Activity 3

Arithmetic Sequence

I. Find the next three terms in each sequence.

1. 18, 11, 4, …

2. 23, 18, 13, 8, 3, …

3. 14, 34, 54, 74, 94, ...

4. 7, 2, –3, –8, –13, –18

5. 15, 11, 7, 3, –1, –5, –9 ...

II. Write down the stated term of the following arithmetic sequences. Show your
solution.

1. –7, –5, –3, … (14th)

2. 3, 3 ½, 4, … (16th)

3. 25, 32, 39, 46, ... (20th)

4. –5, –1, 3, 7, 11, ... (12th)

5. 3, –2, –7, –12 ... (27th)

III. Solve the following.

1. What is the thirty-second term of the arithmetic sequence –12, –7, –2, 3, ... ?

2. What is the fiftieth term of the arithmetic sequence 3, 7, 11, 15, ... ?

3. What is the twentieth term of the arithmetic sequence 21, 18, 15, 12, ... ?

4. The fifth term of an arithmetic sequence is 11 and the tenth term is 41. What is
the first term?

5. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 4 and the tenth term is 67.
What is the common difference?
 Activity 4

Geometric Sequence

I. Find the next three terms in each sequence.

1. 2, 10, 50, 250, 1 250, ...

2. −2, −4, −8, −16, ...

3. −3, −15, −75, −375, ...

4. 1, −5, 25, −125, ...

5. −4, −12, −36, −108, …

II. Write down the stated term of the following geometric sequences. Show your
solution.

1. 1, 2, 4, 8, … (12th)

2. 3, 6, 12, 24,… (8th)

3. 512, 256, 128… (6th)

4. 12, 18, 27, … (9th)

5. 2, 10, 50, … (6th)

III. Solve the following.

1. Find the next four terms of the geometric sequence with = −6 and r = −2/3.

2. Find r for the geometric progression whose first three terms are 2, 4, 8.
3. Given the first two terms in a geometric progression as 2 and 4, what is the 10th
term?

4. Given the first two terms in a geometric progression as 5 and 12, what is the 7th
term?