Ch.13 Sequences;Induction;theBinomialTheorem
13.1 Sequences
1 WritetheFirstSeveralTermsofaSequence
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Evaluatethefactorialexpression.
1) 8!
A) 40,320 B) 56 C) 16 D) 12
2) 4!
2!
A) 12 B) 2! C) 4
2D) 4
3) 7!
6!
A) 7 B) 1 C) 7
6D) 7!
4) 6!
8!
A) 1
56 B) 56 C) 2! D) 1
2!
5) 4!9!
4!
A) 362,880 B) 1 C) 15120 D) 15121
6) 8!
6!2!
A) 28 B) 8 C) 0 D) 1
7) 12!
6!6!
A) 924 B) 1848 C) 665,280 D) 462
Writeoutthefirstfivetermsofthesequence.
8) {sn}={n–4}
A) s1=–3
,
s2=–2
,
s3=–1
,
s4=0
,
s5=1B)s
1= –4
,
s2= –3
,
s3=–2
,
s4=–1
,
s5=0
C) s1=–1
,
s2=0
,
s3=1
,
s4=2
,
s5=3D)s
1=4
,
s2=8
,
s3=12
,
s4=16
,
s5=20
9) {sn}={2n–2}
A) s1=0
,
s2=2
,
s3=4
,
s4=6
,
s5=8B)s
1=0
,
s2=1
,
s3=2
,
s4=3
,
s5=4
C) s1=4
,
s2=6
,
s3=8
,
s4=10
,
s5=12 D) s1=0
,
s2= –2
,
s3=–4
,
s4=–6
,
s5= –8
10) {sn}={2(2n–3)}
A) s1=–2
,
s2=2
,
s3=6
,
s4=10
,
s5=14 B) s1= –1
,
s2=1
,
s3=3
,
s4=5
,
s5=7
C) s1=–6
,
s2=–2
,
s3=2
,
s4=6
,
s5=10 D) s1= –2
,
s2= –4
,
s3=–6
,
s4=–8
,
s5= –10
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11) {sn}={n2–n}
A) s1=0,s2=2,s3=6,s4=12,s5=20 B) s1=2,s2=6,s3=12,s4=20,s5=30
C) s1=1,s2=4,s3=9,s4=16,s5=25 D) s1=0,s2=3,s3=8,s4=15,s5=24
12) {sn}={2n}
A) s1=2
,
s2=4
,
s3=8
,
s4=16
,
s5=32 B) s1=1
,
s2=4
,
s3=9
,
s4=16
,
s5=25
C) s1=1
,
s2=2
,
s3=4
,
s4=8
,
s5=16 D) s1=4
,
s2=8
,
s3=16
,
s4=32
,
s5=64
13) {cn}=2n+4
2n
A) c1=3,c2=2,c3=5
3,c4=3
2,c5=7
5B) c1=2,c2=5
3,c3=3
2,c4=7
5,c5=4
3
C) c1=3,c2=4,c3=5
4,c4=6,c5=7D)c
1=4
,
c2=5
,
c3=6
,
c4=7
,
c5=8
14) {sn}=3n
4n+5
A) s1=1
3,s2=3
7,s3=9
23,s4=9
29,s5=81
343 B) s1=1
3,s2=6
13,s3=9
17,s4=4
7,s5=3
5
C) s1=3
7,s2=9
23,s3=9
29,s4=81
343 ,s5=243
1367 D) s1=6
13,s2=9
17,s3=4
7,s4=3
5,s5=18
29
15) {cn}=(–1)n
(n+5)(n+1)
A) c1=–1
12,c2=1
21,c3=–1
32,c4=1
45,c5=–1
60
B) c1=1
12,c2=–1
21,c3=1
32,c4=–1
45,c5=1
60
C) c1=–1
8,c2=1
10,c3=–1
12,c4=1
14,c5=–1
16
D) c1=1
8,c2=–1
10,c3=1
12,c4=–1
14,c5=1
16
16) {cn}=4n
n
A) c1=4,c2=8,c3=64
3,c4=64,c5=1024
5B) c1=0,c2=4,c3=8,c4=64
3,c5=64
C) c1=4
,
c2=16
,
c3=64
,
c4=256
,
c5=1024 D) c1=1,c2=4
,
c3=16
,
c4=64
,
c5=256
17) {sn}=(–1)n–1n+2
2n–1
A) s1=3,s2=–4
3,s3=1,s4=–6
7,s5=7
9B) s1=3,s2=4
3,s3=1,s4=6
7,s5=7
9
C) s1=–3,s2=4
3,s3=–1,s4=6
7,s5=–7
9D) s1=–3,s2=4
3,s3=1,s4=–6
7,s5=7
9
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18) {sn}=n
n2+2
A) s1=1
3,s2=1
3,s3=3
11,s4=2
9,s5=5
27 B) s1=1
3,s2=1
3,s3=3
8,s4=2
5,s5=5
12
C) s1=1
2,s2=1
3,s3=3
8,s4=2
5,s5=5
12 D) s1=1
4,s2=1
3,s3=3
8,s4=2
5,s5=5
12
Thegivenpatterncontinues.Writedownthenthtermofthesequence{an}suggestedbythepattern.
19) 2
,
10
,
18
,
26
,
34
,
…
A) an=2(4n–3 ) B) an=8n–3C)a
n=2(8)
n–1D) an=6n–8
20) –1
,
1
,
3
,
5
,
7
,
…
A) an=2n–3B)a
n=3n–2C)a
n=–1(2)
n–1D) an=n+2
21) 0,2,6,12,20,…
A) an=n2–nB)a
n=2n –2C)a
n=4n –6D)a
n=2n–1–1
22) 4
,
16
,
64
,
256
,
1024
,
…
A) an=4nB) an=12n
C) an=4+12(n–1) D) an=4n–1+3
23) 5
,
–10
,
15
,
–20
,
…
A) an=(–1)n+1·5n B) an=(–1)n·5n C) an=(–1)n+1·5D)a
n=(–1)n·5
24) 1
1·3,1
2·4,1
3·5,1
4·6,…
A) an=1
n(n+2) B) an=1
n·2n C) an=1
2n D) n(n+2)
25) 1,1
3,1
9,1
27,…
A) an=1
3n–1B) an=1
3nC) an=1
3D) an=1
3+n
26) 1
1,1
4,1
9,1
16,1
25,…
A) an=1
n2B) an=1
nn–1C) an=1
3n–2D) an=1
2
n–1
Solve.
27) Thenumberofstudentsinaschoolinyearnisestimatedbythemodelan=7n2+12n+82.Abouthow
manystudentsareintheschoolineachofthefirstthreeyears?
