ALGEBRA Unit 3

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Patterns in Numbers & Sequences

MY questions,
examples, &

reactions,
notes to self.

A sequence:

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A recursive sequence: _____________________________________________

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Recursive means _____________.

The rule is _________________________

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Ex.

4, 7, 10, 13 Rule: ___________________

3, 6, 12, 24 Rule: ___________________

Each number in a sequence is called a____________.

We can write the terms as: __________________________________________
Ex.

t3

(Read: _________________________ represents the third term.

tn represents _________________________.
Two most common sequences: ______________________________________.
Arithmetic sequence: ______________________________________________
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Ex. 18, 13, 8, 3

Rule: __________ each term by ___ to get the next.

If any given term is t, the next one is _______

0, 111, 222, 333

Rule: __________ each term by ___to get the next.

If any given term is t, the next one is _______

Any two ____________________________in an arithmetic sequence have a
_____________________________.
Ex.

100, 94, 88,

The constant difference is __________

0.25, 0.5, 0.75

The constant difference is __________
Ex. Find the missing terms in the following arithmetic sequences.

____, 33, 45, ____, 69

_____, 5, ___, 21

Geometric sequence: ______________________________________________

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Ex. 2, 6, 18, 54

Rule: __________ each term by ___ to get the next.

If any given term is t, the next one is _______

In an arithmetic sequence, we have a _________________________________

We find it by ___________________ one term from the one before it.
In a geometric sequence, theres a _________________________________,
which is the number we multiply by to get the next term.
We find the common ratio by _________________a term by the one before it.

What are the common ratios in the sequences below?

Ex. 2, -8, 32, -128 Common ratio: ?
____________________ or ____________________
Ex. 100, 50, 25, 12.5, 6.125.

Common ratio: ?

____________________ or ____________________
Rule:

__________ each term by ___ to get the next.

If any given term is t, the next one is _______