Definitions
A list of numbers or objects that are related by a rule
What is a Sequence?
1, 2, 3, 4,...
What is 5? (Start at 1 and add 1)
This is the job of the letter n in a General Term
What is a placeholder for a Term Number?
The name for the first term in a sequence
What is an Initial Value
3, 8, 13, 18,...
What is 23? (start at 3 and add 5)
What is the value of the 2nd Term Number with a General Term of:
n+7
What is 9?
A statement that tells how to form or continue a pattern
1, 2, 4, 7,...
What is 11? (Add the Term Number to the current value)
A pattern rule is recursive, which means a general term is ____
What is explicit?
This is when the rate of change remains the same
What is a Constant rate?
6, 12, 24, 48,
What is 96? (Start at 6 and double each term value)
Where is beside the n?
Often using the letter n, this is an algebraic expression that lets us find the value of any term number
What is a General Term
2.3, 5.6, 8.9, 12.2,...
What is 15.5? (Start at 2.3 and add 3.3 each time)
What is the value of the 3rd Term Number with a General Term of:
10n-6
What is 24?