A) 101
,
134
,
181 B) 113
,
146
,
193 C) 108
,
134
,
181 D) 101
,
134
,
160
28) Duringafive–yearperiod,acompanydoublesitsprofitseachyear.Iftheprofitsattheendofthefifthyear
are$240,000,thenwhataretheprofitsforeachofthefirstfouryears?
A) $15,000
,
$30,000
,
$60,000
,
$120,000 B) $15,000
,
$30,000
,
$60,000
,
$150,000
C) $16,000
,
$32,000
,
$64,000
,
$126,000 D) $15,000
,
$30,000
,
$45,000
,
$60,000
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2 WritetheTermsofaSequenceDefinedbyaRecursiveFormula
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Thesequenceisdefinedrecursively.Writethefirstfourterms.
1) a1=4;an=an–1–1
A) a1=4
,
a2=3
,
a3=2
,
a4=1B)a
1= –1
,
a2= –2
,
a3=–3
,
a4=–4
C) a1=4
,
a2=5,a3=6,a4=7D)a
1=4
,
a2=5 ,a3=4,a4=3
2) a1=4;an=4an–1
A) a1=4
,
a2=16
,
a3=64
,
a4=256 B) a1=4
,
a1=15
,
a2=14
,
a4=13
C) a1=12
,
a1=48
,
a2=192
,
a4=384 D) a1=4
,
a1=18
,
a2=66
,
a4=258
3) a1=3;an=2an–1–3
A) a1=3
,
a2=3
,
a3=3
,
a4=3B)a
1=3
,
a2=3
,
a3=9
,
a4=21
C) a1=3
,
a2=6
,
a3=12
,
a4=24 D) a1=3
,
a2=9
,
a3=21
,
a4=45
4) a1=2,a2=5;an=an–2–3an–1
A) a1=2,a2=5,a3=–13,a4=44 B) a1=2,a2=5,a3=–1,a4=–16
C) a1=2,a2=5,a3=1,a4=2D
)a
1=2,a2=5,a3=17,a4=–46
5) a1=135;an+1=1
3
(an)
A) a1=135,a2=45,a3=15,a4=5B)a
1=135,a2=67.5,a3=33.75,a4=16.875
C) a1=135,a2=405,a3=1215,a4=3645 D) a1=135,a2=105,a3=75,a4=45
6) a1=14;an=n–an–1
A) a1=14
,
a2=–12
,
a3=15
,
a4=–11 B) a1=14
,
a2=16
,
a3=–13
,
a4=17
C) a1=14
,
a2=28
,
a3=–14
,
a4=42 D) a1=13
,
a2=16
,
a3=14
,
a4=17
7) a1=2;an=an–1
n+1
A) a1=2,a2=2
3,a3=1
6,a4=1
30 B) a1=2,a2=1,a3=1
3,a4=1
12
C) a1=2,a2=2,a3=2
3,a4=1
6D) a1=2,a2=2,a3=1,a4=1
3
8) a1=w;an=an–1+U
A) a1=w
,
a2=w+U
,
a3=w+2U
,
a4=w+3U B) a1=w
,
a2=U
,
a3=2U
,
a4=3U
C) a1=w
,
a2=w–U
,
a3=w–2U
,
a4=w–3U D) a1=U
,
a2=U+w
,
a3=U+2w
,
a4=U+3w
9) a1=10;an=10an–1
A) a1=10,a2=10 10,a3=10 10 10,a4=10 10 10 10
B) a1=10,a2=10,a3=10 10,a4=100
C) a1=10,a2=10 10,a3=100 10,a4=1000 10
D) a1=10,a2=10,a3=10,a4=10
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Solve.
10) Giventhata1=–4,a2=–4andan+2=an+1–4an
,
whatisthefifthtermofthisrecursivelydefined
sequence?
A) a5=–20 B) a5=28 C) a5=764 D) a5= –308
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
11) Karenhasabalanceof$1000onadepartmentstorecreditcardthatcharges1.5%interestpermonthon
anyunpaidbalance.Shecanaffordtopay$150towardthebalanceeachmonth.Herbalanceeachmonth,
aftermakinga$150payment,isgivenbytherecursivelydefinedsequence
B0=$1000Bn=1.015Bn–1–150
DetermineKarenʹsbalanceaftermakingthefirstpayment.Thatis,determineB1.
12)
akeboughtatruckbytakingoutaloanfor$26,500 at0.25% interestpermonth.Jakeʹsregularmonthly
paymentis$567,buthedecidestopayanextra$75towardthebalanceeachmonth.Hisbalanceeach
month,aftermakinghispayment,isgivenbytherecursivelydefinedsequence
B0=$26,500Bn=1.0025Bn–1–642
DetermineJakeʹsbalanceaftermakingthefirstpayment.Thatis,determineB1.
13) Awildliferefugecurrentlyhas100deerinit.Alocalwildlifesocietydecidestoaddanadditional2deer
eachmonth.Itisalreadyknownthatthedeerpopulationisgrowing12%peryear.Thesizeofthe
populationisgivenbytherecursivelydefinedsequence
p0=100 pn=1.01pn–1+2
Howmanydeerareinthewildliferefugeattheendofthesecondmonth?Thatis,whatisp2?
14) LexingtonReservoirhas300milliongallonsofwater.About0.07%ofthewaterislosttoevaporationevery
week.About150,000gallonsofwaterenterthereservoireveryweek.Theamountofwaterinthereservoir
attheendofeachweekisgivenbytherecursivelydefinedsequence
w0=300 wn=(0.9993)wn–1+0.15
Determinetheamountofwaterinthereservoiratthebeginningofthesecondweek.Thatis,determine
w2.
15) Mariadeposited$1500inanindependentretirementaccountatherbank.Sheearns0.5%interestper
monthonthebalance.Eachmonth,shedeposits$100intheaccount.Herbalanceeachmonthaftermaking
a$100deposit,isgivenbytherecursivelydefinedsequence
B0=$1500Bn=1.005Bn–1+100
IfshemadetheinitialdepositonSeptember30,andmakeseachmonthlydepositonthelastdayofthe
month,howmuchmoneywillbeintheaccountattheendoftheyearforMariatocountasadeduction
forthatyearʹsfederalincometaxes?Thatis,determineB3.
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3 UseSummationNotation
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Writeoutthesum.
