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Pre-Calculus

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Arithmetic Sequences Arithmetic Series Geometric Sequences Geometric Series Special Sequences Infinite Geometric Series Binomial Theorem

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Arithmetic Sequences

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1 Find the next term in the arithmetic sequence: 3, 9, 15, 21, . . .

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2 Find the next term in the arithmetic sequence:

• 8, -4, 0, 4, . . .

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3 Find the next term in the arithmetic sequence: 2.3, 4.5, 6.7, 8.9, . . .

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4 Find the value of d in the arithmetic sequence: 10, -2, -14, -26, . . .

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5 Find the value of d in the arithmetic sequence:

• 8, 3, 14, 25, . . .

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Arithmetic Sequence

As we study sequences we need a way of naming the terms. a1 to represent the first term, a2 to represent the second term, a3 to represent the third term, and so on in this manner. If we were talking about the 8th term we would use a8. When we want to talk about general term call it the nth term and use an.

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Arithmetic Sequence

Write the first four terms of the arithmetic sequence that is described. a1 = 4; d = 6 a1 = 3; d = -3 a1 = 0.5; d = 2.3 a2 = 7; d = 5

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6 Which sequence matches the description?

A

4, 6, 8, 10

B

2, 6,10, 14

C

2, 8, 32, 128

D

4, 8, 16, 32

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7 Which sequence matches the description?

A

• 3, -7, -10, -14

B

• 4, -7, -11, -13

C

• 3, -7, -11, -15

D

• 3, 1, 5, 9

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8 Which sequence matches the description?

A

7, 10, 13, 16

B

4, 7, 10, 13

C

1, 4, 7,10

D

3, 5, 7, 9

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Arithmetic Sequence

To find a specific term,say the 5

th or a5, you could

write out all of the terms. But what about the 100th term(or a100)? We need to find a formula to get there directly without writing out the whole list.

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Consider: 3, 9, 15, 21, 27, 33, 39,. . .

a1 3 a2 9 = 3+6 a3 15 = 3+12 = 3+2(6) a4 21 = 3+18 = 3+3(6) a5 27 = 3+24 = 3+ 4(6) a6 33 = 3+30 = 3+5(6) a7 39 = 3+36 = 3+6(6)

Do you see a pattern that relates the term number to its value?

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Arithmetic Sequence

Example Find the 21st term of the arithmetic sequence with a1 = 4 and d = 3. Example Find the 12th term of the arithmetic sequence with a1 = 6 and d = -5.

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Example Find the 1st term of the arithmetic sequence with a15 = 30 and d = 7. Example Find the 1st term of the arithmetic sequence with a17 = 4 and d = -2.

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Example Find d of the arithmetic sequence with a

15 =

42 and a1=3. Example Find the term number n of the arithmetic sequence with a

n = 6, a1=-34 and d = 4.

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9 Find a11 when a1 = 13 and d = 6.

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10 Find a17 when a1 = 12 and d = -0.5

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11 Find a17 for the sequence 2, 4.5, 7, 9.5, ...

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12 Find the common difference d when a1 = 12 and a13= 6.

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13 Find n such a1 = 12 , an= -20, and d = -2.

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14 Tom works at a car dealership selling cars. He is paid $4000 a month plus a $300 commission for every car he sells after the first car . How much did he make in April if he sold 14 cars?

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Find the missing terms in the arithmetic sequence. 4, 6, 8, 10,___ 5, 10, ___, 20 ___, 12, 9, 6 6,___, 14 Notice in the last example d was added to get from 6 to ___ and another d was added to get from ___ to 14. Or 6 + 2d = 14

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Find the missing terms 2, ___ , ___ , 23 4, ___ , ___ , -14 7, ___ , ___, ___, 39

• 9, ___ , ___ , ___, ___ , -34

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15 Find the missing term: 4, ___ , -16

A

• 20

B

• 10

C

• 6

D

2

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16 Find the missing terms: -10, ___ , ___, 8

