Ramos Syrus Dwyane L.

11-Alford
Series, Sequences and Sigma Notation
Act 1
__SEQ__1. 1, 2, 4, 8, …
__SER__2. -1 + 1 -1 + 1 – 1
__SEQ__3. ½, 2/3, ¾, 4/5, …
__SER__4. 1 + 2 + 22 + 23 + 24
__SER__5. 1 + 0.1 + 0.001 + 0.001
Act 2
1. {1 + n – n2}
a. First five terms: 1, -1, -5, -11, -19
b. Associated Series: 1 – 1 – 5 – 11 – 19 = -35
Soln.
A1: 1 + 1 – 12 = 1
A2: 1 + 2 – 22 = -1
A3: 1 + 3 – 32 = -5
A4: 1 + 4 – 42 = -11
A5: 1 + 5 – 52 = -19
2. {1 – (-1) n+1
a. First five terms: 0, 2, 0, 2, 0
b. Associated Series: 0 + 2 + 0 + 2 + 0 = 4
Soln.
A1: 1 – (-1)1+1 = 0
A2: 1 – (-1)2+1 = 2
A3: 1 – (-1)3+1 = 0
A4: 1 – (-1)4+1 = 2
A5: 1 – (-1)5+1 = 0
3. a1 = 3 and an = 2an-1 + 3 for n ≥ 2
a. First five terms: 3, 9, 21, 45, 93
b. Associated Series: 3 + 9 + 21 + 45 + 93 = 171
Soln.
A1: 2(0) +3 = 3
 A2: 2(3) +3 = 9
A3: 2(9) +3 = 21
A4: 2(21) +3 = 45
A5: 2(45) +3 = 93
4. {1 · 2 · 3 ··· n}
a. First Five Terms: 1, 2, 6, 24, 120
b. Associated Series: 1+2+6+24+120=153
Soln.
A1: 1 = 1
A2: 1*2 = 2
A3: 1*2*3 = 6
A4: 1*2*3*4 = 24
A5: 1*2*3*4*5 = 120
Act 3
1. 4 + 9 + 14 + … + 64
a. Type of series: Arithmetic
b. Sum: 442
Soln:
An= a1 + (n-1) d Sn= n/2 (a1+an)
64 = 4 + (n-1) 5 Sn = 13/2 (4 + 64)
64 = 4 + 5n – 5 Sn = 13/2 (68)
64 – 4 + 5 = 5n Sn = 442
65/5 = 5n/5
N= 13
2. 81 + 27 + 9 + … 1/81
a. Type of Series: Geometric
b. Sum: 9841/81
Soln:
An = a1rn-1 Sn = a1(1-rn)/1-r
1
81(1 – ( )9)
1/81 = 81(1/3) n-1 Sn = 3
1−1/3
 19682
248
1/81 = (81/3n-1) Sn = 2
3
9841
3n-1 = (81)(81) Sn = 81

3n-1 = 38
n-1 = 8
n = 8+1
n=9
3. -10 -2 + 6 +… + 46
a. Type of series: Arithmetic
b. Sum: 144
Soln.
An= a1 + (n-1) d Sn = n/2 (a1+an)
46 = -10 + (n-1) 8 Sn = 8/2 ( -10+46)
46 = -10 + 8n – 8 Sn = 4 (36)
46 + 10 + 8 = 8n Sn = 144
64/8 = 8n/8
n=8
4. 10 + 2 + 0.4 + 0.008 +…
a. Type of Series: Infinite Geometric
b. Sum: 12.5
Soln.
Sn = 𝑎1/1-r
Sn = 10/1-(1/5)
10

Sn = 5
4

Sn = 12.5
5. 1 – 0.1 + 0.01 – 0.001 + …
a. Type of Series: Infinite Geometric
b. Sum: 10/9
Soln.
𝑎1
Sn=
1−𝑟
 1
Sn = 1
1−
10

Sn = 9
10
10
Sn = 9

Act 4
5

1. ∑ (2 − 3𝑗)
𝑗=−1

Sn = (2 – 3(-1)) + (2 – 3(0)) + (2 – 3(1)) + (2 – 3(2)) + (2 – 3(3)) + (2 – 3(4)) + (2 –

3(5))
Sn = 5 + 2 + -1 + -4 + -7 + -10 + -13
Sn = – 28
𝑛

2. ∑ 𝑥 𝑚
𝑚=1

Sn = x 1 + x 2 + x 3 + x 4 … x n
Sn = x 1 + x 2 + x 3 + x 4 … x n
6

3. ∑(𝑎2 − 𝑎)
𝑎=3

Sn = (32 – 3) + (42 – 4) + (52 – 5) + (62 – 6)

Sn = 6 + 12 + 20 + 30
Sn = 68
4

4. ∑(−1)𝑖+1 𝑖
𝑖=1

Sn = (– 1)1+1(1) + (– 1)2+1(2) + (– 1)3+1(3) + (– 1)4+1(4)

Sn = 1 - 2 + 3 – 4
Sn = -2
3

5. ∑(𝑎𝑛+1 − 𝑎𝑛 )
𝑛=1

Sn = (a1+1 – a1) + (a2+1 – a2) + (a3+1 – a3)

Sn = a2 – a1 + a3 – a2 + a4 – a3
 Sn = a1 + a4
Act 5
1. x + 2x2 + 3x3 + 4x4 + 5x5
a. ∑5𝑛−1 𝑛𝑥 𝑛
2. 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + . . . 101
a. ∑50
𝑛=0(2𝑛 + 1)
3. a4 + a8 + a12 + a16
a. ∑4𝑛=1 𝑎4𝑛
4. 1 – 1/3 + 1/5 – 1/7 + 1/9
(−1)𝑛
a. ∑4𝑛=0 2𝑛 + 1
5. 1 – 2 + 3 – 4 + 5 – 6 + … - 10
a. ∑10
𝑛=1 (−1)
𝑛+1
𝑛