1)
n
k=1
(k+3)
∑
A) 4+5+6+…+(n+3) B) n+3
C) 3+4+5+…+(n+3) D) 1+2+3+…+n
2)
n
k=1
(2k+7)
∑
A) 9+11+13+…+(2n+7) B) 2n+7
C) 7+9+11+…+(2n+7) D) 1+2+3+…+n
3)
n
k=1
(k+1)2
∑
A) 4+9+16+…+(n+1)2B) (n+1)2
C) 2+3+4+…+(n+1)2D) 1+2+3+…+n
4)
n–1
k=0
(4k+8)
∑
A) 8+12+16+…+(4n+4) B) 12 +16 +20 +…+(4n+4)
C) 8+12+16+…+(4n+8) D) 12 +16 +20+…+(4n+8)
5)
n
k=0
4
7
k
∑
A) 1+4
7
+16
49
+…+4
7
nB) 4
7
+16
49
+64
343
+…+4
7
n
C) 0+4
7
+16
49
+…+4
7
nD) 0+1+2+3+…+n
6)
n–1
k=0
1
4k+1
∑
A) 1
4
+1
16
+1
64
+…+1
4nB) 1+1
4
+1
16
+…+1
4n
C) 0+1
4
+1
16
+…+1
4nD) 1
4
+1
16
+1
64
+…+1
4n+1
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7)
n
k=1
k2
2
∑
A) 1
2
+2+9
2
+…+n2
2B) n2
2
C) 2+8+18+…+n2
2D) 1+2+3+…+n
8)
n
k=1
4k+1
∑
A) 42+43+44+…+4n+1B) 4+42+43+…+4n
C) 42+43+44+…+4nD) 4+42+43+…+4n+1
Expressthesumusingsummationnotation.
9) 2+4+6+…+16
A)
8
k=1
2k
∑
B)
8
k=0
2k
∑
C)
8
k=1
k2
∑
D)
8
k=1
2k2
∑
10) 25+35+45+…+75
A)
7
k=2
k5
∑
B)
7
k=1
k5
∑
C)
n
k=2
k5
∑
D)
7
k=3
(k–1)5
∑
11) 2+8+18+...+50
A)
5
k=1
2k2
∑B)
5
k=0
2k2
∑C)
5
k=1
k2
∑D)
5
k=1
22k
∑
12) 1
4
+2
5
+1
2
+…+13
16
A)
13
k=1
k
k+3
∑
B)
13
k=0
k
k+3
∑
C)
n
k=1
k
k+3
∑
D)
13
k=3
k
k+1
∑
13) 4+42
2
+43
3
+…+4n
n
A)
n
k=1
4k
k
∑B)
n
k=0
4k
k
∑C)
n
k=1
4k
k
∑D)
n
k=0
4k
k
∑
14) 2
e
+4
e2
+6
e3…+2n
en
A)
n
k=1
2k
ek
∑B)
n
k=0
2k
ek
∑C)
n
k=1
2+k
ek
∑D)
n
k=0
2+k
ek
∑
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15) 3
4
–9
16
+27
64
–…+(–1)(11+1)3
4
11
A)
11
k=1
(–1)(k+1)
∑3
4
k
B)
12
k=1
(–1)(k+1)
∑3
4
k
C)
n
k=1
(–1)(k+1)
∑3
4
k
D)
11
k=1
3
4
k
∑
16) 311
85
+ 310
86
+39
87
+…+34
812
A)
8
k=1
312–k
84+k
∑B)
4
k=1
312 +k
84+k
∑C)
8
k=1
312 –k
8k
∑D)
8
k=1
3–k
84+k
∑
17) 32+63+94+…+249
A)
8
k=1
(3k)k+1
∑B)
8
k=1
(3k)k
∑
C)
8
k=1
2(k–1)k+1
∑D)
8
k=1
3k2k–1
∑
18) 1
x
+u
2x
+u2
3x
+…+un–1
nx
A)
n
k=1
uk–1
kx
∑B)
n
k=1
uk
kx
∑C)
n
k=0
uk–1
kx
∑D)
n
k=0
<b>k
kx
∑
4 FindtheSumofaSequence
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Findthesumofthesequence.
1)
12
k=1
2
∑
A) 24 B) 2 C) 12 D) 10
2)
8
k=1
k
∑
A) 36 B) 8 C) 7 D) 56
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3)
7
k=4
2k
∑
A) 44 B) 14 C) 22 D) 30
4)
5
k=1
(k–9)
∑
A) –30 B) –4C)
–12 D) –26
5)
6
k=3
(4k–5)
∑
A) 52 B) 45 C) 57 D) 31
6)
16
k=1
(2k+7)
∑
A) 384 B) 53 C) 272 D) 400
7)
4
k=1
3k
∑
A) 120 B) 84 C) 39 D) 30
8)
5
k=3
(k2–1)
∑
A) 47 B) 50 C) 21 D) 9
9)
4
k=2
k(k–12)
∑
A) –79 B) –90 C) –52 D) –18
10)
4
k=1
–1
3
k
∑
A) –20
81 B) 20
81 C) –16
81 D) 40
81
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11)
4
k=1
(–1)k·–9k
∑
A) –18 B) 90 C) –90 D) 6561
13.2 ArithmeticSequences
1 DetermineIfaSequenceIsArithmetic
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Determinewhetherthesequenceisarithmetic.
1) 4,12,36,108,972,…
A) Arithmetic B) Notarithmetic
2) 2,–3,–8,–13,–18,…
A) Arithmetic B) Notarithmetic
3) 2,4,6,10,12,…
A) Arithmetic B) Notarithmetic
4) 2,–1,–4,–7,–10,…
A) Arithmetic B) Notarithmetic
5) 5,–15,45,–135,405,…
A) Arithmetic B) Notarithmetic
6) 3
,
7
,
11
,
15
,
19
,
…
A) Arithmetic B) Notarithmetic
Anarithmeticsequenceisgiven.Findthecommondifferenceandwriteoutthefirstfourterms.
7) {7–5n}
A) d=–5;2
,
–3
,
–8
,
–13 B) d= –5;–5
,
–10
,
–15
,
–20
C) d=5;2
,
7,12,17 D) d= –5;2
,
–1 ,–6,–11
8) {6n+5}
A) d=6;11
,
17
,
23
,
29 B) d=6;6
,
11
,
17
,
23
C) d=5;11
,
17
,
23
,
29 D) d=5;6
,
11
,
17
,
23
9) 1
4
+n
8
A) d=1
8;3
8,1
2,5
8,3
4B) d=1
4;1
4,3
8,1
2,5
8C) d=1
8;1
4,3
8,1
2,5
8D) d=1
4;3
8,1
2,5
8,3
4
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2 FindaFormulaforanArithmeticSequence
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Findthenthtermandtheindicatedtermofthearithmeticsequencewhoseinitialterm,a,andcommondifference,
d,aregiven.
1) a=6;d=9
an=?;a16=?
A) an=–3+9n;a16=141 B) an=6+9n;a16 =141
C) an=–3+9n;a16=69 D) an= –3–9n;a16=141
2) a=92;d=–6
an=?;a10=?
