AFM Sequences and Series Exam

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Find the sum of the arithmetic series.

1) -4 - 1 + 2 + 5 + 8 + 11 + 14
A) 42 B) -28 C) 35 D) 17

2) 13 + 15 + 17 + 19 + ... + 31
A) 139 B) 33 C) 120 D) 220

3) 247 + 245 + 243 + 241 + ... + 229

A) 227 B) 2580 C) 2380 D) 2461

4) -16 - 11 - 6 - 1 + ... + 39
A) 138 B) 44 C) 118 D) 108

5) 34 + 36 + 38 + 40 + ... + 56
A) 540 B) 432 C) 58 D) 408

Find a recursive rule for the nth term of the sequence.

6) -10, -3, 4, 11, ...
A) an= an-1 - 8 B) an= an-1 + 7 C) an= an-1 - 7 D) an= an-1 + 8

7) -1, -5, -25, -125, ...

A) an= an-1 + 10 B) an= an-1 + 5 C) an= an-1 ∙ 10 D) an= an-1 ∙ 5

8) 4, 7, 10, 13, ...

A) an= an-1 + 6 B) an= an-1 + 4 C) an= an-1 - 3 D) an= an-1 + 3

9) -2, -1, 0, 1, ...

A) an= an-1 - 1 B) an= an-1 + 1 C) an= an-1 + 2 D) an= an-1 - 2

Find an explicit rule for the nth term of the sequence.

10) The second and fifth terms of a geometric sequence are -24 and 1536, respectively.
A) an = 6 ∙ (-4)n-1 B) an = 6 ∙ 4n C) an = 6 ∙ 4n-1 D) an = 6 ∙ (-4)n+1

11) The second and fifth terms of a geometric sequence are 12 and 324, respectively.
A) an = 4 ∙ 3n-2 B) an = 4 ∙ 3n+1 C) an = 4 ∙ 3n+3 D) an = 4 ∙ 3n-1

12) 3, 15, 75, 375, ...

A) an = 3 ∙ 5n-1 B) an = 5 ∙ 3n-1 C) an = 3 ∙ 5n+1 D) an = 3 ∙ 5n

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

A) an = 4 ∙ 3n+1 B) an = 4 ∙ (-3)n-1 C) an = 4 ∙ 3n-1 D) an = 4 ∙ (-3)n

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 14) -1, -3, -9, -27, ...
A) an = 3∙ -1n+1 B) an = -1 ∙ 3n-1 C) an = -1 ∙ 3n D) an = 3∙ -1n

Determine whether the infinite geometric series converges. If the series converges, determine the limit.
4 2
15) 48 - 8 + - + ...
3 9
288 288
A) Converges; B) Converges; C) Converges; 8880 D) Diverges
5 7

16) 5 + 10 + 20 + 40 + ...
A) Converges; 75 B) Diverges C) Converges; 35 D) Converges; 155

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17) 36 + 6 + 1 + + ...
6

A) Converges; - 9324 B) Diverges

216 216
C) Converges; D) Converges;
5 7

Find an explicit rule for the nth term of the arithmetic sequence.
18) a17 = -28, a19 = -102
A) an = 564 - 37(n - 2) B) an = 564 - 37(n + 1)
C) an = 564 + 37(n + 1) D) an = 564 - 37(n - 1)

19) -13, -19, -25, -31, ...

A) an = -13 + (-6)(n-1) B) an = -13 × (-6)(n-1)
C) an = -13 + (-6)(n+1) D) an = -13 - (-6)(n+1)

20) -14, -11, -8, -5, ...

A) an = -14 × 3(n-1) B) an = -14 + 3(n-1) C) an = -14 + 3(n+1) D) an = -14 + 3(n+2)

21) 8, 6, 4, 2, ...
A) an = 8 + -2(n+1) B) an = 8 + -2(n) C) an = 8 - 2 D) an = 8 + -2(n-1)

22) 8, 18, 28, 38, ...

A) an = 8 + 10(n) B) an = 8 + 10(n-1) C) an = 8 - 10(n) D) an = 8 - 10(n-1)

23) a9 = 45, a10 = 6

A) an = 357 + 39(n - 1) B) an = 357 - 39(n - 1)
C) an = 357 - 39(n + 1) D) an = 357 + 39(n + 1)

Find the sum of the first n terms of the sequence.

