Vocab
What's the missing term?
Explicit Definitions
Word Problems
Disney Trivia
100

What is a sequence?

A list of numbers with a particular order

100

-3, 1, 5, 9, ___, 17, ...

13

100

What are the three parts of an explicit definition?

First Term, Rule, Term Number

100

A flag starts 5 feet from the ground. Eddie can raise it 3 feet every second for n seconds. Write an expression to represent this situation.

5 + 3n

100

What is the first and oldest full length feature film by Disney?


200

What is a constant ratio?

The pattern of a sequence that is multiplied the same number repeatedly 

200

5, 30, 180, ___ ...

1080

200

Create an explicit expression that describes the following:

-3 + 5n

200

The park rangers supply fish for the lake in the park. They start with 3 fish and increase the amount every month. Write one example of a geometric sequence for this scenario and one for an arithmetic sequence.

Answers vary: 

Geometric 3*2

Arithmetic 3+3

200

What was the first suggested name of Mickey Mouse?

Mortimer Mouse

300

What is an arithmetic sequence?

A sequence with a constant difference

300

3, 11, ___ 27, 35 ...

19

300

What is the explicit expression that describes the sequence:

4, 8, 16, 32, 64, ...

4*2n-1

300

A paper clip weighs 0.5 grams and an empty envelope weighs 6.75 grams. Sai adds paper clips one at a time to an empty envelope. Write an explicit definition for the situation.

6.75 + 0.5n

300

What is the name of this Disney character?

Zazu

400

What is a recursive definition

An expression that references the previous term in a sequence and how to get the next term

400

___, -132, 528, -2112, 8448 ...

33

400

Write the sequence that is generated from the expression:

4n - 3

-3, 1, 5, 9, 13, ...

400

The population of a city was 100,000 in 1980. This population has doubled 3 times since 1980. Select all the expressions that represent the population of the city today. 

B, C, AND E

400

Who composed the sound track for the movie Tarzan?

Phil Collins

500

What is the difference between recursive and explicit definitions?

A recursive definition references the previous term and goes one by one, whereas an explicit one can be used to determine the term at any point in the sequence and includes the term number in the expression

500

49.5, 43, 36.5, 30, ____ , ...

23.5

500

Sebastian shared a tiktok with 3 of his friends. Within 1 minute each of those friends shared it with 3 more people. How many people have received the video after 10 minutes if the pattern continues?

3*3(n-1)

59,049 people have received the video after 10 minutes.

500

A skateboarder scrapes their arm. 1 day after they apply an antibiotic, the population of  bacteria is 1,000,000. After every day, the population decreases by half. Write the explicit expression for the amount of bacteria on the skateboarders arm after n days.

1,000,000 * 0.5(n-1)

500

What is the ONLY Disney song to win a grammy for Song of the Year?

"A Whole New World" from Aladdin

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