A) an=98–6n;a10=38 B) an=92 –6n;a10=38
C) an=98–6n;a10=14 D) an=92 –6n;a10=14
3) a=9;d=–2
an=?;a13=?
A) an=11–2n;a13=–15 B) an=9–2n;a13 =–15
C) an=11–2n;a13=–9D)a
n=11 +2n;a13=–15
4) a=–9;d=4
an=?;a6=?
A) an=–13+4n;a6=11 B) an= –9+4n;a6=11
C) an=–13+4n;a6=43 D) an=–13 –4n;a6=11
Findtheindicatedtermofthesequence.
5) Thetwenty–fourthtermofthearithmeticsequence–4
,
–1
,
2
,
…
A) 65 B) 68 C) –73 D) –76
6) Theeighteent
h
termofthearithmeticsequence0,12
,
24
,
…
A) 204 B) 216 C) 228 D) 187
7) Theelevent
h
termofthearithmeticsequence29
,
25
,
21
,
…
A) –11 B) –15 C) –40 D) 69
8) Thethirteenthtermofthearithmeticsequence14 3,93,43,…
A) –46 3 B) –51 3 C) 74 3 D) 79 3
Findthefirstterm,thecommondifference,andgivearecursiveformulaforthearithmeticsequence.
9) 9thtermis29;14thtermis–6
A) a1=85
,
d=–7
,
an=an–1–7B)a
1=85
,
d=7
,
an=an–1+7
C) a1=92
,
d=–7
,
an=an–1–7D)a
1=92
,
d=7
,
an=an–1+7
10) 7thtermis–48;13thtermis–102
A) a1=6
,
d=–9
,
an=an–1–9B)a
1=6
,
d=9
,
an=an–1+9
C) a1=15
,
d=–9
,
an=an–1–9D)a
1=15
,
d=9
,
an=an–1+9
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11) 7thtermis16;15thtermis48
A) a1=–8
,
d=4
,
an=an–1+4B)a
1= –8
,
d=4
,
an=an–1–4
C) a1=–12
,
d=4
,
an=an–1+4D)a
1= –12
,
d=4
,
an=an–1–4
12) 6thtermis–10;15thtermis–46
A) a1=10
,
d=–4,an=an–1–4B)a
1= –30
,
d=4,an=an–1+4
C) a1=–10
,
d=–4,an=an–1–4D)a
1=10
,
d=4,an=an–1+4
Findtheindicatedtermusingthegiveninformation.
13) a=2
,
d=–4;a8
A) –26 B) –30 C) 30 D) 34
14) a=9
,
d=4;a19
A) 81 B) 85 C) –63 D) –67
15) a=6
,
d=4;a9
A) 38 B) 42 C) –26 D) –30
16) 12
,
16
,
20
,
…;a29
A) 124 B) 128 C) –100 D) –104
17) a 17 =–108
,
a15=–96;a1
A) –12 B) –18 C) –6D)
–24
18) a 12 =10
,
a18=22;a4
A) –6B)
–4C)2 D)
–12
19) a 35 =45
2,a21=79
6;a4
A) 11
6B) 5
2C) –1D)
2
3
Solvetheproblem.
20) Thepopulationofatownisincreasingby400 inhabitantseachyear.Ifitspopulationatthebeginningof
1990was27,161,whatwasitspopulationatthebeginningof1996?
A) 29,561inhabitants B) 162,906 inhabitants
C) 29,161inhabitants D) 325,812 inhabitants
3 FindtheSumofanArithmeticSequence
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Findthesum.
1) (–6)+(–1)+4+9+…+39
A) 165 B) 170 C) 160 D) 330
2) 1+2+3+…+207
A) 21528 B) 21321 C) 43,056 D) 42,849
3) 2+4+6+…+1730
A) 749,090 B) 748,225 C) 747,360 D) 749,956
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4) 1+3+5+…+559
A) 78,400 B) 78,680 C) 78,961 D) 77,841
5) 6+12+18+…+756
A) 48006 B) 47628 C) 48387 D) 47250
6) –3+1+5+9+13+…+(4n–7)
A) n(2n–5) B) n(4n–7) C) n(2n+5) D) n(4n+7)
7)
25
n=1
(6n+5)
∑
A) 2075 B) 2000 C) 2175 D) 2262.5
8)
50
n=1
(4n–7)
∑
A) 4750 B) 4650 C) 4875 D) 5050
9)
28
n=1
(–3n+6)
∑
A) –1050 B) –1008 C) –966 D) –868
10)
28
n=1
(–3n–4)
∑
A) –1330 B) –1288 C) –1260 D) –1162
11)
10
n=1
(3.4n+8.75)
∑
A) 274.5 B) 42.75 C) 231.75 D) 192.4
Solve.
12) Atheaterhas26rowswith29seatsinthefirstrow,32 inthesecondrow,35 inthethirdrow,andsoforth.
Howmanyseatsareinthetheater?
A) 1729seats B) 1768 seats C) 3458 seats D) 3536 seats
13) Abrickstaircasehasatotalof18stepsThebottomsteprequires139 bricks.Eachsuccessivesteprequires5
lessbricksthanthepriorone.Howmanybricksarerequiredtobuildthestaircase?
A) 1737bricks B) 3267 bricks C) 3474 bricks D) 1692 bricks
14) Supposeyoujustreceivedajobofferwithastartingsalaryof$37,000 peryearandaguaranteedraiseof
$1500peryear.Howmanyyearswillitbebeforeyouʹvemadeatotal(oraggregate)salaryof$1,025,000?
A) 20years B) 21years C) 25years D) 18years
15) Alocalcivictheaterhas22seatsinthefirstrowand21rowsinall.Eachsuccessiverowcontains3
additionalseats.Howmanyseatsareinthecivictheater?
A) 1092seats B) 790seats C) 1070seats D) 1010seats
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13.3 GeometricSequences;GeometricSeries
1 DetermineIfaSequenceIsGeometric
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Ageometricsequenceisgiven.Findthecommonratioandwriteoutthefirstfourterms.
