Vocabulary
True or False: A sequence is a pattern
TRUE
They multiply or divide
How do the numbers in an Arithmetic Sequence change?
What type of sequence is this?
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
What type of sequence adds or subtracts?
Arithmetic Sequence
If we cannot figure out what a sequence is multiplying by we...
Work backwards and DIVIDE!
If we cannot figure out the pattern in an Arithmetic Sequence we can...
Work backwards and subtract!
What type of sequence is this?
2, 6, 18, 54...
Geometric Sequence (x3)
What type of sequence multiplies or divides?
Geometric Sequence
What is the constant ratio of this sequence?
1, 4, 16, 64...
x4
What is the constant difference of this sequence?
1, 3, 5, 7...
+2
Find the next number in this Artithmetic Sequence:
5, 12, 17, 22, ____
27 (the constant difference was +5)
The number in an arithmetic sequence that adds/subtracts over and over again is called the...
CONSTANT DIFFERENCE
What is the constant ratio of this sequence?
3, 15, 75, 375...
x5
What is the constant difference of this sequence?
30, 24, 18, 12...
-6
Find the next number in this Arithmetic Sequence:
67, 50, 33, 16, ____
-1 (the constant difference was -17)
The number in a geometric sequence that multiplies/divides over and over again is called the...
CONSTANT RATIO
What is the constant ratio of this sequence?
8, 56, 392, 2744...
x7
What is the constant difference of this sequence?
530, 545, 560, 575...
+15
Find the next number in this Geometric Sequence:
6, 42, 294, _____
2058 (The constant ratio is x7)