{"id":2044,"date":"2015-11-12T18:30:42","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T18:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/collegealgebra1xmaster\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2044"},"modified":"2015-11-12T18:30:42","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T18:30:42","slug":"section-exercises-19","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/odessa-collegealgebra\/chapter\/section-exercises-19\/","title":{"raw":"Section Exercises","rendered":"Section Exercises"},"content":{"raw":"<p>1. What is an arithmetic sequence?\n\n2.\u00a0How is the common difference of an arithmetic sequence found?\n\n3. How do we determine whether a sequence is arithmetic?\n\n4.\u00a0What are the main differences between using a recursive formula and using an explicit formula to describe an arithmetic sequence?\n\n5. Describe how linear functions and arithmetic sequences are similar. How are they different?\n\nFor the following exercises, find the common difference for the arithmetic sequence provided.\n\n6. [latex]\\left\\{5,11,17,23,29,...\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\n7. [latex]\\left\\{0,\\frac{1}{2},1,\\frac{3}{2},2,...\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\nFor the following exercises, determine whether the sequence is arithmetic. If so find the common difference.\n\n8. [latex]\\left\\{11.4,9.3,7.2,5.1,3,...\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\n9. [latex]\\left\\{4,16,64,256,1024,...\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\nFor the following exercises, write the first five terms of the arithmetic sequence given the first term and common difference.\n\n10. [latex]{a}_{1}=-25[\/latex] , [latex]d=-9[\/latex]\n\n11. [latex]{a}_{1}=0[\/latex] , [latex]d=\\frac{2}{3}[\/latex]\n\nFor the following exercises, write the first five terms of the arithmetic series given two terms.\n\n12. [latex]{a}_{1}=17,{a}_{7}=-31[\/latex]\n\n13. [latex]{a}_{13}=-60,{a}_{33}=-160[\/latex]\n\nFor the following exercises, find the specified term for the arithmetic sequence given the first term and common difference.\n\n14. First term is 3, common difference is 4, find the 5<sup>th<\/sup> term.\n\n15. First term is 4, common difference is 5, find the 4<sup>th<\/sup> term.\n\n16.\u00a0First term is 5, common difference is 6, find the 8<sup>th<\/sup> term.\n\n17. First term is 6, common difference is 7, find the 6<sup>th<\/sup> term.\n\n18.\u00a0First term is 7, common difference is 8, find the 7<sup>th<\/sup> term.\n\nFor the following exercises, find the first term given two terms from an arithmetic sequence.\n\n19. Find the first term or [latex]{a}_{1}[\/latex] of an arithmetic sequence if [latex]{a}_{6}=12[\/latex] and [latex]{a}_{14}=28[\/latex].\n\n20.\u00a0Find the first term or [latex]{a}_{1}[\/latex] of an arithmetic sequence if [latex]{a}_{7}=21[\/latex] and [latex]{a}_{15}=42[\/latex].\n\n21. Find the first term or [latex]{a}_{1}[\/latex] of an arithmetic sequence if [latex]{a}_{8}=40[\/latex] and [latex]{a}_{23}=115[\/latex].\n\n22.\u00a0Find the first term or [latex]{a}_{1}[\/latex] of an arithmetic sequence if [latex]{a}_{9}=54[\/latex] and [latex]{a}_{17}=102[\/latex].\n\n23. Find the first term or [latex]{a}_{1}[\/latex] of an arithmetic sequence if [latex]{a}_{11}=11[\/latex] and [latex]{a}_{21}=16[\/latex].\n\nFor the following exercises, find the specified term given two terms from an arithmetic sequence.\n\n24. [latex]{a}_{1}=33[\/latex] and [latex]{a}_{7}=-15[\/latex]. Find [latex]{a}_{4}[\/latex].\n\n25. [latex]{a}_{3}=-17.1[\/latex] and [latex]{a}_{10}=-15.7[\/latex]. Find [latex]{a}_{21}[\/latex].\n\nFor the following exercises, use the recursive formula to write the first five terms of the arithmetic sequence.\n\n26. [latex]{a}_{1}=39;\\text{ }{a}_{n}={a}_{n - 1}-3[\/latex]\n\n27. [latex]{a}_{1}=-19;\\text{ }{a}_{n}={a}_{n - 1}-1.4[\/latex]\n\nFor the following exercises, write a recursive formula for each arithmetic sequence.\n\n28. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{40,60,80,...\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\n29. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{17,26,35,...\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\n30.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{-1,2,5,...\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\n31. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{12,17,22,...\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\n32.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{-15,-7,1,...\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\n33. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{8.9,10.3,11.7,...\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\n34.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{-0.52,-1.02,-1.52,...\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\n35. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{\\frac{1}{5},\\frac{9}{20},\\frac{7}{10},...\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\n36.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{-\\frac{1}{2},-\\frac{5}{4},-2,...\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\n37. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{\\frac{1}{6},-\\frac{11}{12},-2,...\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\nFor the following exercises, write a recursive formula for the given arithmetic sequence, and then find the specified term.\n\n38. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{7\\text{, }4\\text{, }1\\text{, }...\\right\\}[\/latex]; Find the 17<sup>th<\/sup> term.\n\n39. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{4\\text{, }11\\text{, }18\\text{, }...\\right\\}[\/latex]; Find the 14<sup>th<\/sup> term.\n\n40.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{2\\text{, }6\\text{, }10\\text{, }...\\right\\}[\/latex]; Find the 12<sup>th<\/sup> term.\n\nFor the following exercises, use the explicit formula to write the first five terms of the arithmetic sequence.\n\n41. [latex]{a}_{n}=24 - 4n[\/latex]\n\n42.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\frac{1}{2}n-\\frac{1}{2}[\/latex]\n\nFor the following exercises, write an explicit formula for each arithmetic sequence.\n\n43. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{3,5,7,...\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\n44.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{32,24,16,...\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\n45. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{-5\\text{, }95\\text{, }195\\text{, }...\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\n46.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{-17\\text{, }-217\\text{, }-417\\text{,}...\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\n47. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{1.8\\text{, }3.6\\text{, }5.4\\text{, }...\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\n48.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{-18.1,-16.2,-14.3,...\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\n49. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{15.8,18.5,21.2,...\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\n50.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{\\frac{1}{3},-\\frac{4}{3},-3\\text{, }...\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\n51. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{0,\\frac{1}{3},\\frac{2}{3},...\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\n52.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{-5,-\\frac{10}{3},-\\frac{5}{3},\\dots \\right\\}[\/latex]\n\nFor the following exercises, find the number of terms in the given finite arithmetic sequence.\n\n53. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{3\\text{,}-4\\text{,}-11\\text{, }...\\text{,}-60\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\n54.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{1.2,1.4,1.6,...,3.8\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\n55. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{\\frac{1}{2},2,\\frac{7}{2},...,8\\right\\}[\/latex]\n\nFor the following exercises, determine whether the graph shown represents an arithmetic sequence.\n\n56.\n<img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/924\/2015\/11\/25202531\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_11_02_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of a scattered plot with labeled points: (1, -4), (2, -2), (3, 0), (4, 2), and (5, 4). The x-axis is labeled n and the y-axis is labeled a_n.\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\"\/>\n\n57.\n<img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/924\/2015\/11\/25202533\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_11_02_2022.