1) {sn}=21
2
n–1
A) an=21
2
n–1
r=1
2;s1=2,s2=1,s3=1
2,s4=1
4
B) an=2·(2)n–1
r=2;s1=2,s2=4,s3=8,s4=16
C) an=21
4
n–1
r=1
4;s1=2,s2=1
2,s3=1
8,s4=1
32
D) an=1
2
(2)n–1
r=1
2;s1=2,s2=4,s3=8,s4=16
2) {sn}={4n}
A) r=4;s1=4
,
s2=16
,
s3=64
,
s4=256 B) r=4;s1=4
,
s2=8
,
s3=12
,
s4=16
C) r=4n;s1=4
,
s2=16
,
s3=64
,
s4=256 D) r=4n;s1=4
,
s2=8
,
s3=12
,
s4=16
3) {tn}=1
4
n
A) r=1
4;t1=1
4,t2=1
16,t3=1
64,t4= 1
256 B) r=1
4n;t1=1
4,t2=1
16,t3=1
64,t4=1
256
C) r=1
4;t1=1
4,t2=1
4,t3=1
4,t4=1
4D) r=1
4n;t1=1
4,t2=1
4,t3=1
4,t4=1
4
4) {dn}=3n
12
A) r=3;d1=1
4,d2=3
4,d3=9
4,d4=27
4B) r=3
4;d1=1
4,d2=3
4,d3=9
4,d4=27
4
C) r=3;d1=3
4,d2=9
4,d3=27
4,d4=81
4D) r=3
4;d1=3
4,d2=9
4,d3=27
4,d4=81
4
5) {sn}={42n}
A) r=16;s1=16
,
s2=256
,
s3=4096
,
s4=65,536 B) r=4;s1=16
,
s2=256
,
s3=4096
,
s4=65,536
C) r=8;s1=8
,
s2=16
,
s3=24
,
s4=32 D) r=16;s1=8
,
s2=16
,
s3=24
,
s4=32
6) {un}=2n
5n–1
A) r=2
5;u1=2,u2=4
5,u3=8
25,u4=16
125 B) r=2
5;u1=2
5,u2=4
25,u3=8
125 ,u4=16
625
C) r=2;u1=2,u2=4
5,u3=8
25,u4=16
125 D) r=2;u1=2,u2=4
5,u3=8
5,u4=16
5
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Determinewhetherthegivensequenceisarithmetic,geometric,orneither.Ifthesequenceisarithmetic,findthe
commondifference;ifitisgeometric,findthecommonratio.
7) {5n–4}
A) Arithmetic;d=5 B) Geometric;r=5 C) Arithmetic;d= –4 D) Neither
8) {3n2}
A) Geometric;r=3
2B) Arithmetic;d=3 C) Geometric;r=3 D) Neither
9) 3
2
n
A) Geometric;r=3
2B) Arithmetic;d=3
2C) Geometric;r=2
3D) Neither
10) {4n2–3}
A) Arithmetic;d=–3 B) Geometric;r=4 C) Arithmetic;d=4 D) Neither
11) 9–1n
A) Arithmetic;d=–1 B) Geometric;r= – 1
C) Arithmetic;d=9 D) Neither
12) {7n
/
7}
A) Geometric;r=71
/
7B) Arithmetic;d=71
/
7
C) Geometric;r=7 D) Neither
13) 6
,
8
,
11
,
15
,
…
A) Geometric;r=6 B) Arithmetic;d=6 C) Geometric;r=36 D) Neither
14) 3
,
–9
,
27
,
–81
,
243
,
…
A) Geometric;r=–3 B) Geometric;r=3
C) Arithmetic;d=–12 D) Neither
15) 3,5,7,11,13,…
A) Geometric;r=2 B) Arithmetic;d=2 C) Arithmetic;d=4 D) Neither
2 FindaFormulaforaGeometricSequence
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Findthefifthtermandthenthtermofthegeometricsequencewhoseinitialterm,a,andcommonratio,r,aregiven.
1) a=6;r=3
A) a5=486;an=6·(3)n–1B) a5=486;an=6·(3)n
C) a5=1458;an=6·(3)nD) a5=1458;an=6·(3)n–1
2) a=5;r=1
2
A) a5=5
16;an=5·1
2
n–1B) a5=5
16;an=5·1
2
n
C) a5=5
32;an=5·1
2
n–1D) a5=5
32;an=5·1
2
n
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3) a=4;r=–4
A) a5=1024;an=4·(–4)n–1B) a5=1024;an=4·(–4)n
C) a5=–256;an=4·(–4)n–1D) a5=–256;an=4·(–4)n
4) a=–3;r=–5
A) a5=–1875;an=–3·(–5)n–1B) a5=–1875;an=–3·(–5)n
C) a5=375;an=–3·(–5)n–1D) a5=375;an=–3·(–5)n
5) a=4;r=2π
A) a5=64π4,an=4·2n–1πn–1B) a5=128π5,an=4·2nπn
C) a5=64π,an=4·2n–1πD) a5=4+8π
,
an=4+2π(n–1)
6) a=7;r=7
A) a5=49 7,an=7n/2 B) a5=16,807,an=7n
C) a5=2401 7,an=7n–1/2 D) a5=77,an=7n/2–1
Findtheindicatedtermofthegeometricsequence.
7) 6thtermof1,1
2,1
4,…
A) a6=1
32 B) a6=1
2C) a6=1
16 D) a6=1
128
8) 5thtermof1,2
,
4
,
…
A) a5=16 B) a5=64 C) a5=32 D) a5=4
9) 8thtermof–1,3
,
–9
,
…
A) a8=2187 B) a8= –2187 C) a8= –6561 D) a8=6561
10) 7thtermof0.7
,
0.07
,
0.007
,
...
A) 0.0000007 B) 0.00000007 C) 0.000007 D) 0.00000001
Findthenthterm{an}ofthegeometricsequence.Whengiven,risthecommonratio.
11) a=–4;r=–5
A) an=–4·(–5)n–1B) an=–4·(–5)nC) an=–4·5nD) an=–5·(–4)n–1
12) a=–3;r=–1
2
A) an=–3–1
2
n–1B) an=–3–1
2
nC) an=–31
2
n–1D) an=–1
2
(–3)n–1
13) 6,3,3
2,3
4,…
A) an=61
2
n–1B) an=6·2n–1C) an=61
4
n–1D) an=1
2
(6)n–1
14) 8
,
16
,
32
,
64
,
128
,
…
A) an=8·2n–1B) an=8·2nC) an=a1+2nD) an=8·2n
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15) –2
,
–4
,
–8
,
–16
,
–32
,
…
A) an=–2·2n–1B) an=–2·2nC) an=a1+2nD) an= –2·2n
16) 5
,
–15
,
45
,
–135
,
405
,
…
A) an=5·(–3)n–1B) an=5·(–3)nC) an=a1–3nD) an=5·(–3)n
17) 2,1
2,1
8,1
32,1
128 ,…
A) an=2·1
4
n–1B) an=2·1
4
nC) an=2·1
4
n+1D) an=2·1
16
n–1
18) 3,–3
4,3
16,–3
64,3
256 ,…
A) an=3·–1
4
n–1B) an=3·–1
4
nC) an=3·–1
4
n+1D) an=3·–1
16
n–1
Solve.
19) Findthe10thtermofthegeometricsequence1
3,1,3,…
A) 6561 B) 19683 C) 2187 D) 177,147
20) Forthegeometricsequence2,1,1
2,1
4,…,findan.
