NAME:__________________________________________ SECTION:________________________

UNIT TEST IN MATHEMATICS 10

SERIES AND SEQUENCES

A.Activity:1
Find the common difference and the next three terms of each arithmetic sequence. Write your answer on your answer
sheet.
Common Difference Next 3 Terms
_________ 1. 24, 14, 4, ___, ___, ___
_________ 2. 6, 10, 14, ___, ___, ___
_________ 3. -7, 4, 15, ___, ___, ____
_________ 4. 21, 15, 9, ___, ___, ___
_________ 5. -8, -6, -4, ___, ___, ___
_________ 6. 5, -1, -7, ___, ___, ___
_________ 7. 4.1, 11.1, 18.1, ___, ___, ___
_________ 8. -1, -8, -15, ___, ___, ___
_________ 9. -3x, -10x, -17x ___, ___, ___
_________ 10. 3a -1, 3a, 3a + 1, ______, ______, ______

A. Solve what is asked. Show your solutions

____________ 1. In the sequence 2, 6, 10, …; find n if the nth term is 102.
____________ 2. In the sequence 3, 7/3, 5/3, …; find n if the nth term is -27.
____________ 3. Find the15th term of the sequence if a_8 = 5 and a_21 = -60
____________ 4. Find 5th term of the sequence if a_15 = 29 and a_27 = 47
____________ 5. If a_1 = -4 , 〖 a〗_25 = -100 , what is the value of a_100 ?

C) Answer what is asked.

1) Find the sum of the first 13 terms of the sequence: −3 ,−1 , 1 ,3 , …
2) Find the sum of the first 15 terms of the arithmetic sequence:
10 , 15 ,20 , 25 , … ?
3) Find the sum of the first 11 terms of the arithmetic sequence:
−4 , 3 ,10 , 17 , … ?
4) Find the sum of the first 19 terms of the arithmetic sequence:
9 , 14 , 19 , 24 , … ?
5) Find the sum of the integers from 8 and 35.
6) Find the sum of all even integers from 10 to 70.
7) Find the sum of all odd integers from 1 to 50.
8) Find the sum of the integers from 20 to 130 and are divisible by 5.
9) If the sum of the first 8 terms of an arithmetic sequence is 172 and its common difference is 3, what is the
first term?
10) If the sum of the first 9 terms of an arithmetic sequence is 216 and its first term is 4, what is the
common difference?

B. Where Do I Belong Again?

Directions: Determine whether the given sequence illustrates Geometric or Arithmetic
sequence. Write GS on the space provided if it is geometric and AS if it is
arithmetic.
____ 1.) 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, … ____ 6.) 45, 15, 5, 5/3, …
____ 2.) 4, 16, 64, 256, … ____ 7.)17, 13, 9, 5, …
____ 3.) -1, 6, -36, 216, … ____ 8.) 3/5, 2 /5, 4/15, 8/45
____ 4.) 3.5, 5, 6,.5, 8, 9.5, … ____ 9.) 2.75, 5.5, 11, 22, …
____ 5.) -3, -15, -75, -375, … ____ 10.) -26, -21, -16, -11, …

E. SOLVE
1. Find , the fifth term, and the 100th term, of the geometric sequence determined by a1 = 6 and
r= 1/3 .
2. Find the 11th term of the geometric sequence 3, 9, 27, …………………
3. Given the first term and the common ratio of a geometric sequence find the term named in the problem and
the explicit formula.
A. a1 = −1, r = −5_____Find a11
B a1 = −1, r = −2 -------- Find a12

Solve the following

1. Find the 12th term of the geometric sequence 1, 2, 4,...
2. If a1 = -3 and r = 3, what will be the 8th term of the sequence
3. Insert 4 geometric means between 4 and -128
4. Insert 3 geometric means between 2 and 2592
5. What is the sum of the first 6th terms of the geometric sequence 3, 21, 63…….