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of a scattered plot with labeled points: (1, 1.5), (2, 2.25), (3, 3.375), (4, 5.0625), and (5, 7.5938). The x-axis is labeled n and the y-axis is labeled a_n.\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\"\/>\n\nFor the following exercises, use the information provided to graph the first 5 terms of the arithmetic sequence.\n\n58. [latex]{a}_{1}=0,d=4[\/latex]\n\n59. [latex]{a}_{1}=9;{a}_{n}={a}_{n - 1}-10[\/latex]\n\n60. [latex]{a}_{n}=-12+5n[\/latex]\n\nFor the following exercises, follow the steps to work with the arithmetic sequence [latex]{a}_{n}=3n - 2[\/latex] using a graphing calculator:\n<\/p><ul><li>Press <strong>[MODE]<\/strong>\n<ul><li>Select SEQ in the fourth line<\/li>\n\t<li>Select DOT in the fifth line<\/li>\n\t<li>Press <strong>[ENTER]<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n\t<li>Press <strong>[Y=]<\/strong>\n<ul><li>[latex]n\\text{Min}[\/latex] is the first counting number for the sequence. Set [latex]n\\text{Min}=1[\/latex]<\/li>\n\t<li>[latex]u\\left(n\\right)[\/latex] is the pattern for the sequence. Set [latex]u\\left(n\\right)=3n - 2[\/latex]<\/li>\n\t<li>[latex]u\\left(n\\text{Min}\\right)[\/latex] is the first number in the sequence. Set [latex]u\\left(n\\text{Min}\\right)=1[\/latex]<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n\t<li>Press <strong>[2ND]<\/strong> then <strong>[WINDOW]<\/strong> to go to <strong>TBLSET<\/strong>\n<ul><li>Set [latex]\\text{TblStart}=1[\/latex]<\/li>\n\t<li>Set [latex]\\Delta \\text{Tbl}=1[\/latex]<\/li>\n\t<li>Set Indpnt: Auto and Depend: Auto<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n\t<li>Press <strong>[2ND]<\/strong> then <strong>[GRAPH]<\/strong> to go to the <strong>TABLE<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n61. What are the first seven terms shown in the column with the heading [latex]u\\left(n\\right)\\text{?}[\/latex]\n\n62.\u00a0Use the scroll-down arrow to scroll to [latex]n=50[\/latex]. What value is given for [latex]u\\left(n\\right)\\text{?}[\/latex]\n\n63. Press <strong>[WINDOW]<\/strong>. Set [latex]n\\text{Min}=1,n\\text{Max}=5,x\\text{Min}=0,x\\text{Max}=6,y\\text{Min}=-1[\/latex], and [latex]y\\text{Max}=14[\/latex]. Then press <strong>[GRAPH]<\/strong>. Graph the sequence as it appears on the graphing calculator.\n\nFor the following exercises, follow the steps given above to work with the arithmetic sequence [latex]{a}_{n}=\\frac{1}{2}n+5[\/latex] using a graphing calculator.\n\n64. What are the first seven terms shown in the column with the heading [latex]u\\left(n\\right)[\/latex] in the TABLE feature?\n\n65. Graph the sequence as it appears on the graphing calculator. Be sure to adjust the WINDOW settings as needed.\n\n66. Give two examples of arithmetic sequences whose 4<sup>th<\/sup> terms are [latex]9[\/latex].\n\n67. Give two examples of arithmetic sequences whose 10<sup>th<\/sup> terms are [latex]206[\/latex].\n\n68.\u00a0Find the 5<sup>th<\/sup> term of the arithmetic sequence [latex]\\left\\{9b,5b,b,\\dots \\right\\}[\/latex].\n\n69. Find the 11<sup>th<\/sup> term of the arithmetic sequence [latex]\\left\\{3a - 2b,a+2b,-a+6b\\dots \\right\\}[\/latex].\n\n70.\u00a0At which term does the sequence [latex]\\left\\{5.4,14.5,23.6,...\\right\\}[\/latex] exceed 151?\n\n71. At which term does the sequence [latex]\\left\\{\\frac{17}{3},\\frac{31}{6},\\frac{14}{3},...\\right\\}[\/latex] begin to have negative values?\n\n72.\u00a0For which terms does the finite arithmetic sequence [latex]\\left\\{\\frac{5}{2},\\frac{19}{8},\\frac{9}{4},...,\\frac{1}{8}\\right\\}[\/latex] have integer values?\n\n73. Write an arithmetic sequence using a recursive formula. Show the first 4 terms, and then find the 31<sup>st<\/sup> term.\n\n74.\u00a0Write an arithmetic sequence using an explicit formula. Show the first 4 terms, and then find the 28<sup>th<\/sup> term.","rendered":"<p>1. What is an arithmetic sequence?<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0How is the common difference of an arithmetic sequence found?<\/p>\n<p>3. How do we determine whether a sequence is arithmetic?<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0What are the main differences between using a recursive formula and using an explicit formula to describe an arithmetic sequence?<\/p>\n<p>5. Describe how linear functions and arithmetic sequences are similar. How are they different?