A) an=1
2
1–nB) an=1
2
n–2C) an=21–nD) an=2n–2
21) Forthegeometricsequence64,16,4,1,…,findan.
A) an=1
4
n–4B) an=1
4
nC) an=4n–4D) an=4n
22) Anewpieceofequipmentcostacompany$66,000.Eachyear,fortaxpurposes,thecompanydepreciates
thevalueby25%.Whatvalueshouldthecompanygivetheequipmentafter8years?
A) $6607 B) $1 C) $8810 D) $4
23) Aparticularsubstancedecaysinsuchawaythatitloseshalfitsweighteachday.Howmuchofthe
substanceisleftafter7daysifitstartsoutat16grams?
A) 1
8
gram B) 8grams C) 1
4
gram D) 4grams
24) Abicyclewheelrotates300timesinaminuteaslongastheriderispedaling.Iftheriderstopspedaling,
thewheelstartstoslowdown.Eachminuteitwillrotateonly2/3asmanytimesasinthepreceding
minute.Howmanytimeswillthewheelrotateinthe4thminuteaftertheriderʹsfeetleavethepedals?
Roundyouranswertothenearestunit.
A) 59times B) 89times C) 0times D) 11times
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25) Apendulumbobswingsthroughanarc60 incheslongonitsfirstswing.Eachswingthereafter,itswings
only71%asfarasonthepreviousswing.Whatisthelengthofthearcafter10swings?Roundyour
answertotwodecimalplaces,ifnecessary.
A) 2.75inches B) 1.95 inches C) 1.39 inches D) 383.4 inches
26) Abaseballplayersignsacontractwithastartingsalaryof$850,000 peryearandanannualincreaseof5%
beginninginthesecondyear.Whatwilltheathleteʹssalarybe,tothenearestdollar,inthesixthyear?
A) $1,084,839 B) $1,085,545 C) $1,083,481 D) $1,087,306
27) Carlatakesajobwithastartingsalaryof$27,000 forthefirstyearwithanannualincreaseof5%beginning
inthesecondyear.WhatisCarlaʹssalary,tothenearestdollar,intheseventhyear?
A) $36,183 B) $36,797 C) $34,808 D) $38,621
3 FindtheSumofaGeometricSequence
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Findthesum.
1) 1
7
+3
7
+32
7
+33
7
+…+3n–1
7
A) –1
14
(1–3n)B)
–1
7
(1–3n)C)
–2
7
(1–3n)D)
1
14
(1–3n)
2)
5
k=1
2
3(4)k
∑
A) 2728
3B) 2707
3C) 2734
3D) 2779
3
3)
3
k=1
4
5
k+1
∑
A) 976
625 B) 244
125 C) 196
125 D) 5904
625
4)
n
k=1
5·7k–1
∑
A) –5
6
(1–7n)B)
–5
6
(1–7n–1)C)
–30(1–7n)D)
–5(1–7n)
Useagraphingutilitytofindthesumofthegeometricsequence.Roundanswertotwodecimalplaces,ifnecessary.
5) 6+18+54+162+486+…+6·310
A) 531,438 B) 531,418 C) 531,475 D) 531,440
6) –4–12–36–108–324–…–4·313
A) –9,565,936 B) –9,565,956 C) –9,565,899 D) –9,565,934
7) 6–18+54–162+486–…+6·(–3)8
A) 29,526 B) 29,524 C) 29,533 D) 29,520
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8) 1
5
+2
5
+22
5
+23
5
+…+213
5
A) 3276.6 B) 3276.4 C) 6553.2 D) 6553.4
9)
5
k=1
4(4)k
∑
A) 5456 B) 10,280 C) 272 D) 1360
10)
5
k=1
3(–3)k
∑
A) –549 B) –1845 C) 72 D) –63
11)
10
k=1
1
5
·(–2)k–1
∑
A) –68.2 B) –68.6 C) –66.8 D) –69.4
Solve.
12) Asmallbusinessownermade$40,000 thefirstyearheownedhisstoreandmadeanadditional7% over
thepreviousyearineachsubsequentyear.Findhowmuchhemadeduringhisfourthyearofbusiness.
Findhistotalearningsduringthefirstfouryears.(Roundtothenearestcent,ifnecessary.)
A) $49,001.72;$177,597.72 B) $13.72;$43,009.72
C) $196,520.00;$420,120.00 D) $334,084.00;$754,204.00
13) AsSuneeimprovesheralgebraskills,shetakes0.8 timesaslongtocompleteeachhomeworkassignment
asshetooktocompletethepreceedingassignment.Ifittookher70minutestocompleteherfirst
assignment,findhowlongittookhertocompletethefifthassignment.Findthetotaltimeshetookto
completeherfirstfivehomeworkassignments.(Roundtothenearestminute.)
A) 29min;235min B) 23min;235 min C) 29 min;207 min D) 23min;207 min
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
14) Initially,apendulumswingsthroughanarcof3feet.Oneachsuccessiveswing,thelengthofthearcis0.8
ofthepreviouslength.After10swings,whattotallengthwillthependulumhaveswung(tothenearest
tenthofafoot)?
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
15)
J
oytownhasapresentpopulationof40,000andthepopulationisincreasingby2.5%eachyear.Howlong
willittakeforthepopulationtodouble?Roundyouranswertothenearestyear.
A) 28years B) 40years C) 29years D) 41years
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4 DetermineWhetheraGeometricSeriesConvergesorDiverges
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Determinewhethertheinfinitegeometricseriesconvergesordiverges.Ifitconverges,finditssum.
1) 2+2
3
+2
9
+2
27
+...
A) Converges;3 B) Converges;8
3C) Converges;2
3D) Diverges
2) 1–1
4
+1
16
–1
64
+...
A) Converges;4
5B) Converges;3
4C) Converges;–1
4D) Diverges
3) 75+15+3+3
5
+...
A) Converges;375
4B) Converges;–75
4C) Converges;93 D) Diverges
4) 2+1+1
2
+…
A) Converges;4 B) Converges;2 C) Converges;1 D) Diverges
5) 1–1
3
+1
9
–…
A) Converges;3
4B) Converges;1 C) Converges;–1
3D) Diverges
6) 24+12+6+…
A) Converges;48 B) Converges;–24 C) Converges;42 D) Diverges
7) –12–3–3
4
–…
A) Converges;–16 B) Converges;4 C) Converges;–63
4D) Diverges
8) 11+15+17+19+…
A) Converges;30 B) Converges;41 C) Converges;∞D) Diverges
9)
∞
k=1
4
9
·5k–1
∑
A) Converges;20
9B) Converges;200
9C) Converges;∞D) Diverges
10)
∞
k=1
42
3
k–1
∑
A) Converges;12 B) Converges;16 C) Converges;4 D) Diverges
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Solve.
