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Elementary and Intermediate Algebra
Mark Dugopolski, Southeastern Louisiana University
Sequences and Series

Enrich Your Math Word Power



For each mathematical term, choose the correct meaning.



1

sequence
A)a list of numbers
B)a procedure for getting the answer
C)events that happen in order
D)a linear function
2

finite sequence
A)a short sequence
B)a sequence of whole numbers
C)a function whose domain is the set of positive integers
D)a function whose domain is the set of positive integers less than or equal to a fixed positive integer
3

infinite sequence
A)a short sequence
B)a sequence of whole numbers
C)a function whose domain is the set of positive integers
D)a function whose domain is the set of positive integers less than or equal to a fixed positive integer
4

series
A)a special sequence
B)the indicated sum of the terms of a sequence
C)a sequence of positive numbers
D)a show with many episodes
5

arithmetic sequence
A)a sequence in which each term after the first is obtained by adding a fixed amount to the previous term
B)a sequence of fractions
C)a sequence found in arithmetic
D)a finite sequence
6

geometric sequence
A)a sequence of rectangles
B)a sequence of geometric formulas
C)a sequence in which each term after the first is obtained by multiplying the preceding term by a constant
D)a sequence in which the terms are geometric
7

geometric series
A)a series of geometric shapes
B)the indicated sum of an arithmetic sequence
C)a series of ratios
D)the indicated sum of a geometric sequence
8

binomial expansion
A)the trinomial obtained when a binomial is stretched
B)the expression obtained from raising a binomial to a whole number power
C)the coefficients of a binomial
D)the various powers of a binomial
9

Pascal’s triangle
A)an equilateral triangle
B)a triangle formed by the graphs of three linear equations
C)the right triangle in the Pythagorean theorem
D)a triangular array of coefficients for the binomial expansions
10

n!
A)the product of the positive integers from 1 through n
B)the binomial coefficients
C)the n vertices of Pascal’s triangle
D)3.141592654








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