A

• 6, -2

B

• 6, 2

C

• 5, 1

D

• 4, 2

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17 Find the missing terms: 12, ___ , ___, 75

A

27, 51

B

33, 54

C

37, 51

D

34, 58

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18 Find d for the arithmetic sequence: 5, ___ , ___ , ___ , 21

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Arithmetic Series

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Arithmetic Series

An arithmetic series is the sum of the terms in the arithmetic sequence. Sn represents the sum of the first n terms. Consider 4, 7,10, 13, 16, 19, 22, . . . S4= 4 + 7 + 10 + 13 = 34 S6= 4 + 7 + 10 + 13 + 16 + 19= 69

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19 Consider 3, 9, 15, 21, 27, 33, 39,... what is S4?

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20 Consider 3, 9, 15, 21, 27, 33, 39,... what is S5?

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21 Consider 3, 9, 15, 21, 27, 33, 39,... what is S7?

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Suppose we wanted to find the first 100 terms of 4, 7,10, 13, 16, 19, 22, . . . or S 100? There must be a short cut. The 100th term of the sequence is 301 using a100 = 4 + (100 - 1)3. S100 = 4 + 7 + 10 +13 + . . . + 292 + 295 +298 + 301 If we add the smallest and largest (4 + 301)= 305 If we add the next two (7 + 298) = 305 and continue (10 + 295) until they are all paired up (151+154). We now have 50 pairs of 305, so... S100 = 4 + 7 + 10 +. . .+298 + 301 = 50(305) = 15250 Do you see a pattern?

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Find Sn for each arithmetic series. Example: a

1 = 7 and a12 = -23

Example: a

1 = 6, n = 10, and d = 9

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Find Sn for each arithmetic series. Example: a

12= 30 and d = -7

Example: a

1 = 2, an = 32, and d = 5

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22 Find the Sn for the arithmetic series described: a1 = 19 and a12 = 37.

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23 Find the Sn for the arithmetic series described: a1 = 30 and a17 = -45.

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24 Find the Sn for the arithmetic series described: a1 = 20, n = 8, and d = 6.

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25 Find the Sn for the arithmetic series described: an = 20, n = 9, and d = -4.

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26 Find the Sn for the arithmetic series described: 17 + 20 + 23 + 26 + 29 + . . . + 50

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Sigma Notation

Sigma ( ) is the Greek letter S. And means the sum of the terms in a sequence. The difference between Sn and sigma is that Sn is always the first to the nth term. means start with 3rd and sum up through the 9th term.

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27 Evaluate

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28 Evaluate

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29 Evaluate

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How would evaluate ?

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30 Evaluate

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31 Find the next term in geometric sequence: 6, -12, 24, -48, 96, . . .

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32 Find the next term in geometric sequence: 64, 16, 4, 1, . . .

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33 Find the next term in geometric sequence: 6, 15, 37.5, 93.75, . . .

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34 Is the following sequence a geomtric one? 48, 24, 12, 8, 4, 2, 1

Yes No

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Geometric Sequence

Geometric Sequences can be described by giving the first term, a1, and the common ratio, r. Examples: Find the first five terms of the geometric sequence described. 1) a1 = 6 and r = 3 2) a1 = 8 and r = -.5 3) a1 = -24 and r = 1.5 4) a1 = 12 and r = 2/3

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35 Find the first four terms of the geometric sequence described: a1 = 6 and r = 4.

A

6, 24, 96, 384

B

4, 24, 144, 864

C

6, 10, 14, 18

D

4, 10, 16, 22

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36 Find the first four terms of the geometric sequence described: a1 = 12 and r = -1/2.

A

12, -6, 3, -.75

B

12, -6, 3, -1.5

C

6, -3, 1.5, -.75

D

• 6, 3, -1.5, .75

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37 Find the first four terms of the geometric sequence described: a1 = 7 and r = -2.