<\/p>\n<p>For the following exercises, find the common difference for the arithmetic sequence provided.<\/p>\n<p>6. [latex]\\left\\{5,11,17,23,29,...\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>7. [latex]\\left\\{0,\\frac{1}{2},1,\\frac{3}{2},2,...\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>For the following exercises, determine whether the sequence is arithmetic. If so find the common difference.<\/p>\n<p>8. [latex]\\left\\{11.4,9.3,7.2,5.1,3,...\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>9. [latex]\\left\\{4,16,64,256,1024,...\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>For the following exercises, write the first five terms of the arithmetic sequence given the first term and common difference.<\/p>\n<p>10. [latex]{a}_{1}=-25[\/latex] , [latex]d=-9[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>11. [latex]{a}_{1}=0[\/latex] , [latex]d=\\frac{2}{3}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>For the following exercises, write the first five terms of the arithmetic series given two terms.<\/p>\n<p>12. [latex]{a}_{1}=17,{a}_{7}=-31[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>13. [latex]{a}_{13}=-60,{a}_{33}=-160[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>For the following exercises, find the specified term for the arithmetic sequence given the first term and common difference.<\/p>\n<p>14. First term is 3, common difference is 4, find the 5<sup>th<\/sup> term.<\/p>\n<p>15. First term is 4, common difference is 5, find the 4<sup>th<\/sup> term.<\/p>\n<p>16.\u00a0First term is 5, common difference is 6, find the 8<sup>th<\/sup> term.<\/p>\n<p>17. First term is 6, common difference is 7, find the 6<sup>th<\/sup> term.<\/p>\n<p>18.\u00a0First term is 7, common difference is 8, find the 7<sup>th<\/sup> term.<\/p>\n<p>For the following exercises, find the first term given two terms from an arithmetic sequence.<\/p>\n<p>19. Find the first term or [latex]{a}_{1}[\/latex] of an arithmetic sequence if [latex]{a}_{6}=12[\/latex] and [latex]{a}_{14}=28[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p>20.\u00a0Find the first term or [latex]{a}_{1}[\/latex] of an arithmetic sequence if [latex]{a}_{7}=21[\/latex] and [latex]{a}_{15}=42[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p>21. Find the first term or [latex]{a}_{1}[\/latex] of an arithmetic sequence if [latex]{a}_{8}=40[\/latex] and [latex]{a}_{23}=115[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p>22.\u00a0Find the first term or [latex]{a}_{1}[\/latex] of an arithmetic sequence if [latex]{a}_{9}=54[\/latex] and [latex]{a}_{17}=102[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p>23. Find the first term or [latex]{a}_{1}[\/latex] of an arithmetic sequence if [latex]{a}_{11}=11[\/latex] and [latex]{a}_{21}=16[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p>For the following exercises, find the specified term given two terms from an arithmetic sequence.<\/p>\n<p>24. [latex]{a}_{1}=33[\/latex] and [latex]{a}_{7}=-15[\/latex]. Find [latex]{a}_{4}[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p>25. [latex]{a}_{3}=-17.1[\/latex] and [latex]{a}_{10}=-15.7[\/latex]. Find [latex]{a}_{21}[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p>For the following exercises, use the recursive formula to write the first five terms of the arithmetic sequence.<\/p>\n<p>26. [latex]{a}_{1}=39;\\text{ }{a}_{n}={a}_{n - 1}-3[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>27. [latex]{a}_{1}=-19;\\text{ }{a}_{n}={a}_{n - 1}-1.4[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>For the following exercises, write a recursive formula for each arithmetic sequence.<\/p>\n<p>28. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{40,60,80,...\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>29. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{17,26,35,...\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>30.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{-1,2,5,...\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>31. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{12,17,22,...\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>32.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{-15,-7,1,...\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>33. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{8.9,10.3,11.7,...