Mathematics Applications · Unit 3 · Topic 3.2

Growth and decay in sequences

5 free questions, 5 calculator-free and 0 calculator-assumed, with worked solutions written like marking keys.

Calculator-freefoundation

An arithmetic sequence has first term 55 and common difference 33. Determine the 1010th term.

3 marks

Calculator-freestandard

Determine the 2020th term of the arithmetic sequence 7,11,15,7, 11, 15, \dots

3 marks

Calculator-freefoundation

Determine the common ratio of the geometric sequence 2,6,18,2, 6, 18, \dots

2 marks

Calculator-freefoundation

Determine the common difference of the arithmetic sequence 3,10,17,3, 10, 17, \dots

2 marks

Calculator-freefoundation

Determine the common ratio of the geometric sequence 81,27,9,81, 27, 9, \dots

2 marks