Safiur Rahman

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Check for Understanding

Analyze Geometric Sequences and Exponential Functions: Investigation 1

The following pattern was created by repeating divisions of a triangle by the same factor at
each stage. The first few stages are shown below.

Stage
1. Enter the number of shaded triangles at Stages 0-3 into the table and graph the values.

Stage Number of Shaded

(n) Triangles T(n)

0 1

1 3
2 9
3 27

3
2. Fill in the blanks. The common ratio of the sequence is _____. The value for Stage 4
will be _____.
81

3. Choose the equations that model the sequence. Select all that apply.

A. T  n  1  T  n 
3
B. T  n   3n ✔ C. NEXT  NOW • 3

D. T  n   3n E. NEXT  NOW • n3 F. T  n  1  T  n   3

4. Circle the correct words in the sentence. The sequence is (arithmetic/geometric),

modeled by a(n) (linear/quadratic/exponential) function.

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5. Jerome claims that the set A  2,2,2,2,... is an arithmetic sequence, and Sonia
claims that it is a geometric one. Is either or both of them correct, and why or why not?
Both of them are correct. This is an arithmetic equation because the constant being added is
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0, while it is also a geometric equation because you would be multiplying the number by 1.
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