MATH INVESTIGATION

Presented by: GROUP 3

STAGE 1: PRELIMINARY SKIRMISH

9 32 69 120
+
23 37 51
14
Explain systematically

a+b b + 14
1st term a 9 + b 23
2nd term a 32 + b 37
3rd term a 69 + b 51
4th term a 120 + b 65
Explain systematically

nth term an Sn = a + c

1st term a 9 + (n-1)

2nd term a 32 + c 9
3rd term a 69 + c 41
4th term a 120 + c 110
5th term a 185 + c 230
a1 + d = b1 a1 + b1 = a2 a2 + b2 = a3
a1 + b1 = a2 a2 + b2 = a3 a3 + b3 = a4

b1 + d = b2 a1 + b1 = a2 a2 + b2 = a3
a2 + b2 = a3 b2 = -a2 + a3 b3 = -a3 +a4

a1 + b1 + b2 = a3 a2 + b2 + b3 = a4
b2 + d = b3
a3 + b3 = a4
a4 = a2 + b2 + b3
a4 = (a1 + b1) + b2 + b3
b3 + d = b4
a4 + b4 = a5
a1, a1 + b1, a1 + b1 + b2, a1 + b1 + b2 + b3,…,
 
an = a1 + ( (2b1 + (n-2) d))

 
Sn = ((2a1 + (n-1) d)
an = a1 + (n-1/2(2b1 + (n-2)d))
an = 9 + (n-1/2 (46 + ( n-2)14))
an = 9 + (n-1/2 (46 +14n -28))
an = 9 + (n-1/2 (14n + 18)
 
an = 9 +
 
an = 9+
 
an = 9 +

an = 9 + 7n2 + 2n - 9
an = 7n2 + 2n
 Make Conjecture

1. What is the nth term of the given sequence when a= sequence terms
and b= first difference terms?

Conjecture 1: The nth term of the given sequence when a= sequence

terms and b= first difference terms is:
 Make Conjecture

2. What is the series formula of the given sequence when a= sequence

terms, b= first difference terms, and nth term?

Conjecture 2: The series formula of the given sequence when a=

sequence terms, b= first difference terms, and nth term is:
 Testing Conjectures

For Conjectures 1 & 2:

Using Mathematical Induction:

 Testing Conjectures

Induction Hypothesis: n=k

Testing Conjectures
Testing Conjectures
CONCLUSION
the statement is true for n=k+1.
 SUMMARIZING

ONE TWO THREE FOUR

• The given sequence • The type of the given • An = 7n² + 2n • Sn = 7[n(n+1)
was later on sequence is quadratic (2n+1)/6] +
discovered to be close sequence with a 2[n(n+1)/2].
to the summation of second common
arithmetic sequence difference of 14.
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