Arithmetic
and
Geometric
Sequences
–
Worksheet
#2
MCR3U
Jensen
1)
For
each
arithmetic
sequence,
determine
the
values
of
𝑎
and
𝑑 .
Then,
write
the
next
four
terms.
! !
a)
12, 15, 18, …
b)
! , 1, ! , …
2)
Given
the
values
of
𝑎
and
𝑑 ,
write
the
first
three
terms
of
the
arithmetic
sequence.
Then,
write
the
formula
for
the
general
term.
! !
a)
𝑎 = 5,
𝑑 = 2
b)
𝑎 = !,
𝑑 = !
3)
Given
the
formula
for
the
general
term
of
an
arithmetic
sequence,
determine
𝑡!" .
! !
a)
𝑡! = 1 − 4𝑛
b)
𝑡! = ! 𝑛 + !
4)
Which
term
in
the
arithmetic
sequence
9,
4,
-‐1,
…
has
the
value
-‐146?
5)
Determine
the
number
of
terms
in
each
arithmetic
sequence
a)
38, 36, 34, … , −20
b)
-‐5,
-‐8,
-‐11,
…
,
-‐269
6)
Determine
𝑎
and
𝑑
and
then
write
the
formula
for
the
𝑛!! term
of
each
arithmetic
sequence
with
the
given
terms.
a)
𝑡!" = 50
and
𝑡!" = 152
b)
𝑡! = −20
and
𝑡!" = −59
7)
In
a
lottery,
the
owner
of
the
first
ticket
drawn
receives
$10
000.
Each
successive
winner
receives
$500
less
than
the
previous
winner.
a)
How
much
does
the
10th
winner
receive?
b)
How
many
winners
are
there
in
total?
8)
At
the
end
of
the
second
week
after
opening,
a
new
fitness
club
has
870
members.
At
the
end
of
the
seventh
week,
there
are
1110
members.
If
the
increase
is
arithmetic,
how
many
members
were
there
in
the
first
week?
9)
State
the
common
ratio
for
each
geometric
sequence
and
write
the
next
three
terms.
! ! ! !
a)
1,
2,
4,
8,
…
b)
-‐3,
9,
-‐27,
81,
…
c)
! , − ! , ! , − ! , …
d)
600,
-‐300,
150,
-‐75,
…
10)
For
the
geometric
sequence
54,
18,
6,
…
determine
the
formula
for
the
general
term
and
then
find
𝑡! .
11)
Write
the
first
four
terms
of
each
geometric
sequence.
!
a)
𝑡! = 5 2 !!!
b)
𝑎 = −1,
𝑟 = !
12)
Determine
the
number
of
terms
in
the
geometric
sequence
6,
18,
54,
…
,
4374.
13)
Which
term
of
the
geometric
sequence
1,
3,
9,
…
has
a
value
of
19
683?
Answers
! ! ! ! ! !
1)
a)
𝑎 = 12,
𝑑 = 3;
12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30
b)
𝑎 = !,
𝑑 = !
;
! , 1, ! , 2, ! , 3, !
! ! ! ! !
2)
a)
5,
7,
9;
𝑡! = 5 + (𝑛 − 1)(2)
b)
! , ! , !
;
𝑡! = ! + (𝑛 − 1) !
!"
3)
a)
-‐47
b)
!
4)
𝑛 = 32
5)
a)
30
b)
89
6)
a)
𝑡! = −4 + (𝑛 − 1)(6)
b)
𝑡! = −8 + (𝑛 − 1)(−3)
7)
a)
$5500
b)
20
winners
8)
822
members
!
9)
a)
𝑟 = 2
b)
𝑟 = −3
c)
𝑟 = −1
d)
− !
!
10)
!"#
! ! !
11)
a)
5,
10,
20,
40
b)
-‐1,
− !,
− !",
− !"#
12)
7
terms
13)
10th
term