24) 30 + 38 + 46 + 54 + ... ; n = 10
A) 510 B) 660 C) 700 D) 770

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 25) 6 + 15 + 24 + 33 + ... ; n = 10
A) 510 B) 561 C) 435 D) 465

26) 5 + 2 - 1 - 4 + ... ; n = 11
253 275
A) - B) - 110 C) - D) - 138
2 2

Write the series using summation notation.

27) 4 - 12 + 36 - 108 + ...
∞ ∞ ∞ ∞
A) ∑ 4 ∙ 3n+1 B) ∑ 4(-3)n-1 C) ∑ 43n D) ∑ 4(-3)n
n=0 n=0 n=0 n=0

28) -5 + 5 + 15 + 25 + ... + 145

∞ 15
A) ∑ -50n B) ∑ -50 ∙ n
n=0 n=0
∞ 15
C) ∑ (-5 + n ∙ 10) D) ∑ (-5 + n ∙ 10)
n=0 n=0

29) 9 - 27 + 81 - 243 + ...

∞ ∞ ∞ ∞
A) ∑ 9 ∙ 3n B) ∑ 9(-3)n C) ∑ 9 ∙ 3n+1 D) ∑ 9(-3)n+1
n=0 n=0 n=0 n=0

Write out the first five terms of the sequence.

30) an = 4n - 2
A) -2, -6, -10, -14, -18 B) 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
C) 2, 6, 10, 14, 18 D) 6, 10, 14, 18, 22

31) cn = n+2
n
2, 2, 2, 2, 2 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
A) 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 B) C) 3, 2, 5 , 3 , 7 D)
3 4 5 6 7 3 2 5 3 4 5 6 7

32) cn = n+2
3
2 , 1, 4 , 5 , 2
A) 1, 4 , 5 , 2, 7 B)
3 3 3 3 3 3
2,2,2,2,2
C) 1 2 , 2 2 , 3 2 , 4 2 , 5 2 D)
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

33) an = n - 5
A) 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 B) -5, -4, -3, -2, -1
C) -20, -15, -10, -5, 0 D) -4, -3, -2, -1, 0

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 34) an = n2 - n
A) 2, 6, 12, 20, 30 B) 1, 4, 9, 16, 25 C) 0, 2, 6, 12, 20 D) 0, 3, 8, 15, 24

Find the sum of the geometric series.

4 16 64 256 1024
35) + + + +
3 3 3 3 3
272 1360 1364 1364
A) B) C) D)
3 3 3 15

36) 3 + 9 + 27 + 81 + 243
A) 373 B) 363 C) 361 D) 366

37) 3 - 12 + 48 - 192 + 768

A) 615 B) -615 C) -1023 D) 1023

3 3 3 3 3
38) + + + +
2 8 32 128 512
1 11 1023
A) B) 341 C) D)
16 512 512

Find the first six terms of the sequence.

39) a1 = -6, an = 4 ∙ a n-1
A) -6, -24, -96, -384, -1536, -6144 B) -6, -24, -20, -16, -12, -8
C) 0, 4, -24, -20, -16, -12 D) -24, -96, -384, -1536, -6144, -24,576

40) a1 = 3, an = an-1 + 9
A) 12, 21, 30, 39, 48, 57 B) 3, 12, 21, 30, 39, 48
C) 3, 9, 18, 27, 36, 45 D) 0, 9, 18, 27, 36, 45

41) a1 = 9, a2 = 9; for n ≥ 3, a n = an-1 + an-2

A) 9, 9, 18, 18, 27, 27 B) 9, 9, 18, 27, 45, 72
C) 9, 9, 18, 27, 36, 45 D) 9, 9, 81, 729, 59,049, 43,046,721

Write the repeating decimal number as a fraction.

42) 0.01111 . . .
1 1 1 1
A) B) C) D)
100 90 10 9

43) 0.6666 . . .
66 2 6 2
A) B) C) D)
999 33 999 3

44) 0.18181818 . . .
1118 1 2
A) 1 B) C) D)
9999 100 11

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Answer Key
Testname: PREP FOR AFM SEQUENCES & SERIES EXAM

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