S2 Name:____________________________________ Wilbur Do all worksheet to the best of your ability Sept 12th First Term & Common Difference of an Arithmetic Sequence Write the first term(a) and the common difference(d) of each arithmetic sequence. 1) 10.7, 4.7, –1.3, –7.3, –13.3, ... a= 3) 5) a= 9) 6) ; d= ; d= –2.7, –2.1, –1.5, –0.9, –0.3, ... a= 10) ; d= 2 5 , 4 5 , 6 5 , 8 5 , 10 5 , ... a= 8) ; d= 499, 507, 515, 523, 531, ... a= ; d= –43, –24, –5, 14, 33, ... a= 4) ; d= 7, 14.5, 22, 29.5, 37, ... 119, 49, –21, –91, –161, ... a= ; d= –8, –13, –18, –23, –28, ... a= 7) ; d= 7 13 1 17 8 – , – , , , , ... 5 20 10 20 5 a= 2) ; d= 13 , 25 , 3, 23 , 11 , ... 4 8 8 4 a= ; d= Teaching Resources @ www.tutoringhour.com S2 First Term & Common Difference of an Arithmetic Sequence Write the first term(a) and the common difference(d) of each arithmetic sequence. 1) 10.7, 4.7, –1.3, –7.3, –13.3, ... a= 3) 10.7 a= ; d= 3 4 –8 ; d= –5 7 ; d= 7.5 a= –43 ; d= 19 499 ; d= 8 2 5 ; d= 2 5 –2.7, –2.1, –1.5, –0.9, –0.3, ... a= 10) –43, –24, –5, 14, 33, ... –70 ; d= 2 5 , 4 5 , 6 5 , 8 5 , 10 5 , ... a= 8) 119 499, 507, 515, 523, 531, ... a= 6) 7, 14.5, 22, 29.5, 37, ... a= 9) 7 5 119, 49, –21, –91, –161, ... a= 4) –8, –13, –18, –23, –28, ... a= 7) –6 7 13 1 17 8 – , – , , , , ... 5 20 10 20 5 – 5) ; d= 2) –2.7 ; d= 0.6 13 , 25 , 3, 23 , 11 , ... 4 8 8 4 a= 13 4 – ; d= 1 8 Teaching Resources @ www.tutoringhour.com