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Sequence Example:
Sequence Example:
The first term in a sequence is denoted _______.
Each subsequent term is denoted _______, where ______ is the
term number in the sequence.
Example: Given {2, 5, 8, 11, 14 identify the following terms:
a1 : ________ a5 : ________ a8 : ________ a14 : ________
Since each term value is paired with exactly one term number,
a sequence is a function with the following properties:
Sequences as
The domain is the set of ___________ _________________.
n 1 2 3 4 5
an 2 5 8 11 14
The range is the set of ___________ _________________.
In an infinite set, the domain is the the set of _______________________________
The Fibonac i Sequence: _____________________________________________
Formulas In this sequence, a1 0 , a2 1 , then for each subsequent term,
_____________________________________
Directions: Give the first 5 terms of each sequence.
1. a1 25; an an 1 7 (n 2) 2. a1 2; an 3an 1 1 (n 2)
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1 an 1
3. a1 40; an an 1
an 1
(n 2) 4. a1 8, a2 10; an (n 3)
2 an 2
Directions: Write a recursive rule for each sequence. Then find a8 .
5. 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, ... 6. 1, 3, 8, 22, 60, ...
Formulas
Directions: Give the first 5 terms of each sequence.
7. an 5n 1 3
n 1
8. an
2
n 1 10. an 3n
9. an
n 2
11. an n3 ( n 1) 2 12. an n! 4
Directions: Write an explicit rule for each sequence. Then find a25 .
13. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ... 14. 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, ...
Directions: Write an explicit and recursive rule for each sequence.
15. 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, ... 1 3 5
16. , 1, , 2, , ...
2 2 2
Rules Explicit: Explicit:
Recursive: Recursive:
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Directions: Determine the common difference, then find the next four terms
of the sequence.
1. 29, 37, 45, 53, 61, ... 2. 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, ...
3. 25, 11, 3, 17, 31, ... 4. 12, 7, 26, 45, 64, ...
The nth term of any arithmetic sequence can be found using the formula:
where a1 is the ____________________________ and
d is the __________________________________________
Directions: Write a rule for each sequence, then find the indicated term.
5. 7, 13, 19, 25, 31, ... ; a32 6. 4, 7, 18, 29, 40, ... ; a24
7. 23, 19, 15, 11, 7, ... ; a45 8. 3, 5.5, 8, 10.5, 13, ... ; a39
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Directions: Use the information given to find the indicated value.
9. If a1 29 and d 7, find a36 . 10. If a22 156 and d 9, find a1.
11. If a1 11 and a25 107 find d . 12. If a1 5 and a18 199 find a13 .
13. If an 76, a1 21, and d 5, 14. If an 310, a1 15 , and d 13,
find n. find n.
Directions: Write an explicit and recursive formula for each sequence.
15. 19, 17, 15, 13, 11, ... 16. 37, 31, 25, 19, 13, ...
Formulas
Explicit: Explicit:
Recursive: Recursive:
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For example: G ,
the arithmetic means between 8 and 32, are _____________________.
Directions: Find the indicated arithmetic means for each set of
nonconsecutive terms.
17. 50 and 118; 3 means 18. -16 and -58; 5 means
19. 17 and 5; 7 means 20. 2,265 and 3,570; 4 means
21. A theater has 35 seats in the first row, 39 seats in the second, 43 seats in
the third, etc. Write both an explicit and recursive formula to find the
number of seats in the nth row.
22. Ryan weighed himself at the end of each week into his new diet. The
Week Weight
table to the left shows his weight at the end of each week for the first
1 256.3 three weeks of his diet. Write an explicit rule to find his weight n weeks
2 254.6 into his diet, then find his weight after 16 weeks.
3 252.9
4 251.2
23.
college savings account. Her grandma continued to send checks on her
grandma had
given her a total of $1,270.
her on her first birthday?
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Directions: Determine the common ratio, then find the next three terms of
the sequence.
1. 8, 24, 72, 216, ... 2. 512, 128, 32, 8, ...
3. 6.4, 16, 40, 100,... 243 81 27 9
4. , , , ,...
32 16 8 4
The nth term of any geometric sequence can be found using the formula:
where a1 is the ____________________________ and
r is the ________________________________________.
Directions: Write an explicit rule for each sequence, then find a8 .
5. 3, 12, 48,192,... 6. 2400, 1200, 600, 300,...
7 7 8. 100000, 20000, 4000, 800,...
7. , , 7, 42,...
36 6
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9. 6400, 4800, 3600, 2700,... 1 3 9 27
10. , , , ,...
2 2 2 2
Directions: Use the information given to find the indicated value.
11. If a1 240 and r 2, find a6 . 12. If a2 8 and r 4, find a10 .
1 1 4 1
13. If a5 and r , find a11. 14. If a3 and r , find a9 .
4 2 9 3
15. If a1 2 and a6 486 find a12 . 75 75
16. If a4 and a7 , find a2 .
2 128
Directions: Write an explicit and recursive formula for each sequence.
17. 2, 10, 50, 250,... 4 2 1 1
18. , , , ,...
3 3 3 6
Explicit: Explicit:
Formulas
Recursive: Recursive:
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For example: Given the sequence {1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 243 ,
the geometric means between 3 and 243, are __________________________.
Directions: Find the indicated geometric means for each set of
nonconsecutive terms.
1 . -4 and -2500; 3 means 9
. 2 and ; 1 mean
8
. 243 and -72; 2 means 15
. -960 and ; 4 means
16
. In 2009, Eva purchased a new truck for $45,000. Each year, the value of
the depreciates at a rate of 18%. Use a geometric sequence
formula
. Garrett signed a new cell phone contract in 2014. The table to the left
shows his average monthly bill in 2014, 2015, and 2016. If this pattern
continues, use a geometric sequence formula to find his average monthly
Year Average Bill
bill in 2025.
2014 $75.00
2015 $76.50
2016 $78.03
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