\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>34.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{-0.52,-1.02,-1.52,...\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>35. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{\\frac{1}{5},\\frac{9}{20},\\frac{7}{10},...\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>36.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{-\\frac{1}{2},-\\frac{5}{4},-2,...\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>37. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{\\frac{1}{6},-\\frac{11}{12},-2,...\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>For the following exercises, write a recursive formula for the given arithmetic sequence, and then find the specified term.<\/p>\n<p>38. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{7\\text{, }4\\text{, }1\\text{, }...\\right\\}[\/latex]; Find the 17<sup>th<\/sup> term.<\/p>\n<p>39. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{4\\text{, }11\\text{, }18\\text{, }...\\right\\}[\/latex]; Find the 14<sup>th<\/sup> term.<\/p>\n<p>40.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{2\\text{, }6\\text{, }10\\text{, }...\\right\\}[\/latex]; Find the 12<sup>th<\/sup> term.<\/p>\n<p>For the following exercises, use the explicit formula to write the first five terms of the arithmetic sequence.<\/p>\n<p>41. [latex]{a}_{n}=24 - 4n[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>42.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\frac{1}{2}n-\\frac{1}{2}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>For the following exercises, write an explicit formula for each arithmetic sequence.<\/p>\n<p>43. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{3,5,7,...\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>44.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{32,24,16,...\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>45. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{-5\\text{, }95\\text{, }195\\text{, }...\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>46.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{-17\\text{, }-217\\text{, }-417\\text{,}...\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>47. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{1.8\\text{, }3.6\\text{, }5.4\\text{, }...\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>48.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{-18.1,-16.2,-14.3,...\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>49. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{15.8,18.5,21.2,...\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>50.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{\\frac{1}{3},-\\frac{4}{3},-3\\text{, }...\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>51. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{0,\\frac{1}{3},\\frac{2}{3},...\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>52.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{-5,-\\frac{10}{3},-\\frac{5}{3},\\dots \\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>For the following exercises, find the number of terms in the given finite arithmetic sequence.<\/p>\n<p>53. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{3\\text{,}-4\\text{,}-11\\text{, }...\\text{,}-60\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>54.\u00a0[latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{1.2,1.4,1.6,...,3.8\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>55. [latex]{a}_{n}=\\left\\{\\frac{1}{2},2,\\frac{7}{2},...,8\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>For the following exercises, determine whether the graph shown represents an arithmetic sequence.<\/p>\n<p>56.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/924\/2015\/11\/25202531\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_11_02_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of a scattered plot with labeled points: (1, -4), (2, -2), (3, 0), (4, 2), and (5, 4). The x-axis is labeled n and the y-axis is labeled a_n.\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>57.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/924\/2015\/11\/25202533\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_11_02_2022.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of a scattered plot with labeled points: (1, 1.5), (2, 2.25), (3, 3.375), (4, 5.0625), and (5, 7.5938). The x-axis is labeled n and the y-axis is labeled a_n.