Please help me with my midterm review my teacher was out sick today and idk how much longer she will be but my midterms Thursday. She only helps people who she has seen done there midterm review and gotten over half of it right so can any of you please help me.

Write the first four terms of the sequence whose general term is given.

an = 3n - 1
Answer

2, 3, 4, 5

2, 5, 8, 11

-2, -5, -8, -11

4, 7, 10, 13

3 points
Question 2

Write the first four terms of the sequence whose general term is given.

an = 2(2n - 3)
Answer

-6, -2, 2, 6

-1, 1, 3, 5

-2, -4, -6, -8

-2, 2, 6, 10

3 points
Question 3

Write the first four terms of the sequence whose general term is given.

an = 4n
Answer

1, 16, 81, 256

4, 16, 64, 256

1, 4, 16, 64

16, 64, 256, 1024

3 points
Question 4

Write the first four terms of the sequence whose general term is given.

an = (2/3)n
Answer

1, , ,

, , ,

1, , ,

, , ,

3 points
Question 5

Write the first four terms of the sequence whose general term is given.

an = (-1)n(n + 5)
Answer

6, 7, 8, 9

-6, -14, -24, -36

-6, 7, -8, 9

-6, -7, -8, -9

3 points
Question 6

Write the first four terms of the sequence whose general term is given.

an = (-1)n + 1(n + 6)
Answer

-7, 8, -9, 10

-8, 9, -10, 11

7, -8, 9, -10

7, -16, 27, -40

3 points
Question 7

Write the first four terms of the sequence whose general term is given.

an =
Answer

4, , , 1

-4, , , 1

4, - , , 1

-4, - , , 1

3 points
Question 8

Write the first four terms of the sequence defined by the recursion formula.

a1 = -5 and an = an-1 - 3 for n ≥ 2
Answer

-5, - 4, - 1, 2

5, 2, -1, -4

-5, -8, -11, -14

5, 8, 11, 14

3 points
Question 9

Write the first four terms of the sequence defined by the recursion formula.

a1 = -6 and an = -2an-1 for n ≥ 2
Answer

6, -12, 24, -48

-6, 14, -26, 50

-6, -12, -24, -48

-6, 12, -24, 48

3 points
Question 10

Write the first four terms of the sequence defined by the recursion formula.

a1 = 4 and an = 3an-1 + 2 for n ≥ 2
Answer

4, 14, 44, 134

4, 10, 28, 82

4, 12, 36, 108

4, 14, 38, 110

3 points
Question 11

Find the indicated sum.

Answer

46

60

14

24

3 points
Question 12

Find the indicated sum.

Answer

3 points
Question 13

Find the indicated sum.

Answer

39

30

84

120

3 points
Question 14

Find the indicated sum.

Answer

45

110

74

120

3 points
Question 15

Use the formula for the general term (the nth term) of an arithmetic sequence to find the indicated term of the sequence with the given first term, a1, and common difference, d.

Find a8 when a1 = -10, d = -3.
Answer

-31

11

-34

14

3 points
Question 16

Use the formula for the general term (the nth term) of an arithmetic sequence to find the indicated term of the sequence with the given first term, a1, and common difference, d.

Find a21 when a1 = 28, d = -5.
Answer

-77

128

-100

-72

3 points
Question 17

Write a formula for the general term (the nth term) of the arithmetic sequence. Then use the formula for an to find a20, the 20th term of the sequence.

1, 4, 7, 10, 13, . . .
Answer

an = 3n + 2; a20 = 62

an = n + 3; a20 = 23

an = 3n - 2; a20 = 58

an = 2n - 3; a20 = 37

3 points
Question 18

Write a formula for the general term (the nth term) of the arithmetic sequence. Then use the formula for an to find a20, the 20th term of the sequence.

25, 16 , 7, -2, . . .
Answer

an = -9n + 25; a20 = -155

an = -9n + 34; a20 = -146

an = 9n - 25; a20 = 155

an = 9n - 34; a20 = 146

3 points
Question 19

Solve the problem.

The population of a town is increasing by 200 inhabitants each year. If its population at the beginning of 1990 was 27,842, what was its population at the beginning of 1998?
Answer

222,680 inhabitants

29,442 inhabitants

29,242 inhabitants

445,360 inhabitants

3 points
Question 20

Find the indicated sum.

Find the sum of the first 50 terms of the arithmetic sequence: 3, -4, -11, -18, . . .
Answer

-8600

-8425

-347

-8420

3 points
Question 21

Find the indicated sum.

Find the sum of the first 48 terms of the arithmetic sequence: 2, 4, 6, 8, . . .
Answer

98

2359

2400

2352

3 points
Question 22

Write out the first three terms and the last term of the arithmetic sequence.

