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PreCalculus
Sequences and Series
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Table of Contents
Arithmetic Sequences
Arithmetic Series
Geometric Sequences
Geometric Series
Special Sequences
Infinite Geometric Series
Binomial Theorem
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Arithmetic Sequence adding the same value to get from term to term.
Find the next three terms:
1, 4, 7, 10, . . .
5, 11, 17, 23, . . .
9, 5, 1, 3, . . .
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If you are unsure of what is being added, you can find the common difference, d, by subtracting the first term from the second.
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Arithmetic SequenceThe value being added or the common difference between terms is represented by the variable d.
Find d:
1, 4, 7, 10, . . .
5, 11, 17, 23, . . .
9, 5, 1, 3, . . .
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1 Find the next term in the arithmetic sequence: 3, 9, 15, 21, . . .
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2 Find the next term in the arithmetic sequence: 8, 4, 0, 4, . . .
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3 Find the next term in the arithmetic sequence: 2.3, 4.5, 6.7, 8.9, . . .
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4 Find the value of d in the arithmetic sequence: 10, 2, 14, 26, . . .
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5 Find the value of d in the arithmetic sequence: 8, 3, 14, 25, . . .
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Arithmetic SequenceAs we study sequences we need a way of naming the terms. a1 to represent the first term,a2 to represent the second term,a3 to represent the third term,and so on in this manner.
If we were talking about the 8th term we would use a8.
When we want to talk about general term call it the nth termand use an.
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Arithmetic SequenceWrite the first four terms of the arithmetic sequence that is described.
a1 = 4; d = 6
a1 = 3; d = 3
a1 = 0.5; d = 2.3
a2 = 7; d = 5
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6 Which sequence matches the description?
A 4, 6, 8, 10
B 2, 6,10, 14
C 2, 8, 32, 128
D 4, 8, 16, 32
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7 Which sequence matches the description?
A 3, 7, 10, 14
B 4, 7, 11, 13
C 3, 7, 11, 15
D 3, 1, 5, 9
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8 Which sequence matches the description?
A 7, 10, 13, 16
B 4, 7, 10, 13
C 1, 4, 7,10
D 3, 5, 7, 9
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To find a specific term,say the 5th or a5, you couldwrite out all of the terms.
But what about the 100th term(or a100 )?
We need to find a formula to get there directly without writing out the whole list.
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Consider: 3, 9, 15, 21, 27, 33, 39,. . .
a1 3
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Do you see a pattern that relates the term number to its
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Arithmetic SequenceExample Find the 21st term of the arithmetic sequence with a1 = 4 and d = 3.
Example Find the 12th term of the arithmetic sequence with a1 = 6 and d = 5.
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a21 = 4 + (21 1)3 a21 = 4 + (20)3 a21 = 4 + 60 a21 = 64
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Arithmetic SequenceExample Find the 1st term of the arithmetic sequence with a15 = 30 and d = 7.
Example Find the 1st term of the arithmetic sequence with a17 = 4 and d = 2.
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Solution: an = a1 +(n 1)d 30 = a1 + (15 1)7
30 = a1 + (14)7 30 = a1 + 98 58 = a1
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Arithmetic SequenceExample Find d of the arithmetic sequence with a15 = 42 and a1=3.
Example Find the term number n of the arithmetic sequence with an = 6, a1=34 and d = 4.
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Solution: an = a1 +(n 1)d 45 = 3 + (15 1)d
45 = 3 + (14)d 42 = 14d 3 = d
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9 Find a11 when a1 = 13 and d = 6.
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10 Find a17 when a1 = 12 and d = 0.5
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11 Find a17 for the sequence 2, 4.5, 7, 9.5, ...
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12 Find the common difference d when a1 = 12 and a13= 6.
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13 Find n such a1 = 12 , an= 20, and d = 2.
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14 Tom works at a car dealership selling cars. He is paid $4000 a month plus a $300 commission for every car he sells after the first car . How much did he make in April if he sold 14 cars?
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Find the missing terms in the arithmetic sequence.
4, 6, 8, 10,___
5, 10, ___, 20
___, 12, 9, 6
6,___, 14
Notice in the last example d was added to get from 6 to ___ and another d was added to get from ___ to 14.
Or 6 + 2d = 14
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Find the missing terms
2, ___ , ___ , 23
4, ___ , ___ , 14
7, ___ , ___, ___, 39
9, ___ , ___ , ___, ___ , 34
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15 Find the missing term: 4, ___ , 16
A 20
B 10
C 6
D 2
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16 Find the missing terms: 10, ___ , ___, 8
A 6, 2
B 6, 2
C 5, 1
D 4, 2
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17 Find the missing terms: 12, ___ , ___, 75
A 27, 51
B 33, 54
C 37, 51
D 34, 58
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18 Find d for the arithmetic sequence: 5, ___ , ___ , ___ , 21
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Arithmetic SeriesAn arithmetic series is the sum of the terms in the arithmetic sequence.
