Recognizing Patterns Answers

What is the common ratio between successive terms in the sequence?27, 9, 3, 1, , , , ...

What is the common ratio between successive terms in the sequence?1.5, 1.2, 0.96, 0.768, …

A sequence is defined by the recursive function f(n + 1) = –10f(n).

A sequence is defined recursively by the formula f(n + 1) = f(n) + 3 . The first term of the sequence is –4. What is the next term in the sequence?

Shaunta is developing a recursive formula to represent an arithmetic sequence in which 5 is added to each term to determine each successive term. Which formula could represent her sequence?

A sequence is defined by the formula f(n+1)=f(n)−3. If f(4)=22, what is f(1)?

What is the common difference between successive terms in the sequence?9, 2.5, –4, –10.5, –17, ...

What is the common difference between successive terms in the sequence?0.36, 0.26, 0.16, 0.06, –0.04, –0.14, ...

Zina spends 1.5 hours setting up her sewing machine and making one hat. The total amount of time spent making hats can be represented by the sequence below.1.5, 2.25, 3.0, 3.75, ...

An electrician earns $110 after his first hour of working for a client. His total pay based on the number of hours worked can be represented using the sequence shown.110, 130, 150, 170, ...