Answer

-5 - 1 + 7 - . . . + 85

1 + 31 + 103 + . . . + 535

-5 + 1 + 7 + . . . + 85

1 + 7 + 13 + . . . + 85

3 points
Question 23

Use the formula for the sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic sequence to find the indicated sum.

Answer

-1522.5

-1421

-1595

-1537

3 points
Question 24

Solve the problem.

A theater has 32 rows with 20 seats in the first row, 25 in the second row, 30 in the third row, and so forth. How many seats are in the theater?
Answer

6400 seats

6240 seats

3120 seats

3200 seats

3 points
Question 25

If the given sequence is a geometric sequence, find the common ratio.

4, 16, 64, 256, 1024
Answer

4

16

not a geometric sequence

3 points
Question 26

If the given sequence is a geometric sequence, find the common ratio.

, , , ,
Answer

20

4

3 points
Question 27

Write the first five terms of the geometric sequence.

a1 = 7; r =
Answer

, , , ,

7, , , ,

7, , , , 8

7, 28, 112, 448, 1792

3 points
Question 28

Write the first five terms of the geometric sequence.

an = 5an-1; a1 = 3
Answer

15, 75, 375, 1875, 9375

3, 8, 13, 18, 23

5, 15, 75, 375, 1875

3, 15, 75, 375, 1875

3 points
Question 29

Use the formula for the sum of the first n terms of a geometric sequence to solve.

Find the sum of the first six terms of the geometric sequence: 3, 15, 75, . . . .
Answer

11718

93

3906

910

3 points
Question 30

Use the formula for the sum of the first n terms of a geometric sequence to solve.

Find the sum of the first 11 terms of the geometric sequence: -3, -6, -12, -24, -48, . . . .
Answer

-6161

-6139

-6141

-6104

3 points
Question 31

Use the formula for the sum of the first n terms of a geometric sequence to solve.

Find the sum of the first five terms of the geometric sequence: , , , . . . .
Answer

3 points
Question 32

Find the indicated sum. Use the formula for the sum of the first n terms of a geometric sequence.

Answer

-2460

-156

244

-7710

3 points
Question 33

Solve the problem.

A job pays a salary of 29,000 the first year. During the next 6 years, the salary increases by 6% each year. What is the salary for the 7th year? What is the total salary over the 7-year period? (Round to the nearest cent.)
Answer

$43,605.28; $287,026.57

$41,137.05; $243,421.29

$41,137.05; $202,284.24

$43,605.28; $202,300.9

Sure! I can help you with your midterm review. Here are the first four terms of each sequence:

1. Sequence: an = 3n - 1
First four terms: 2, 5, 8, 11

2. Sequence: an = 2(2n - 3)
First four terms: -6, -2, 2, 6

3. Sequence: an = 4n
First four terms: 4, 8, 12, 16

4. Sequence: an = (2/3)n
First four terms: 1, 2/3, 4/9, 8/27

5. Sequence: an = (-1)n(n + 5)
First four terms: -6, -14, -24, -36

6. Sequence: an = (-1)n + 1(n + 6)
First four terms: -7, 8, -9, 10

7. Sequence: an = ?
The sequence is incomplete and cannot be determined without additional information.

8. Sequence: a1 = -5 and an = an-1 - 3 for n ≥ 2
First four terms: -5, -2, 1, 4

9. Sequence: a1 = -6 and an = -2an-1 for n ≥ 2
First four terms: -6, 12, -24, 48

10. Sequence: a1 = 4 and an = 3an-1 + 2 for n ≥ 2
First four terms: 4, 14, 44, 134

I hope this helps with your midterm review! Let me know if you need any further assistance.

To find the first four terms of a sequence with the given general term, you simply substitute the values 1, 2, 3, and 4 into the general term equation and evaluate.

Let's go through each question step by step.

Question 1:
The general term is given as an = 3n - 1.
To find the first four terms, substitute n=1, n=2, n=3, n=4 into the equation:
a1 = 3(1) - 1 = 2
a2 = 3(2) - 1 = 5
a3 = 3(3) - 1 = 8
a4 = 3(4) - 1 = 11
Therefore, the first four terms are 2, 5, 8, 11.

Question 2:
The general term is given as an = 2(2n - 3).
To find the first four terms, substitute n=1, n=2, n=3, n=4 into the equation:
a1 = 2(2(1) - 3) = -2
a2 = 2(2(2) - 3) = 2
a3 = 2(2(3) - 3) = 6
a4 = 2(2(4) - 3) = 10
Therefore, the first four terms are -2, 2, 6, 10.

Continue this process for each of the questions, substituting the values of n and evaluating the general term equation to find the first four terms of each sequence.