SEQUENCE AND SERIES PRACTICE QUESTIONS

I. FILL IN THE BLANKS. Choose words from the box provided.

Arithmetic Series nth term of an Arithmetic Seq. formula Arithmetic Sum

Geometric Series nth term of a Geometric Seq. formula Geometric Sum
Arithmetic Sequence Finite Sequence A1
Geometric Sequence Infinite Sequence Common Difference
Fibonacci Sequence Arithmetic mean/s Common Ratio
Harmonic Sequence Geometric mean/s An
Addition Subtraction Multiplication
Division Sequence Series
Cube root Square root ±
Finite Geometric Series Infinite Geometric Series Term
Ellipsis

____________ 1. To find x in the mathematical expression, x 3=125 , the power of 3 on the variable x
is eliminated and 125 is converted to 5. This is the process of getting the _______.
____________ 2. To find the common difference in an Arithmetic Sequence, the operation of
__________ is used.
____________ 3. When a number is a perfect square (ex. 25 is a perfect square, its root is 5. To
obtain 25, 5 must be multiplied to itself or squared), its root/s are usually characterized by the ______
symbol because based on the rules of integers, a negative number multiplied to a negative number
results to a positive number.
____________ 4. The first term in a sequence or series.
____________ 5. This is the fixed property in an Arithmetic Sequence and is denoted by d.
____________ 6. A sequence of numbers or terms with a definite, stated or known end (ex. 1, 3, 5,
7.)
____________ 7. A sequence in which the difference between two adjacent terms is the same.
____________ 8. This is obtained when two adjacent terms are divided. The quotient is the same
throughout the terms in the sequence.
____________ 9. When the Common Difference ‘d’ is obtained, the next term can be calculated
through the operation of ______.

____________ 10. An =A 1 + ( n−1 ) d

____________ 11. A succession of numbers in a specific order. Numbers are usually separated by
commas.
____________ 12. Another word for the number in a sequence or series.
____________ 13. This is the process of getting the root of any number multiplied by itself (ex. 4 is
the root of 16 because 4 multiplied to itself is 16 or 4 raised to the second power is 16).
____________ 14. A sequence that contains an infinite number of terms. Usually, this contains ‘…’.
____________ 15. The term used for the symbol, ‘…’ which denotes ‘and so on’.
____________ 16. The term/s of an arithmetic sequences that between two given terms.
____________ 17. A sequence in which the ratio between two adjacent terms is the same.
____________ 18. An expression denoting the sum of the terms of an arithmetic sequence.
____________ 19. The sum of an arithmetic series. It is also known as the value of the arithmetic
series.
____________ 20. 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 … is an example of ________.
____________ 21. In geometric sequence, the common ratio of any two adjacent terms is obtained by
using the operation of __________.
____________ 22. The common ratio ‘r’ can be used to calculate the next terms in a geometric
sequence using the operation of ___________.
____________ 23. A sequence whose reciprocal forms an arithmetic sequence.
____________ 24. The terms between two given terms in a geometric sequence.
____________ 25. Used as a symbol for ‘nth term’ or the terms that is usually asked in a problem.
____________ 26. A succession of numbers separated by the plus sign denoting a sum. This differs
from a sequence where numbers are separated by commas.
n−1
____________ 27. An =A 1 r

____________ 28. A geometric sequence that denotes a sum.

____________ 29. The sum of a geometric series.
____________ 30. A geometric sequence with known end or finite number of terms. To obtain the
sum of this geometric sequence, r ≠ 1 is a rule to follow.

____________ 31. A geometric sequence with unknown end or infinite number of terms. To obtain
the sum of this geometric sequence, | r | < 1 is a rule to follow.

II. SERIES VS. SEQUENCE. Identify the succession of numbers below whether they are a
SEQUENCE or SERIES.
32. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11. ____________________
33. 2, 4, 6, … , 66. _____________________
34. -12 + 8 + -6 + 4. ___________________
35. 3 + 6 + 9 + … + 60. _________________
III. IDENTIFICATION PART II. Identify whether Arithmetic, Geometric, Fibonacci or
Harmonic Sequence.
36. 72, 94, 166, 260, 426, 686. __________
37. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 38, 45, 52, 59. ____________
38. 625, 125, 25, 5, 1, 1/5, 1/25, 1/125. ___________
39. 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, 729. _______________
40. 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21… _______________
41. 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 … ______________
42. 2 657 205, 295 245, 32 805, 3645, 405, 45, 5 _________
43. 1/5, 1/10, 1/15, 1/20, 1/25 ______________
44. 1/2, 17/10, 29/10, 41/10, 53/10 ___________
45. 1/30, 2/62, 3/96, 4/132, 5/170 ____________

IV. PROBLEM SOLVING.

A. Arithmetic Sequence and Series
46. Find the first 3 terms of the sequence whose general term is given by An =4 n−2.

n
47. Write the first five terms of the sequence defined by An =
n+ 5

48. Give the next three terms of the sequence: 2, 32, 62, 92, ____, ____, ____.
 49. Find the 17th term of an arithmetic sequence which has -4 as the first term and the
common difference is 6.

