Name: __________________________________ Unit 3: Relations and Functions
Date: ________________________ Per: _______ Homework 6: Arithmetic Sequences
Determine whether each sequence is an arithmetic sequence. If yes, identify the common
difference.
1. 4, 7, 9, 12, … 2. 15, 13, 11, 9, …
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3. 7, 10, 13, 16, … 4. -6, -5, -3, -1, …
5. -13, -6, 1, 8, … 6. -9, -14, -19, -24, …
Find the next three terms of each sequence.
7. 3, 7, 11, 15, ________, ________, ________ 8. 22, 20, 18, 16, ________, ________, ________
9. -13, -11, -9, -7, ________, ________, ________ 10. -2, -5, -8, -11, ________, ________, ________
Write an equation to find the nth term of each sequence. Then find a24
11. 1, 3, 5, 7, … 12. -1, -4, -7, -10, …
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13. -4, -9, -14, -19, … 14. 7, 13, 19, 25, …
15. Charlie deposited $115 in a savings account. Each week thereafter, he deposits $35 into
the account.
a. Write a formula to represent this sequence. b. How much total money has Charlie
deposited after 30 weeks?
16. As manager of the soccer team, Wendy is to hand out cups of water at practice. Each
cup of water is 4 ounces. She begins practice with a 128-ounce cooler of water.
a. Write a formula to represent this sequence. b. How much water is remaining after she
hands out the 14th cup?