\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For the following exercises, use the information provided to graph the first 5 terms of the arithmetic sequence.<\/p>\n<p>58. [latex]{a}_{1}=0,d=4[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>59. [latex]{a}_{1}=9;{a}_{n}={a}_{n - 1}-10[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>60. [latex]{a}_{n}=-12+5n[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>For the following exercises, follow the steps to work with the arithmetic sequence [latex]{a}_{n}=3n - 2[\/latex] using a graphing calculator:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Press <strong>[MODE]<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Select SEQ in the fourth line<\/li>\n<li>Select DOT in the fifth line<\/li>\n<li>Press <strong>[ENTER]<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Press <strong>[Y=]<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>[latex]n\\text{Min}[\/latex] is the first counting number for the sequence. Set [latex]n\\text{Min}=1[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li>[latex]u\\left(n\\right)[\/latex] is the pattern for the sequence. Set [latex]u\\left(n\\right)=3n - 2[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li>[latex]u\\left(n\\text{Min}\\right)[\/latex] is the first number in the sequence. Set [latex]u\\left(n\\text{Min}\\right)=1[\/latex]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Press <strong>[2ND]<\/strong> then <strong>[WINDOW]<\/strong> to go to <strong>TBLSET<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Set [latex]\\text{TblStart}=1[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li>Set [latex]\\Delta \\text{Tbl}=1[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li>Set Indpnt: Auto and Depend: Auto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Press <strong>[2ND]<\/strong> then <strong>[GRAPH]<\/strong> to go to the <strong>TABLE<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>61. What are the first seven terms shown in the column with the heading [latex]u\\left(n\\right)\\text{?}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>62.\u00a0Use the scroll-down arrow to scroll to [latex]n=50[\/latex]. What value is given for [latex]u\\left(n\\right)\\text{?}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>63. Press <strong>[WINDOW]<\/strong>. Set [latex]n\\text{Min}=1,n\\text{Max}=5,x\\text{Min}=0,x\\text{Max}=6,y\\text{Min}=-1[\/latex], and [latex]y\\text{Max}=14[\/latex]. Then press <strong>[GRAPH]<\/strong>. Graph the sequence as it appears on the graphing calculator.<\/p>\n<p>For the following exercises, follow the steps given above to work with the arithmetic sequence [latex]{a}_{n}=\\frac{1}{2}n+5[\/latex] using a graphing calculator.<\/p>\n<p>64. What are the first seven terms shown in the column with the heading [latex]u\\left(n\\right)[\/latex] in the TABLE feature?<\/p>\n<p>65. Graph the sequence as it appears on the graphing calculator. Be sure to adjust the WINDOW settings as needed.<\/p>\n<p>66. Give two examples of arithmetic sequences whose 4<sup>th<\/sup> terms are [latex]9[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p>67. Give two examples of arithmetic sequences whose 10<sup>th<\/sup> terms are [latex]206[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p>68.\u00a0Find the 5<sup>th<\/sup> term of the arithmetic sequence [latex]\\left\\{9b,5b,b,\\dots \\right\\}[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p>69. Find the 11<sup>th<\/sup> term of the arithmetic sequence [latex]\\left\\{3a - 2b,a+2b,-a+6b\\dots \\right\\}[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p>70.\u00a0At which term does the sequence [latex]\\left\\{5.4,14.5,23.6,...\\right\\}[\/latex] exceed 151?<\/p>\n<p>71. At which term does the sequence [latex]\\left\\{\\frac{17}{3},\\frac{31}{6},\\frac{14}{3},...\\right\\}[\/latex] begin to have negative values?<\/p>\n<p>72.\u00a0For which terms does the finite arithmetic sequence [latex]\\left\\{\\frac{5}{2},\\frac{19}{8},\\frac{9}{4},...,\\frac{1}{8}\\right\\}[\/latex] have integer values?<\/p>\n<p>73. Write an arithmetic sequence using a recursive formula. Show the first 4 terms, and then find the 31<sup>st<\/sup> term.<\/p>\n<p>74.\u00a0Write an arithmetic sequence using an explicit formula. 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