Introduction to Sequences
Series and Summation Notation
Arithmetic Sequences and Series
Geometric Sequences and Series
Infinite Geometric Series
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Define Sequence
A sequence is an ordered set of numbers.
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What is a series?
An indicated sum of the terms of a sequence.
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What is an arithmetic sequence?
A sequence in which successive terms differ by the same number d called the common difference.
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What is a geometric sequence?
A sequence in which the ratio of successive terms is a constant called the common ratio r.
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What is an infinite geometric series?
A geometric series with infinitely many terms.
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Write and label the first 10 terms of the Fibonacci Sequence
a1 = 1, a2 = 1, a3 = 2, a4 = 3, a5 = 5, a6 = 8, a7 = 13, a8 = 21, a9 = 34, a10 = 55
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Write an example of summation notation, and explain the three important pieces of information.
Answers will vary
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What is an arithmetic series?
The indicated sum of the terms of an arithmetic sequence.
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What is a geometric series?
The indicated sum of the terms of a geometric sequence.
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For what values of the common ratio r do series converge? For what values of r do series diverge?
If |r| < 1, then the series is said to converge to a limit. If |r| > 1, then the series is said to diverge.
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Find the first 5 terms of the sequence an = 2^(n) - 3
a1 = -1 a4 = 13 a2 = 1 a5 = 29 a3 = 5
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Find S(4) of the sequence 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, ...
15/16
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Determine if the sequence -3, 2, 7, 12, 17, ... is arithmetic. If so, give the common difference d.
Arithmetic, d = 5
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Determine if the sequence 6, 10, 15, 21, ... is geometric. If it is, give the value of r.
The sequence 6, 10, 15, 21, ... is neither geometric nor arithmetic.
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Determine whether the geometric series 20 + 24 + 28.8 + 34.56 + ... converges or diverges
Since r = 1.2, the series diverges.
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Find the first 5 terms of the sequence with a1 = 5 and a(n) = 2a(n-1) + 1
a1 = 5 a2 = 11 a3 = 23 a4 = 47 a5 = 95
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Question 2a on page 871
1 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 16
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Find the 6th term of the arithmetic sequence with a9 = 120 and a14 = 195.
a6 = 75
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Find the 10th term of the geometric sequence with a5 = 96 and a7 = 384
a10 = 3072
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If it exists, find the sum of the infinite geometric series 5 + 4 + 3.2 + 2.56 + ...
S = 25
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Write a possible explicit rule for the nth term of the sequence 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, ...
3(2^(n-1))
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Question 3b on page 872
120
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Find S(16) for the arithmetic series 12 + 7 + 2 + (-3) + ...
S(16) = -408
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Find S(7) for the geometric series 3 - 6 + 12 - 24 + ...
S(7) = 129
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Question 2b on page 901
S = 2/3
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