Mathematics 10

PROBLEM SET 1 First Quarter

Name: _________________________ Gr./Sec.: ____________________ Score: __________
Do the following as instructed. Provide a solution on each item. CHEATING IS HIGHLY PROHIBITED.
1. Write the first five terms of the sequence
and graph the sequence.
Domain
Range

2. Determine the general term of the following sequences.

a) -1, 3, 7, 11, 15, ..
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b) 0,

, ..
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3. How many terms are there in an arithmetic sequence with d = 3, a1 = 1 and an = 61?

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4. If four arithmetic means are inserted between -7 and 7, what is the third mean?

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5. For an arithmetic sequence whose second term is given by and the third term is , find an.

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6. For an arithmetic sequence whose third term is -7 and sixth term is

, find an.

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7. Find the sum of the first 50 terms of the arithmetic sequence whose general term is an = 3n + 5?

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8. The sum of the first 10 terms of an arithmetic sequence is 530. What is the first term if the last term is 80?
What is the common difference?

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9. The nth term of an arithmetic sequence is given by an = -4n + 16. Find Sn.

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10. During her four-week summer vacation, Emma was offered a part-time job with a starting weekly salary of
3200 for the first week. Her employer promised to increase her salary by 300 a week as an incentive for
her good performance.
a) How much will her salary be on the fourth week?

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b) Find her total salary throughout her summer vacation.

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