MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD

NAME: ROSAL, ERICK A.

CODE: GE 179

EXERCISE SET 3.2

In exercises 1 to 6, construct a difference table to predict the next term of each sequence.

1.) 1, 7, 17, 31, 49, 71, the next is 97

7-6 = 1

17-7 = 10 = 6+4

31-17 = 14 = 10 + 4 = 6 + 2 × 4

49-31 = 18 = 14 + 4 = 6 + 3 × 4

71-48 = 22 = 18 + 4 = 6 + 4 × 4

the next is, 71 + 6+5×4 = 97

ANSWER; _97_

2.) 10,10, 12, 16,22, 30, the next is, 40

10-10 = 0

12-10 = 2 = 0 + 2

16-12 = 4 = 0 + 2 × 2

22-16 = 6 = 0 + 3 × 2

30-22 = 8 = 0 + 4 × 2

the next is, 30 + 0 + 5 × 2 = 40

ANSWER; _40_
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ANSWER; _280_

5.

ANSWER; _159_
 ANSWER; _305_

In exercises 7 to 10, use the given nth-term formula to compute the first five terms of the
sequence.

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