11) Apendulumbobswingsthroughanarc80 incheslongonitsfirstswing.Eachswingthereafter,itswings
only60%asfarasonthepreviousswing.Howfarwillitswingaltogetherbeforecomingtoacomplete
stop?
A) 200inches B) 133inches C) 100 inches D) 267 inches
12) Aballisdroppedfromaheightof25feet.Eachtimeitstrikestheground,itbouncesupto0.7ofthe
previousheight.Thetotaldistancetheballhastraveledbeforethesecondbounceis25+2(25·0.7)feet,
andthetotaldistancetheballhastraveledbeforebouncen+1is
25+
n
k=1
500.7k
∑feet.
Usefactsaboutinfinitegeometricseriestocalculatethetotaldistancetheballhastraveledbythetimeit
hasstoppedbouncing.
A) 141 2
3
feet B) 141 2
5
feet C) 140 1
3
feet D) 144 3
5
feet
13) Aping–pongballisdroppedfromaheightof9ftandalwaysrebounds1
3
ofthedistancefallen.Findthe
totalsumofthereboundheightsoftheball.
A) 4.5ft B) 13.5ft C) 6ft D) 3ft
14) Afterbeingstruckwithahammer,agongvibrates72 vibrationsinthefirstsecondandineachsecond
thereaftermakes6
7
asmanyvibrationsasintheprevioussecond.Findhowmanyvibrationsthegong
makesbeforeitstopsvibrating.
A) 504vibrations B) 84vibrations C) 514 vibrations D) 79vibrations
5 SolveAnnuityProblems
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Solve.
1)
J
ackdecidedtoput$600intoanIRAaccountevery3monthsatarateof6%compoundedquarterly.Finda
recursiveformulathatrepresentshisbalanceattheendofeachquarter.Howlongwillitbebeforethe
valueoftheaccountis$100,000?Whatwillbethebalancein30yearswhenJackretires?
A) B0=600Bn=(1+0.06
4)B(n–1)+600;21years;$202,355
B) B0=600Bn=(1+0.06
3)B(n–1)+600;18years;$151,860
C) B0=600Bn=(1+0.6
4)B(n–1)+600;7years;$4million
D) B0=600Bn=(1+0.06
12 )B(n–1)+600;10years;$6.8million
2) Afterworkingfor25yearsyouwouldliketohave$800,000 inanannuityforearlyretirement.Ifthe
annualinterestrateis7.5%,compoundedmonthly,whatwillyourmonthlydepositneedtobe?
A) $911.93 B) $2666.67 C) $3088.48 D) $1146.98
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3) Tosaveforretirement,youdecidetodeposit$1500 intoanIRAattheendofeachyearforthenext40
years.Iftheinterestrateis7%peryearcompoundedannually,findthevalueoftheIRAafter40years.
(Roundtothenearestdollar.)
A) $299,453 B) $20,962 C) $278,460 D) $4,618,809
4) Lookingaheadtoretirement,yousignupforautomaticsavingsinafixed–income401Kplanthatpays
5.5%peryearcompoundedannually.Youplantoinvest$2500attheendofeachyearforthenext25
years.Howmuchwillyouraccounthaveinitattheendof25years?
A) $127,881 B) $129,651 C) $126,338 D) $129,179
5) Lonniedeposits$125eachmonthintoanaccountpayingannualinterestof6.5%compoundedmonthly.
Howmuchwillhisaccounthaveinitattheendof5years?
A) $8834 B) $712 C) $8680 D) $8963
6) Laurainvests$300eachquarterinafixed–interestmutualfundpayingannualinterestof5.5%
compoundedquarterly.Howmuchwillheraccounthaveinitattheendof15years?
A) $27,689 B) $6723 C) $83,470 D) $27,818
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
7) Youdeposit$150each6monthsintoanannuitywithanannualinterestrateof13.5%
,
compounded
semiannually.
a) Whatisthebalanceafter20years?
b) Whatisthebalanceafter40years?
8) Christinecontributes$100eachmonthtoher401(k).Tothenearestdollar,whatwillbethevalueof
Christineʹs401(k)in20yearsiftheperannumrateofreturnisassumedtobe10%compoundedmonthly.
13.4 MathematicalInduction
1 ProveStatementsUsingMathematicalInduction
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
UsethePrincipleofMathematicalInductiontoshowthatthestatementistrueforallnaturalnumbersn.
1) 2+7+12+…+(5n–3)=n
2(5n–1)
2) 7+14+21+…+7n=7n(n+1)
2
3) 1+3+32+…+3n–1=3n–1
2
4) n2–n+2isdivisibleby2
5) 1
2
+1
4
+1
8
+1
16
+…+1
2n
=1–1
2n
6) UsethePrincipleofMathematicalInductiontoshowthatthestatementʺ5isafactorof7n–2nʺistruefor
allnaturalnumbers.(Hint:7k+1–2k+1=7(7k–2k)+5·2k)
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7) Showthattheformula
2+4+6+8+…+2n=n2+n+3
obeysConditionIIofthePrincipleofMathematicalInduction.Thatis,showthatiftheformulaistruefor
somenaturalnumberk,itisalsotrueforthenextnaturalnumberk+1.Thenshowthattheformulais
falseforn=1.
8) Showthatthestatementʺn2–n+3isaprimenumberʺistrueforn=1,butisnottrueforn=3.
9) 6+12+18+…+6n=3n(n+1)
10) 5+5·1
3
+5·1
3
2+…+5·1
3
n–1=
51–1
3
n
1–1
3
11) 12+42+72+...+(3n–2)2=n(6n2–3n–1)
2
12) 1·2+2·3+3·4+...+n(n+1)=n(n+1)(n+2)
3
13) 1–1
2
1–1
3
...1–1
n+1
=1
n+1
14) 1·9+2·9+3·9+...+9n=9n(n+1)
2
15) 48n=48n
13.5 TheBinomialTheorem
1 EvaluateaBinomialCoefficient
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Evaluatetheexpression.
1)
12
6
A) 924 B) 665,280 C) 462 D) 2
2) 7
2
A) 21 B) 7 C) 0 D) 1
3) 12
6
A) 924 B) 1848 C) 665,280 D) 462
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4)
143
3
A) 477,191 B) 2,863,146 C) 143!
140! D) 140
5)
8
0
A) 1 B) 40,320 C) 2 D) 0
6) 4
1
A) 4 B) 1 C) 4
3D) 4!
7)
11
11
A) 1 B) 39,916,800 C) 2 D) 0
2 UsetheBinomialTheorem
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
ExpandtheexpressionusingtheBinomialTheorem.