A

14, 28, 56, 112

B

• 14, 28, -56, 112

C

7, -14, 28, -56

D

• 7, 14, -28, 56

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Geometric Sequence

Consider the sequence: 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, . . . To find the seventh term, just multiply the sixth term by 2. But what if I want to find the 20 th term? Look for a pattern:

a1 3 a2 6 = 3(2) a3 12 = 3(4) = 3(2)

2

a4 24 = 3(8) = 3(2)

3

a5 48 = 3(16) = 3(2)

4

a6 96 = 3(32) = 3(2)

5

a7 192 = 3(64) = 3(2)

6

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Geometric Sequence

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Geometric Sequence

Find the indicated term. Example: a

20 given a1 =3 and r = 2.

Example: a

10 for 2187, 729, 243, 81

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Geometric Sequence

Example: Find r if a6 = .2 and a1 = 625 Example: Find n if a1 = 6, an = 98,304 and r = 4.

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38 Find a12 in a geometric sequence where a1 = 5 and r = 3.

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39 Find a10 in a geometric sequence where a1 = 7 and r = -2.

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40 Find a7 in a geometric sequence where a1 = 10 and r = -1/2.

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41 Find r of a geometric sequence where a1 = 3 and a10=59049.

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42 Find n of a geometric sequence where a1 = 72, r = .5, and an = 2.25

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Geometric Sequence

Find the missing term in the geometric sequence 3, 9, 27,___ 5, 1, 1/5 , ____ ___, -10, 50, -250

• 2, ___, -32

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Find the missing terms in the geometric sequence. 5, ___, ___, 40

• 54, ___, ___, 16

4, ___, ___, ___, 324 144, ___, ___, ___, ___, 4.5

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43 What number(s) fill in the blanks of the geometric sequence: ___, 14, 98, 686

A

• 14

B

• 7

C

• 2

D

2

E

7

F

8

G

10

H

12

I

28

J

50

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Geometric Series

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The sum of a geometric series can be found using the formula: Examples: Find Sn for each example. 1) a1= 5, r= 3, n= 6 2) a1= -3, r= -2, n=7

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Sometimes information will be missing, so that using isn't possible to start. Look to use to find missing information. Example: a

1 = 16 and a5 = 243, find S5

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Example: a

1 = 16 and a5 = 243, find S5 (continued)

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46 Find the indicated sum of the geometric series described: a1 = 10, n = 6, and r = 6

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47 Find the indicated sum of the geometric series described: a1 = -2, n = 5, and r = 1/4

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48 Find the indicated sum of the geometric series described: a1 = 8, n = 6, and r = -2

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49 Find the indicated sum of the geometric series described: a1 = 8, n = 5, and a6 = 8192

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50 Find the indicated sum of the geometric series described: r = 6, n = 4, and a

4 = 2592

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51 Find the indicated sum of the geometric series described: 8 - 12 + 18 - . . . find S

7

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Sigma ( )can be used to describe the sum of a geometric series.

Examples: We can still use , but to do so we must examine the sigma notation. n = 4 Why? The bounds on below and on top indicate that. a1 = 6 Why? The coefficient is all that remains when the base is powered by 0. r = 3 Why? In the exponential chapter this was our growth rate.

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52 Find the sum:

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53 Find the sum:

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54 Find the sum:

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Infinite Geometric Series

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n Sn 1 3 2 12 3 39 4 120 5 363 6 1,092 7 3,279 8 9,840 n an 1 3 2 9 3 27 4 81 5 243 6 729 7 2,187 8 6,561

Because r = 3, the series is growing at increasing rate.

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n Sn 1 64 2 96 3 112 4 120 5 124 6 126 7 127 8 127.5 n an 1 64 2 32 3 16 4 8 5 4 6 2 7 1 8 0.5

Because r = 1/2 , an --> 0. Notice Sn --> an asymptote?

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n Sn 1 64 2 32 3 48 4 40 5 44 6 42 7 43 8 42.5 n an 1 64 2

• 32

3 16 4

• 8

5 4 6

• 2

7 1 8

• 0.5

Because r = -1/2 , an --> 0. Notice Sn --> an asymptote?

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For an infinite geometric series to approach a value,

• 1 < r < 1 then

The examples from the previous slides: Example 1: a

1 = 3 and r = 3.

