Kuta Software - Infinite Algebra 2

Name___________________________________

Introduction to Sequences

Date________________ Period____

Find the next three terms in each sequence.

1) 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, ...

3) 0, 3, 8, 15, 24, ...

5) 4, 16, 36, 64, 100, ...

7) 5,

5 5 5 5
, , ,
, ...
2 4 8 16

2) 9, 109, 209, 309, 409, ...

4)

1 1 3 1 5
, , , ,
, ...
2 2 8 4 32

6) 14, 34, 54, 74, 94, ...

8) 9, 101, 999, 10001, 99999, ...

Find the tenth term in each sequence.

9) 1,

2 7
17
, , 4,
, ...
3 3
3

11) 2, 6, 18, 54, 162, ...

13) 4, 12, 36, 108, 324, ...

15) 28, 172, 372, 572, 772, ...

10) 7, 9, 12, 16, 21, ...

12) 23, 18, 13, 8, 3, ...

14) 6, 2, 0, 1,

3
, ...
2

16) 37, 46, 55, 64, 73, ...

Find the first four terms in each sequence.

17) an =

2n + 1
n3

19) an = n 2 + 1

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18) an = 3

20) an =

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n3
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Find the tenth term in each sequence.

21) an =

2n + 1
n3

23) an = (2n)

22) an = 4

n1

24) an = (2n 1)

Find the first four terms in each sequence.

25) an = an 1 + 10
a1 = 29

26) an = an 1 2
a1 = 1

27) an = an 1 + n
a1 = 4

28) an =

2 + an 1
2

a1 = 10

Find the tenth term in each sequence.

29) an = nan 1
a1 = 1

31) an = an 1 3
a1 = 3

30) an = an 1 + 10
a1 = 11

32) an =

2 + an 1

2
a1 = 14

Write the explicit formula for each sequence.

33) 12, 9, 6, 3, 0, ...

3
6
34) 6, 3, 2, , , ...
2
5

Write the recursive formula for each sequence.

35) 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, ...

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36) 15, 215, 415, 615, 815, ...

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Kuta Software - Infinite Algebra 2

Name___________________________________

Introduction to Sequences

Date________________ Period____

Find the next three terms in each sequence.

1) 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, ...

2) 9, 109, 209, 309, 409, ...

243, 729, 2187

3) 0, 3, 8, 15, 24, ...

509, 609, 709

4)

35, 48, 63

1 1 3 1 5
, , , ,
, ...
2 2 8 4 32
3
7
1
n
,
,
; Note: an = n
32 128 32
2

5) 4, 16, 36, 64, 100, ...

6) 14, 34, 54, 74, 94, ...

144, 196, 256

114, 134, 154

7) 5,

5
,
2
5
,
32

5 5 5
, ,
, ...
4 8 16
5
5
,
64 128

8) 9, 101, 999, 10001, 99999, ...

1000001, 9999999, 100000001

Find the tenth term in each sequence.

2 7
17
, , 4,
, ...
3 3
3
a10 = 14

9) 1,

10) 7, 9, 12, 16, 21, ...

a10 = 61

11) 2, 6, 18, 54, 162, ...

a10 = 39366

12) 23, 18, 13, 8, 3, ...

a10 = 22

13) 4, 12, 36, 108, 324, ...

a10 = 78732

14) 6, 2, 0, 1,
a10 =

15) 28, 172, 372, 572, 772, ...

a10 = 1772

3
, ...
2

127
64

16) 37, 46, 55, 64, 73, ...

a10 = 118

Find the first four terms in each sequence.

17) an =

2n + 1
5 7 9
3, ,
,
3
n
8 27 64

19) an = n 2 + 1
2, 5, 10, 17

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18) an = 3

n1

1, 3, 9, 27

20) an =

-1-

n3
1 8 27 64
, ,
,
2n + 1 3 5 7 9

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Find the tenth term in each sequence.

21) an =

2n + 1
n3

22) an = 4

a10 = 262144

21
a10 =
1000
23) an = (2n)

n1

24) an = (2n 1)

a10 = 361

a10 = 400

Find the first four terms in each sequence.

25) an = an 1 + 10
a1 = 29

26) an = an 1 2
a1 = 1
1, 2, 4, 8

29, 39, 49, 59

27) an = an 1 + n
a1 = 4

28) an =

2 + an 1
2

a1 = 10

4, 2, 1, 5

10, 6, 4, 3
Find the tenth term in each sequence.
29) an = nan 1
a1 = 1

30) an = an 1 + 10
a1 = 11

a10 = 3628800
31) an = an 1 3
a1 = 3

a10 = 101
32) an =

2 + an 1

2
a1 = 14

a10 = 59049

a10 =

63
32

Write the explicit formula for each sequence.

33) 12, 9, 6, 3, 0, ...
an = 15 + 3n

3
6
6
34) 6, 3, 2, , , ... an =
2
5
n

Write the recursive formula for each sequence.

35) 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, ...
an = an 1 + n
a1 = 2

36) 15, 215, 415, 615, 815, ...

an = an 1 + 200
a1 = 15

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