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Comparing Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences Date________________ Period____

For each sequence, state if it is arithmetic, geometric, or neither.

1) 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, ... 2) 40, 43, 46, 49, 52, ...

13 14 16 4) 4, 12, 36, 108, 324, ...

3) 4, , , 5, , ...
3 3 3

5) 4, 16, 36, 64, 100, ... 6) 29, 34, 39, 44, 49, ...

7) 1, 5, 25, 125, 625, ... 8) 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ...

9) 34, 26, 18, 10, 2, ... 10) 0, 3, 8, 15, 24, ...

11) an = 163 + 200n 12) an = 16 + 3n

n1
13) an = 4 (3) 3 3
14) an = + n
4 2

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15) an = 43 + 4n 16) an = (2n)

17) an = 43 + 7n n
18) an = n
2

19) an = (3) n 1 20) an = 2 (3) n 1

21) an = an 1 + 6 22) an = nan 1

a1 = 17 a1 = 1

23) an = an 1 5 24) an = an 1 + 8
a1 = 4 a1 = 17

2 + an 1 26) an = an 1 + 2
25) an =
2 a1 = 9
a1 = 6

27) an = an 1 + 10 28) an = nan 1

a1 = 1 a1 = 1

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Comparing Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences Date________________ Period____

For each sequence, state if it is arithmetic, geometric, or neither.

1) 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, ... 2) 40, 43, 46, 49, 52, ...

Neither Arithmetic

13 14 16 4) 4, 12, 36, 108, 324, ...

3) 4, , , 5, , ...
3 3 3 Geometric
Arithmetic

5) 4, 16, 36, 64, 100, ... 6) 29, 34, 39, 44, 49, ...
Neither Arithmetic

7) 1, 5, 25, 125, 625, ... 8) 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ...

Geometric Neither

9) 34, 26, 18, 10, 2, ... 10) 0, 3, 8, 15, 24, ...

Arithmetic Neither

11) an = 163 + 200n 12) an = 16 + 3n

Arithmetic Arithmetic

n1
13) an = 4 (3) 3 3
14) an = + n
4 2
Geometric
Arithmetic

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15) an = 43 + 4n 16) an = (2n)
Arithmetic Neither

17) an = 43 + 7n n
18) an = n
Arithmetic 2
Neither

19) an = (3) n 1 20) an = 2 (3) n 1

Geometric Geometric

21) an = an 1 + 6 22) an = nan 1

a1 = 17 a1 = 1

Arithmetic Neither

23) an = an 1 5 24) an = an 1 + 8
a1 = 4 a1 = 17

Geometric Arithmetic

2 + an 1 26) an = an 1 + 2
25) an =
2 a1 = 9
a1 = 6
Arithmetic
Neither

27) an = an 1 + 10 28) an = nan 1

a1 = 1 a1 = 1

Arithmetic Neither

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