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A. Determine the value of d and a10 for each arithmetic sequence:

1. 3, 5, 7, 9,… d= a10 =
2. -3, - 6, -9, -12, … d= a10 =
3. -6, -5, -4, -3, … d= a10 =
4. 3, 2, 1, 0, … d= a10 =
B. Determine the explicit and recursive for each arithmetic sequence:
Sequence Explicit Recursive
3, 5, 7, 9,…
-3, - 6, -9, -12, …
-6, -5, -4, -3, …
3, 2, 1, 0, …

C. Find the value of x, then write the first 5 terms of the arithmetic sequence a1, and d.

1. a1= x, d=3x, a9= 25

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2. a1= x, d=2x, a14= 30

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3. a1= x, d=8x, a7= 10

D. Solve each problem:

1. If the 4th term of an arithmetic sequence is 24 and the 12th term is 56, what is the first term?
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2. If the 5th term of an arithmetic sequence is 11 and the 16th term is -77, what is the 20th
term?
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3. Which term of the sequence 13, 6, -1, … is 85?
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4. Which term of the sequence is 9, 9.4, 9.8,… is 17?
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5. How many odd numbers are there between 4 and 11?
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6. How many terms are there in the sequence 1, 4, 7, 10, … 682?
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7. A gardener makes a triangular planting with 40 plants in the front row, 36 in the second
row, 32 in the third row, and so on. If the pattern is consistent, how many plants will be in
the last row?
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8. Josh spent P150.00 on August 1, P170.00 on August 2, P190.00 on August 3, and so on, how
much did Josh spend on August 31?
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9. Insert two arithmetic mean between 21 and 33.

10. Insert three arithmetic mean between 11 and 35

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