Sn represents the sum of the first n terms.
Consider 4, 7,10, 13, 16, 19, 22, . . .
S4= 4 + 7 + 10 + 13 = 34
S6= 4 + 7 + 10 + 13 + 16 + 19= 69
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19 Consider 3, 9, 15, 21, 27, 33, 39,... what is S4?
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20 Consider 3, 9, 15, 21, 27, 33, 39,... what is S5?
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21 Consider 3, 9, 15, 21, 27, 33, 39,... what is S7?
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Arithmetic SeriesSuppose we wanted to find the first 100 terms of 4, 7,10, 13, 16, 19, 22, . . . or S 100?
There must be a short cut.
The 100th term of the sequence is 301 using a100 = 4 + (100 1)3.
S100 = 4 + 7 + 10 +13 + . . . + 292 + 295 +298 + 301If we add the smallest and largest (4 + 301)= 305If we add the next two (7 + 298) = 305and continue (10 + 295) until they are all paired up (151+154).
We now have 50 pairs of 305, so...S100 = 4 + 7 + 10 +. . .+298 + 301 = 50(305) = 15250
Do you see a pattern?
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Arithmetic SeriesS100 = 4 + 7 + 10 +. . .+298 + 301 = 50(305) = 15250
To use the formula, you'll need the first term, the last term, and the number of terms. If one of those is missing, use
an = a1 + (n 1)d to find it.
Example: Find Sn if a1 = 16, an = 104,and n = 20
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Find Sn for each arithmetic series.
Example: a1 = 7 and a12 = 23
Example: a1 = 6, n = 10, and d = 9
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Find Sn for each arithmetic series.Example: a12= 30 and d = 7
Example: a1 = 2, an = 32, and d = 5
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22 Find the Sn for the arithmetic series described:a1 = 19 and a12 = 37.
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23 Find the Sn for the arithmetic series described:a1 = 30 and a17 = 45.
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24 Find the Sn for the arithmetic series described:a1 = 20, n = 8, and d = 6.
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25 Find the Sn for the arithmetic series described:an = 20, n = 9, and d = 4.
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26 Find the Sn for the arithmetic series described:17 + 20 + 23 + 26 + 29 + . . . + 50
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Sigma Notation
Sigma ( ) is the Greek letter S.
And means the sum of the terms in a sequence.
The difference between Sn and sigma is that Sn is always the first to the nth term.
means start with 3rd and sum up through the 9th term.
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How would evaluate ?
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There are 21 terms from the tenth term to the 30th. It is tempting to say 20 terms but you need to include the tenth term. If you don't believe this, write the term numbers out and count them. There are (high low + 1) terms.
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Geometric Sequences
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A Geometric Sequence is a sequence in which the same number is multiplied to get from one term to the next. This common ratio is called r.
Find the next 3 terms in the geometric sequence
3, 6, 12, 24, . . .
5, 15, 45, 135, . . .
32, 16, 8, 4, . . .
16, 24, 36, 54, . . .
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If you don't know what number is being multiplies, divide the second term by the first.
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31 Find the next term in geometric sequence: 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, . . .
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32 Find the next term in geometric sequence: 64, 16, 4, 1, . . .
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33 Find the next term in geometric sequence: 6, 15, 37.5, 93.75, . . .
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34 Is the following sequence a geomtric one? 48, 24, 12, 8, 4, 2, 1
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Geometric SequenceGeometric Sequences can be described by giving the
first term, a1, and the common ratio, r.
Examples: Find the first five terms of the geometric sequence described.
1) a1 = 6 and r = 3
2) a1 = 8 and r = .5
3) a1 = 24 and r = 1.5
4) a1 = 12 and r = 2/3
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35 Find the first four terms of the geometric sequence described: a1 = 6 and r = 4.
A 6, 24, 96, 384
B 4, 24, 144, 864
C 6, 10, 14, 18
D 4, 10, 16, 22
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36 Find the first four terms of the geometric sequence described: a1 = 12 and r = 1/2.
A 12, 6, 3, .75
B 12, 6, 3, 1.5
C 6, 3, 1.5, .75
D 6, 3, 1.5, .75
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37 Find the first four terms of the geometric sequence described: a1 = 7 and r = 2.
A 14, 28, 56, 112
B 14, 28, 56, 112
C 7, 14, 28, 56
D 7, 14, 28, 56
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Geometric SequenceConsider the sequence: 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, . . .To find the seventh term, just multiply the sixth term by 2.But what if I want to find the 20 th term?
Look for a pattern:a1 3
a2
a3
a4
a5
a6
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Do you see a pattern?
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Geometric SequenceFind the indicated term.
Example: a20 given a1 =3 and r = 2.