Example 2: a

1 = 64 and r= 1/2

Example 3: a

1 = 64 and r= -1/2

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55 Find the sum of this infinite geometric series, if one exists:

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59 Find the sum of this infinite geometric series, if one exists:

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60 Find the sum of this infinite geometric series, if one exists:

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Special Sequences

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A recursive formula is one in which to find a term you need to know the preceding term. So to know term 8 you need the value of term 7, and to know the nth term you need term n-1 In each example, find the first 5 terms

a1 = 6, a

n = an-1 +7

a1 =10, a

n = 4a n-1

a1 = 12, a

n = 2a n-1 +3

6 a1 10 a1 12 13 a2 40 a2 27 20 a3 160 a3 57 27 a4 640 a4 117 34 a5 2560 a5 237

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61 Find the first four terms of the sequence:

A

6, 3, 0, -3

B

6, -18, 54, -162

C

• 3, 3, 9, 15

D

• 3, 18, 108, 648

a1 = 6 and a

n = a n-1 - 3

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62 Find the first four terms of the sequence:

A

6, 3, 0, -3

B

6, -18, 54, -162

C

• 3, 3, 9, 15

D

• 3, 18, 108, 648

a1 = 6 and a

n = -3a n-1

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63 Find the first four terms of the sequence:

A

6, -22, 70, -216

B

6, -22, 70, -214

C

6, -14, 46, -134

D

6, -14, 46, -142 a1 = 6 and a

n = -3a n-1 + 4

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a1 = 6, a

n = an-1 +7

a1 =10, a

n = 4a n-1

a1 = 12, a

n = 2a n-1 +3

6 a1 10 a1 12 13 a2 40 a2 27 20 a3 160 a3 57 27 a4 640 a4 117 34 a5 2560 a5 237

The recursive formula in the first column represents an Arithmetic Sequence. We can write this formula so that we find a n directly. Recall: We will need a1 and d,they can be found both from the table and the recursive formula.

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a1 = 6, a

n = an-1 +7

a1 =10, a

n = 4a n-1

a1 = 12, a

n = 2a n-1 +3

6 a1 10 a1 12 13 a2 40 a2 27 20 a3 160 a3 57 27 a4 640 a4 117 34 a5 2560 a5 237

The recursive formula in the second column represents a Geometric Sequence. We can write this formula so that we find an directly. Recall: We will need a1 and r,they can be found both from the table and the recursive formula.

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a1 = 6, a

n = an-1 +7

a1 =10, a

n = 4a n-1

a1 = 12, a

n = 2a n-1 +3

6 a1 10 a1 12 13 a2 40 a2 27 20 a3 160 a3 57 27 a4 640 a4 117 34 a5 2560 a5 237

The recursive formula in the third column represents neither an Arithmetic or Geometric Sequence. This observation comes from the formula where you have both multiply and add from one term to the next.

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64 Identify the sequence as arithmetic, geometric,or neither.

A

Arithmetic

B

Geometric

C

Neither a1 = 12 , a

n = 2a n-1 +7

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65 Identify the sequence as arithmetic, geometric,or neither.

A

Arithmetic

B

Geometric

C

Neither a1 = 20 , a

n = 5a n-1

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66 Which equation could be used to find the nth term of the recursive formula directly?

A B C D

a1 = 20 , a

n = 5a n-1

an = 20 + (n-1)5 an = 20(5)

n-1

an = 5 + (n-1)20 an = 5(20)

n-1

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67 Identify the sequence as arithmetic, geometric,or neither.

A

Arithmetic

B

Geometric

C

Neither a1 = -12 , a

n = a n-1 - 8

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68 Which equation could be used to find the nth term of the recursive formula directly?

A B C D

an = -12 + (n-1)(-8) an = -12(-8)

n-1

an = -8 + (n-1)(-12) an = -8(-12)

n-1

a1 = -12 , a

n = a n-1 - 8

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69 Identify the sequence as arithmetic, geometric,or neither.

