Colegio de San Bartolome de Novaliches

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MATHEMATICS 10
Direction: Answer the following and show your complete solution.
A. Write the first four terms of each sequence.
n
1. a n=
n+1
1 1
a 1= = ∨0.5
1+1 2
2 2
a 2= = ∨0.67
2+1 3
3 3
a 3= = ∨0.75
3+ 1 4
4 4
a 4= = ∨0.8
4 +1 5

1 2 3 4
The first four terms of this sequence are , , ,
2 3 4 5

n+1 2
2. a n=(−1 ) n
2
a 1=(−1)1+1 (1)2 = a n=(−1 ) (1) = (1)(1) = 1
3
a 2=(−1)2+1 (2)2 = a n=(−1 ) (4 ) = (-1)(4) = -4
4
a 3=(−1)3+1 (3)2 = a n=(−1 ) (9) = (1)(9) = 9
5
a 4=(−1)4+1 ( 4)2 = a n=(−1 ) (16) = (-1)(16) = -16

The first four terms of this sequence are 1, -4, 9, -16

B. . Find the indicated term of each sequence.

(n+1)2
1. a n=
n−9
a. a 14=?
(14+1)2 (15)2 225
a 14= = = = 45
14−9 5 5

b. a 25=?
(25+1)2 (26)2 676
a 25= = = = 42.25
25−9 16 16
 Colegio de San Bartolome de Novaliches
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C. Find the general (nth) term given several terms of the sequence.
1. 2 , 4 , 6 , 8 , 10 , …
a n=2 n

n an 2n
1 2 2(1)
2 4 2(2)
3 6 2(3)
4 8 2(4)
5 10 2(5)

2. 3 , 9 , 27 , 81, …
a n=3n

n an 3n
1 3 31
2 9 32
3 27 33
4 81 34