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Nam Class: Date: wD: C Sequences and Series Test ultiple Choice Hdentify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1 Describe the pattern in the sequence. Find the next three terms, 13,15, 17,19, a. Add 2; 23, 25, 27. b, Multiply by 2; 38, 76, 152. ce. Add~2:17,15, 13 Add 2; 21, 23, 25, 4,8, 16, 32 a. Multiply by 2; 64, 128, 256. b. Multiply by -2; -64, 128, -256. c. Multiply by 2; 128, 256, $12. Add 2; 34,36, 38. ‘Suppose you drop a tennis ball from a height of 15 feet. After the ball hits the floor, it rebounds 10 85% of its previous height. How high will the ball rebound after its third bounce? Round to the nearest tenth a. 92 feet b. 10.8 feet c. 7.8 feet do L9 feet Write a recursive formula for the sequence 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, ... Then find the next term, ad, = a,., + 2where a, = 8,18 b. a, =a, , +2where a, = 18:8 ea, =4,_,—2Zwhere a, = 8 18 da, =a, , —2where a, = 2:-2 Write a recursive formula for the sequence 15, 26, 48. 92, 180, .. Then find the next term: a a, = 2a,_, —4 where a, = 15: 356 be a, = 2a, ~4, where a, = 15; 356 ea, = 4 1 Qe where a, = 15;356 da, = 3ay_, ~ 19, where a, = 15; 356 Write an explicit formula for the sequence 7,2, ~3,-8, -13, .. Then find ay, a a, = Sn 4 125-33 a, = -$n+ 12-58 b. a, = -Sn+7,-58 da, = Sn +763 Name: ID: ¢ The table shows the predicted growth of a particular bacteria after various numbers of hours. Write an explicit formula for the sequence of the number of bacteria Hours @) 2 3 7 i Number of z Fi 7 paris 19 38 5 16 95 a a, = 190 +19 ce a=4n ea9} ba, =n419 a, = 19% Is the Formula a,, = —An(w ~ 1) is explicit or recursive? Find the first five terms of the sequence, a ives 1,4, 16, ~64, 256 ©. explicit: 1, -4, 16, -64, 256 b ive; 0, -16, -24, -48, -80 d. explicit; 0, -8, -24, 48, -80 dentify the common difference. Is the sequence arithmetic? If so, 13, 20, 27, 34, a. yes,7 byes. -7 eyes. 13 dno 14, 21, 42, 77, a yes,7 b. yes, -7 eyes, 14 dno Find the 50th term of the sequence 5, -2, -9, -16, a. -352 bo 343 c. -338 a -331 Find the missing term of the arithmetic sequence 22, £3, 34, a 46 b. 16 cB da 40 A grocery clerk sets up a display of |2-pack cartons of cola. There are |5 cartons at the base of the triangle and one at the top. How many cartons of cola are needed for the complete display? a. 180 cartons 120 cartons b. 30 cartons 15 cartons Is the sequence geometric? If so, identify the common ratio. 6, 12, 24, 48, a. yes, 2 b. yes, -2 ce. yes. 4 dno 2,4, 16, 36, a. yes, -2 b. yes, 2 c dno Name: _ 16. ©. yest yes. g d. not geometric id the fifth term in the sequence. ite the explicit formula for the sequence. Then a, =3r=3 aay = 3+ (B15 243 ea, = 3-3): 243 bo a, = -3- Br; -2483 da, = 3+ (3) -729 18. a, = 1207 = 03 a a, = 120+ (0.3); 0.2916 4, = 120-03): 0.972 ba, = a,_, + 0.3;0.2916 day = 120- (03-1; 0972 ng geometrically, Ifthe first are is 18 19. A rope is swinging in such a way thatthe length of the arc is decrea: feet long and the third are is 8 feet long, what is the length of the second arc? a. 12 feet b. 10 feet cS feet d. 72 feet 20. The sequence 15, 21, 27, 33, 39, .., 75 has I terms, Evaluate the related series. a 420 ce. 210 b. 495, 480 21. The sequence 2, 4, 6, 8, .., 24 has 12 terms, Evaluate the related series. a 288 b 156 e144 a. 132 a L494 sn) cad + sn 6. Lasesn . Lao+sn summation notation fo write the series 214+ 648+... for 10 terms. b La+y DC ise summation notation to write the series 6.6 + 15.4 + 24.2 +b ... for S terms. a. 2-22 + 88m) c LC22+ 8.8m) b LBs + 66n) a D8 + 6.6m) ‘Name: 1D: C ind the number of terms in the series. xX ovtssrs oan i Tren b. 6terms —e.Bterms a Sterns Dre the series 3. (w + 1), find the number of terms in the series. a. dtenns b. 13 terms ©. Gterms d. Stems x For the series (+ 4), find the fist and the last tem a 5,8 b 3,1 eee d. 4,20 DK Pores Btn ind Fst a the st erm a. 12,32 b 03 ¢ a. -16,-28 x Braluate the series (+ 4) a. 26 b 10 c 16 d -6 xX Evaluate the series >, Sn. a. 125 b. 38 ce. 210 d. 165 31. Evaluate the series 6 - 24 + 96-384 +... to, a. 19,662 b. -78,642, ©. AOA d. 1230 32, Evaluate the series 1000 + $00 + 250 + a, 968.75 b, 1062.5 ce. 1937.5 d. 12,500 33. Justine earned $17,000 during the first year of her job at city hall. After each year she received a 4% raise. Find her total earnings during the first five years on the job. a $3,541.44 b. $72,189.89 c. $517,077.48 $92,077.48 34. A rubber ball dropped on a hard surface takes a sequence of bounces, each one : as high as the preceding one. If this bal is dropped from a height of 10 feet, what is the total vertical distance it has traveled after it hits the surface the Sth time? at nia ut za a ak feet b. soit feet © 4355 fect 4. 46HE feet Evaluate the series 1+2+4+8t05,, 256.5 bo St ©. 1023 4. 2047 Name: 36. 37 38. 39, 40. iD: In June, Cory begins to save money for a vicleo game and a TV he wants to buy in December. He starts with $20. Each month he plans to save 10% more than the previous month, How much money will le have at the end of December? a, $154.31 b. $251.59 $228.72 $189.74 ite geometric series diverge or converge? Explain, Teele tere teat ty 3" 10” 20 * 40 a. It diverges: it has a sum. ©. Heonverges: it has a sum, b. It diverges: it does not have a sum. d._ It converges: it does not have a sum 3494274814 a, Iteonverges; it does not have asum. —_c._I diverges; it does not have a b. Itdiverges; it has a sum. dit converges: it has a sum. Evaluate the infinite geometric series, Round to the nearest hundredth Br4424 a 16 b 2 «16 a8 1+0.1+0.01+ a 033 bon ec 12 a2 Sequences and Series Test Answer Section MULTIPLE CHOICE, D A A A A 6 C D 8. D 9K 10. n 12, 13. 4 Is. 16. 1 18, 19. 22 23. 24 2s. 26. 21, 28. 29, 30. 31 32 33. 34, 35, 36. 37, 38 39. 4. B OP IOF UF TAONSsaeerEes0200n0

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