1) (x+1)6
A) x6+6x5+15x4+20x3+15x2+6x+1B)x
6+6x5+15x4+20x3+15x2+6x+6
C) x6+6x5+30x4+120x3+30x2+6x+1D)x
6+6x5+30x4+120x3+360x2+720x+720
2) (x–7)5
A) x5–35x4+490x3–3430x2+12,005x–16,807 B) x5–35x4+490x3–3430x2+12,005x–7
C) x5–35x4+980x3–6860x2+12,005x–16,807 D) x5–35x4+980x3–6860x2+12,005x–7
3) (3x+5)3
A) 27x3+135x2+225x+125 B) 27x3+135x2+135x+125
C) 9x6+15x3+15,625 D) 9x2+30x+25
4) (4x–1)4
A) 256x4–256x3+96x2–16x+1B)
–256x4+256x3+96x2+16x+1
C) (16x2–4x+1)4D) 256x3–256x2+96x–16
5) (3x+1)5
A) 243x5+405x4+270x3+90x2+15x+1 B) 243x5+81x4+27x3+9x2+3x+1
C) (9x2+6x+1)5D) 243x5+15x4+90x3+90x2+15x+1
6) (2x2+3)3
A) 8x6+36x4+54x2+27 B) (4x4+12x2+9)3
C) 8x3+36x2+54x+27 D) 16x8+8x6+36x4+54x2+27
7) (4x–5y)3
A) 64x3–240x2y+300xy2–125y3B) 64x3–80x2y+100xy2–125y3
C) 16x3y–20x2y2+25xy3D) 16x3y–40x2y2+25xy3
8) (x2+2y)4
A) x8+8x6y+24x4y2+32x2y3+16y4B) x8+2x6y+24x4y2+16x2y3+16y4
C) x4+8x3y+24x2y2+32xy3+16y4D) x8+8x6y+24x4y2+8x2y3+16y4
9) (x5+4y)4
A) x20+16x15y+96x10y2+256x5y3+256y4B) x9+12x8y+96x7y2+192x5y3+256y4
C) x9+16x8y+24x7y2+16x5y3+4y4D) x20+12x15y+96x10y2+192x5y3+256y4
10) (2x+y)6
A) 64x6+192x5y+240x4y2+160x3y3+60x2y4+12xy5+y6
B) 2x6+12x5y+30x4y2+40x3y3+12xy5+y6
C) 64x6+192x5y+480x4y2+960x3y3+1440x2y4+12xy5+y6
D) 64x6+192x5y+240x4y2+160x3y3+240x2y4+192xy5+64y6
11) (w–s)6
A) w6–6w5s+15w4s2–20w3s3+15w2s4–6ws5+s6
B) w6–s6
C) w6–8w5s+17w4s2–22w3s3+17w2s4–8ws5+s6
D) w6–6w5s–30w4s2+120w3s3+360w2s4–720ws5–720s6
12) (g–2h)3
A) g3–6g2h+12gh2–8h3B) g3–3g2h+6gh2–2h3
C) g3–6h2g+12hg2–8h3D) g3–8h3
13) x–3
x
4
A) x4–12x5/2+54x–108
x
+81
x2B) x4–12x3/2+54x–108
x
+81
x2
C) x4–81
x2D) x4+81
x2
14) ( x+5)4
A) x2+45
x3/2+30x+20 5x1/2+25 B) x2+25x3/2+15x+10 5x1/2+25
C) x2+45
x1/2+30x+20 5x1/2+625 D) x2+25
15) (fx+gy)5
A) f5x5+5f4gx4y+10f3g2x3y2+10f2g3x2y3+5fg4xy4+g5y5
B) f5x5+5f3g2x3y2+5fg4xy4+g5y5
C) f5x5+5fgx4y+10f3g2x3y2+10f2g3x2y3+5fgxy4+g5y5
D) f5x5+g5y5
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UsetheBinomialTheoremtofindtheindicatedcoefficientorterm.
16) Thecoefficientofxintheexpansionof(3x+7)3
A) 441 B) 189 C) 49 D) 882
17) Thecoefficientofxintheexpansionof(2x+4)5
A) 2560 B) 1280 C) 5120 D) 640
18) Thecoefficientof1
x
intheexpansionof 2x+1
x
3
A) 6 B) 2 C) 9 D) 3
19) Thecoefficientofx4intheexpansionof(3x+4)6
A) 19,440 B) 34,560 C) 11,664 D) 23,328
20) Thecoefficientofx8intheexpansionof(x2–3)7
A) –945 B) 945 C) 2835 D) –2835
21) The3rdtermintheexpansionof(3x+4)3
A) 144x B) 108x2C) 16 D) 288x
22) The5thtermintheexpansionof(4x+2)5
A) 320x B) 640x2C) 160 D) 160x
23) The6thtermintheexpansionof(4x+3y)9
A) 7,838,208x4y5B) 2,612,736x4y6C) 2,612,736x5y4D) 1,959,552x5y4
24) The8thtermintheexpansionof(x+3y)12
A) 1,732,104x5y7B) 577,368x5y8C) 577,368x7y5D) 1,732,104x7y5
25) The11thtermintheexpansionof(4x+2y)12
A) 1,081,344x2y10 B) 540,672x2y11 C) 540,672x10y2D) 270,336x10y2
26) The4thtermintheexpansionof(x–3y)12
A) –5940x9y3B) 1980x9y4C) 1980x3y9D) –5940x3y9
Solve.
27) UsetheBinomialTheoremtoapproximate(1.01)5=(1+10–2)5to7decimalplaces.
A) 1.0510101 B) 1.050101 C) 1.0550101 D) 1.0550505
28) UsetheBinomialTheoremtoapproximate(0.98)6=(1–2(10–2))6to5decimalplaces.
A) 0.88584 B) 0.85841 C) 0.88854 D) 0.88548
Ch.13 Sequences;Induction;theBinomialTheorem
AnswerKey
13.1 Sequences
1 WritetheFirstSeveralTermsofaSequence
2 WritetheTermsofaSequenceDefinedbyaRecursiveFormula
3 UseSummationNotation
4 FindtheSumofaSequence
13.2 ArithmeticSequences
1 DetermineIfaSequenceIsArithmetic
2 FindaFormulaforanArithmeticSequence
3 FindtheSumofanArithmeticSequence
13.3 GeometricSequences;GeometricSeries
1 DetermineIfaSequenceIsGeometric
2 FindaFormulaforaGeometricSequence
3 FindtheSumofaGeometricSequence
4 DetermineWhetheraGeometricSeriesConvergesorDiverges
5 SolveAnnuityProblems
13.4 MathematicalInduction
1 ProveStatementsUsingMathematicalInduction
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13.5 TheBinomialTheorem
1 EvaluateaBinomialCoefficient
2 UsetheBinomialTheorem