Example: a10 for 2187, 729, 243, 81
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Geometric SequenceExample: Find r if a6 = .2 and a1 = 625
Example: Find n if a1 = 6, an = 98,304 and r = 4.
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Geometric SequenceFind the missing term in the geometric sequence3, 9, 27,___
5, 1, 1/5 , ____
___, 10, 50, 250
2, ___, 32
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Find the missing terms in the geometric sequence.
5, ___, ___, 40
54, ___, ___, 16
4, ___, ___, ___, 324
144, ___, ___, ___, ___, 4.5
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43 What number(s) fill in the blanks of the geometric sequence: ___, 14, 98, 686
A 14
B 7
C 2
D 2
E 7
F 8
G 10
H 12
I 28
J 50
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45 What number(s) fill in the blanks of the geometric sequence: 4, ___, ___, 500
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The sum of a geometric series can be found using the formula:
Examples: Find Sn for each example.
1) a1= 5, r= 3, n= 6
2) a1= 3, r= 2, n=7
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Sometimes information will be missing, so that using
isn't possible to start. Look to use to find missing information.Example: a1 = 16 and a5 = 243, find S5
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Example: a1 = 16 and a5 = 243, find S5 (continued)
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46 Find the indicated sum of the geometric series described: a1 = 10, n = 6, and r = 6
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47 Find the indicated sum of the geometric series described: a1 = 2, n = 5, and r = 1/4
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48 Find the indicated sum of the geometric series described: a1 = 8, n = 6, and r = 2
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49 Find the indicated sum of the geometric series described: a1 = 8, n = 5, and a6 = 8192
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51 Find the indicated sum of the geometric series described: 8 12 + 18 . . . find S7
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Sigma ( )can be used to describe the sum of a geometric series.
Examples:
We can still use , but to do so we must examine the sigma notation.
n = 4 Why? The bounds on below and on top indicate that.
a1 = 6 Why? The coefficient is all that remains when the base is powered by 0.
r = 3 Why? In the exponential chapter this was our growth rate.
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The coefficient is all that remains when the base is powered by 0.
In the exponential chapter this was our growth rate.
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n Sn
1 3
2 12
3 39
4 120
5 363
6 1,092
7 3,279
8 9,840
n an
1 3
2 9
3 27
4 81
5 243
6 729
7 2,187
8 6,561
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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Because r = 3, the series isgrowing at increasing rate.
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n Sn
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2 96
3 112
4 120
5 124
6 126
7 127
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n an
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2 32
3 16
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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Because r = 1/2 , an > 0.Notice Sn > an asymptote?
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n Sn
1 64
2 32
3 48
4 40
5 44
6 42
7 43
8 42.5
n an
1 64
2 32
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Because r = 1/2 , an > 0.Notice Sn > an asymptote?
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For an infinite geometric series to approach a value,1 < r < 1 then
The examples from the previous slides:
Example 1: a1 = 3 and r = 3.
Example 2: a1 = 64 and r= 1/2
Example 3: a1 = 64 and r= 1/2
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A recursive formula is one in which to find a term you need to know the preceding term.
So to know term 8 you need the value of term 7, and to know the nth term you need term n1
In each example, find the first 5 terms
a1 = 6, an = an1 +7 a1 =10, an = 4an1 a1 = 12, an = 2an1 +3
a1 a1
a2 a2
a3 a3
a4 a4
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61 Find the first four terms of the sequence:
A 6, 3, 0, 3
B 6, 18, 54, 162
C 3, 3, 9, 15
D 3, 18, 108, 648
a1 = 6 and an = an1 3
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62 Find the first four terms of the sequence:
A 6, 3, 0, 3
B 6, 18, 54, 162
C 3, 3, 9, 15
D 3, 18, 108, 648
a1 = 6 and an = 3an1
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63 Find the first four terms of the sequence:
A 6, 22, 70, 216
B 6, 22, 70, 214
C 6, 14, 46, 134
D 6, 14, 46, 142
a1 = 6 and an = 3an1 + 4
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a1 = 6, an = an1 +7 a1 =10, an = 4an1 a1 = 12, an = 2an1 +3
6 a1 10 a1 12
13 a2 40 a2 27
20 a3 160 a3 57
27 a4 640 a4 117
34 a5 2560 a5 237
The recursive formula in the first column represents an Arithmetic Sequence.We can write this formula so that we find a n directly.
Recall:
We will need a1 and d,they can be found both from the table and the recursive formula.
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a1 = 6, an = an1 +7 a1 =10, an = 4an1 a1 = 12, an = 2an1 +3
6 a1 10 a1 12
13 a2 40 a2 27
20 a3 160 a3 57
27 a4 640 a4 117
34 a5 2560 a5 237
The recursive formula in the second column represents a Geometric Sequence.We can write this formula so that we find an directly.