A

Arithmetic

B

Geometric

C

Neither a1 = 10 , a

n = a n-1 + 8

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70 Which equation could be used to find the nth term of the recursive formula directly?

A B C D

an = 10 + (n-1)(8) an = 10(8)

n-1

an = 8 + (n-1)(10) an = 8(10)

n-1

a1 = 10 , a

n = a n-1 + 8

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71 Identify the sequence as arithmetic, geometric,or neither.

A

Arithmetic

B

Geometric

C

Neither a1 = 24 , a

n = ( 1/2)an-1

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72 Which equation could be used to find the nth term of the recursive formula directly?

A B C D

an = 24 + (n-1)(

1/2)

an = 24(

1/2)n-1

an = (

1/2) + (n-1)24

an = (

1/2)(24) n-1

a1 = 24 , a

n = ( 1/2)an-1

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Special Recursive Sequences

Some recursive sequences not only rely on the preceding term, but on the two preceding terms.

4 7 7 + 4 = 11 11 + 7 = 18 18 + 11 =29

Find the first five terms of the sequence: a1 = 4, a2 = 7, and an = an-1 + an-2

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Special Recursive Sequences

Some recursive sequences not only rely on the preceding term, but on the two preceding terms.

6 8 2(8) + 3(6) = 34 2(34) + 3(8) = 92 2(92) + 3(34) = 286

Find the first five terms of the sequence: a1 = 6, a2 = 8, and an = 2an-1 + 3an-2

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Special Recursive Sequences

Some recursive sequences not only rely on the preceding term, but on the two preceding terms.

10 6 2(6) -10 = 2 2(2) - 6 = -2 2(-2) - 2= -6

Find the first five terms of the sequence: a1 = 10, a2 = 6, and an = 2an-1 - an-2

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Special Recursive Sequences

Some recursive sequences not only rely on the preceding term, but on the two preceding terms.

1 1 1+1 = 2 1 + 2 = 3 2 + 3 =5

Find the first five terms of the sequence: a1 = 1, a2 = 1, and an = an-1 + an-2

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The sequence in the preceding example is called

The Fibonacci Sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, . . .

where the first 2 terms are 1's and any term there after is the sum of preceding two terms. This is as famous as a sequence can get and is worth remembering.

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73 Find the first four terms of sequence:

A B C D

a1 = 5, a

2 = 7, and a n = a 1 + a 2

7, 5, 12, 19 5, 7, 35, 165 5, 7, 12, 19 5, 7, 13, 20

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74 Find the first four terms of sequence:

A B C D

a1 = 4, a

2 = 12, and a n = 2a n-1 - an-2

4, 12, -4, -20 4, 12, 4, 12 4, 12, 20, 28 4, 12, 20, 36

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75 Find the first four terms of sequence:

A B C D

a1 = 3, a

2 = 3, and a n = 3a n-1 + an-2

3, 3, 6, 9 3, 3, 12, 39 3, 3, 12, 36 3, 3, 6, 21

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Binomial Theorem

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Look for a pattern when powering a binomial.

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One pattern comes from the coefficients.

1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 6 4 1 1 5 10 10 5 1 1 6 15 20 15 6 1 1 7 21 35 35 21 7 1

This is Pascal's Triangle.

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Example: Find the coefficient of the 4 term of 6th power of a binomial.

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76 Calculate

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77 Calculate

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78 Calculate

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79 What is the binomial coefficient of the 4th term of x + y to the 8th power?

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80 What is the binomial coefficient of the 2nd term of x + y to the 3rd power?

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The second pattern of powering a binomial comes from the exponents.

Click to see the Binomial Expansion.

But what if instead of x + y we have 2x -3?

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The Binomial Theorem

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Example: Expand (2x -3)

4

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81 What is the coefficient of the 4th term (2x - 3) to the 5th power?

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82 What is the coefficient of the 3rd term (2x - 3) to the 6th power?

Binomial Theorem

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83 What is the coefficient of the 6th term (2x - 3) to the 7th power?

Binomial Theorem

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