50. Find the 125th term of an arithmetic sequence: 3, 5, 7, 9 …

51. In the arithmetic sequence: 1, 7, 13, 19, 25, …, which term is equal to 403?

B. Arithmetic Means and Sum

52. Insert three arithmetic means between 99 and 1. (Hint: Find the common difference!)

53. Find two arithmetic means between -1 and 1.

54. Find the sum of the first 20 terms of the sequence 9, 18, 27, 36, …
 55. Find the sum of all even numbers from 1 to 149.

C. Geometric Sequence and Series

56. Find the 30th term of the geometric sequence -50, -125/4, -625/32, -3125/256, …

57. Find the first 3 terms of the geometric sequence whose A4 = 81 and A5 = 243.

58. Find the nth term of the geometric sequence whose first three terms are 6, 36, 216, …
(Hint: the answer is NOT A VALUE rather an expression or a formula!)

59. Find the next 5 terms of the geometric sequence whose A1 = - 7 and r = 7/5.

60. Write the next first three terms of the geometric sequence defined by the following
n−1
rule: An =19 .
D. Geometric Means and Sum
61. Find the geometric means of the geometric sequence: 12, 4, _____, _____, _____,
4/81.

62. Insert two geometric means between 1 and 6.

63. Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the geometric sequence 9, 45, 225, 1125, …
(Hint: Is this a finite or an infinite geometric sequence?)

64. Find the sum of the geometric series 1 + 2/3 + 4/9 + … (Hint: Is this a finite or an
infinite geometric sequence?)
 65. Find the sum of the geometric series 8 + 56 + 392 … (WARNING: Take note of the
rules of r when calculating the sum of a geometric series!)

E. Fibonacci Sequence
66. In a buttercup flower, there are 5 inner petals. Surrounding the inner petals are 9
petals. Surrounding it, are 14 petals. Applying the concept of the Fibonacci sequence, if
the first term is 5, the second term is 9 and the third term is 14. How many petals
surrounds the succession of 14 petals or also known as the fourth term? What about the
fifth term?

F. Harmonic Sequence
67. Find the 10th term of the harmonic sequence 1/11, 1/14, 1/17, 1/20, … (Hint: Use the
formula for arithmetic sequence IF AND ONLY IF the sequence provided is indeed a
harmonic sequence. Otherwise, put ‘NOT A HARMONIC SEQUENCE’)

68. Find the 15th term of the harmonic sequence 1, ½, ¼, 1/8, …

69. Find the 7th term of a harmonic sequence if d = 2, n = 7 and A1 = ½.

 70. Find the 100th term of a harmonic sequence ¼, 1/11, 1/18, ….

G. Real-World Applications (Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences)

71. A new coliseum is to be built. The bottom row will have 300 seats, and each row
above the bottom row will have 50 seats more than the previous row. For a total of 70
rows, how many seats will there be in the 49th row?

72. Hoshi’s cat food costs 65 pesos as of January. Due to high demand of cat food, 20
pesos is added to the initial cost each month for 5 months. How much is Hoshi’s cat food
after 5 months?

73. You started saving up. Your initial saving are 100 pesos in January. For February,
you managed to save three-fourths more than what you initially saved for the previous
month. This gives you a total of 175 pesos for the month of February. If this trend goes
on and on each month. How much savings will you have after 3 years?

74. The Cat Commission surveyed a village with 20 streets, all have pet cats. The first
street consumes a total of 4 fish in can per day. The second street consumes a total of 12
fish in can per day. The third street consumes a total of 36 fish in can per day. How many
fish in can does the 5th street consumes per day?
75. You wanted to attend a concert. However, you do not have enough money for the
ticket. You saw an announcement posted on your favorite band’s page about a
competition wherein you can win a ticket to their concert. The rule is that you have to
gather ‘clicks’ by sending the website link to your friends and family and have them click
on it. The person with the greatest number of clicks wins a ticket. For the first round, you
forwarded the website link to 10 of your friends, giving you a total of 10 clicks. For the
second round, each of your friends then forwarded the link to 5 of their other friends
giving you a total of 50 clicks. If this pattern goes on, what is the total number of clicks
you’ll receive after ten rounds?

In the sequence form, the pattern goes like: 10, 50, …