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Write the first five terms of the sequence. Determine whether or not the sequence is arithmetic. If it is,
find the common difference.
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1. 𝑎𝑛 = 8 + 13𝑛 2. 𝑎𝑛 = 𝑛+1 3. 𝑎𝑛 = 2𝑛 + 𝑛
Find the nth term of the sequence, then find the 20th term.
2 2 1 −4
4. a1 = 2 and d = 3 5. -6, -4, -2,…. 6. a1 = 0 and d = 3 7. , ,
5 15 15
,…
Find the indicated nth partial sum (Sn) of the arithmetic sequence.
14. 8, 20, 32, 44,… n = 10 15. a1 = -6, d = 4, n = 50
16. 100 + 105 + 110 +…+220 17. 0.5 + 1.3 + 2.1 + …+ 70.1
−3
20. a2 = 8, a5 = 9.5, n = 12 21. −3 + ( 2 ) + 0 + ⋯ + 30
Find the sums of the following arithmetic series in summation notation.
50 100 500
22. n
n 1
23. 2n
n 51
24. n 6
n 75
250 30 10 17 10
25. 600 n
n 100
26. n n
n 11 n 1
27. 2n n
n2 n 5
28. How many terms of the arithmetic sequence -2, 3, 8,… must be added to get 1573?
29. How many terms of the arithmetic sequence 15, 12, 9,…must be added to get -39?
30. How many terms of the arithmetic sequence -1, 2, 5,… must be added to get 609?
Answers
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1. 21, 34, 47, 60, 73; Arithmetic; d = 13 2. , , , , ;
2 3 4 5 6
Not Arithmetic