of a quadrilateral is 360 °, and of a pentagon is 540 °.
Assuming this pattern continues, what is the sum of the interior angles of a dodecagon?
a. 1800 ° b. 1980 ° c. 1620 ° d. 900 °
13 7 15
_____ 7-8. What is the common difference in the sequence 3 , , , , …?
4 2 4
1 3 5
a. b. c. d. 4
4 4 2
_____ 9-10. Which of the following is NOT needed in solving for the Arithmetic Series?
a. first term b. last term c. common difference d. nth term
_____ 11-12. What is the value of pso that the numbers 7 p+2 ,5 p+12 , 2 p−1 ,… form an arithmetic sequence?
a. -8 b. -5 c. -13 d. -23
_____ 13-14. During a free-fall, a skydiver jumps 16 feet, 48 feet, and 80 feet on the first, second, and third fall,
respectively. If he continues to jump at this rate, how many feet will he have jumped during the tenth fall?
a. 304 b. 336 c. 314 928 d. 944 784
_____ 15-16. What do you call the sequence {1, 2, 3, 4} in the terms of the number of elements?
a. infinite sequence b. finite sequence c. infinite set d. infinite series
_____ 17-18. What is the nth term of the arithmetic sequence 7 , 9 , 11, 13 , 15 ,17 , … ?
a. 3 n+ 4 b. 4 n+3 c. n+2 d. 2 n+5
_____ 19-20. Which term of the arithmetic sequence 4, 1, -2, -5, … is -29?
a. 9th term b. 10th term c. 11th term d. 12th term
_____ 21-22. Which of the following does NOT describe an Arithmetic Sequence?
a. also called arithmetic progression c. has a common difference
b. set of random numbers d. list of ordered numbers
_____ 23-24. Which of the following activities or situations does NOT apply the concept of sequence?
a. conceiving a child b. cooking rice c. washing clothes d. taking a bath
_____ 25-26. If three arithmetic means are inserted between 11 and 39, what is the second arithmetic mean?
a. 18 b. 25 c. 32 d. 46
_____ 27-28. Which of the following is CORRECT about the arithmetic sequence if the common difference is a positive
number?
a. the terms of the sequence is increasing c. the terms of the sequence is decreasing
b. the terms of the sequence are not in order d. the terms don’t have a common difference
_____ 29-30. Which of the following is the next term of the sequence -2, 1, 4, 7,…?
a. 3 b. 6 c. 10 d. 13
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