Recall:
We will need a1 and r,they can be found both from the table and the recursive formula.
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a1 = 6, an = an1 +7 a1 =10, an = 4an1 a1 = 12, an = 2an1 +3
6 a1 10 a1 12
13 a2 40 a2 27
20 a3 160 a3 57
27 a4 640 a4 117
34 a5 2560 a5 237
The recursive formula in the third column represents neither an Arithmetic or Geometric Sequence.
This observation comes from the formula where you have both multiply and add from one term to the next.
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64 Identify the sequence as arithmetic, geometric,or neither.
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B Geometric
C Neither
a1 = 12 , an = 2an1 +7
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65 Identify the sequence as arithmetic, geometric,or neither.
A Arithmetic
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a1 = 20 , an = 5an1
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66 Which equation could be used to find the nth term of the recursive formula directly?
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a1 = 20 , an = 5an1
an = 20 + (n1)5
an = 20(5)n1
an = 5 + (n1)20
an = 5(20)n1
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67 Identify the sequence as arithmetic, geometric,or neither.
A Arithmetic
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C Neither
a1 = 12 , an = an1 8
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68 Which equation could be used to find the nth term of the recursive formula directly?
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an = 12 + (n1)(8)
an = 12(8)n1
an = 8 + (n1)(12)
an = 8(12)n1
a1 = 12 , an = an1 8
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69 Identify the sequence as arithmetic, geometric,or neither.
A Arithmetic
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a1 = 12 , an = an1 8a1 = 10 , an = an1 + 8
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70 Which equation could be used to find the nth term of the recursive formula directly?
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an = 10 + (n1)(8)
an = 10(8)n1
an = 8 + (n1)(10)
an = 8(10)n1
a1 = 10 , an = an1 + 8
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71 Identify the sequence as arithmetic, geometric,or neither.
A Arithmetic
B Geometric
C Neither
a1 = 24 , an = (1/2)an1
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72 Which equation could be used to find the nth term of the recursive formula directly?
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an = 24 + (n1)(1/2)
an = 24(1/2)n1
an = (1/2) + (n1)24
an = (1/2)(24)n1
a1 = 24 , an = (1/2)an1
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Special Recursive Sequences
Some recursive sequences not only rely on the preceding term, but on the two preceding terms.
Find the first five terms of the sequence:a1 = 4, a2 = 7, and an = an1 + an2
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Special Recursive Sequences
Some recursive sequences not only rely on the preceding term, but on the two preceding terms.
Find the first five terms of the sequence:a1 = 6, a2 = 8, and an = 2an1 + 3an2
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Special Recursive Sequences
Some recursive sequences not only rely on the preceding term, but on the two preceding terms.
Find the first five terms of the sequence:a1 = 10, a2 = 6, and an = 2an1 an2
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Special Recursive Sequences
Some recursive sequences not only rely on the preceding term, but on the two preceding terms.
Find the first five terms of the sequence:a1 = 1, a2 = 1, and an = an1 + an2
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The sequence in the preceding example is called
The Fibonacci Sequence1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, . . .
where the first 2 terms are 1'sand any term there after is the sum of preceding two terms.
This is as famous as a sequence can get and is worth remembering.
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a1 = 5, a2 = 7, and an = a1 + a2
7, 5, 12, 19
5, 7, 35, 165
5, 7, 12, 195, 7, 13, 20
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4, 12, 4, 20
4, 12, 4, 12
4, 12, 20, 284, 12, 20, 36
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3, 3, 6, 9
3, 3, 12, 39
3, 3, 12, 36
3, 3, 6, 21
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Look for a pattern when powering a binomial.
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One pattern comes from the coefficients.
11 1
1 2 11 3 3 1
1 4 6 4 11 5 10 10 5 1
1 6 15 20 15 6 11 7 21 35 35 21 7 1
This is Pascal's Triangle.
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The coefficient of the rth term in the nth row can be found with:
From your study of Probability:• n! is the product of n and all of the natural numbers less than it.
Example: 4!= 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 240!=1
• the binomial coefficient formula is the same as the formula for combinations
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Example: Find the coefficient of the 4 term of 6th power of a binomial.
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79 What is the binomial coefficient of the 4th term of x + y to the 8th power?
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80 What is the binomial coefficient of the 2nd term of x + y to the 3rd power?
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The second pattern of powering a binomial comes from the exponents.
Click to see the Binomial Expansion.
But what if instead of x + y we have 2x 3?
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The Binomial Theorem
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Example: Expand (2x 3)4
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In general, to find the rth term of nth power of x + y
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81 What is the coefficient of the 4th term (2x 3) to the 5th power?
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82 What is the coefficient of the 3rd term (2x 3) to the 6th power?
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83 What is the coefficient of the 6th term (2x 3) to the 7th power?
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