Sequences (and Ser|es)

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Def|n|t|ons and Notat|on
ueflne a sequence
WrlLe Lhe flrsL several Lerms of a sequence
ueLermlne a sequence from a paLLern
ueflne Lhe facLorlal symbol
WrlLe Lhe Lerms of a recurslvely deflned sequence
ueflne a serles as a sum of a sequence (Slgma ( % noLaLlon%
Apply Lhe properLles of serles Lo flnd Lhe sum of a sequence
r|thmet|c sequences and ser|es
ueLermlne lf a sequence ls ArlLhmeLlc
llnd a parLlcular Lerm of an ArlLhmeLlc Sequence
llnd a recurslve formula for an ArlLhmeLlc Sequence
llnd Lhe sum of an ArlLhmeLlc Sequence
Apply Lhe concepL of ArlLhmeLlc Sequence Lo realllfe slLuaLlon
eometr|c sequences and ser|es
ueLermlne lf a sequence ls CeomeLrlc
llnd a parLlcular Lerm of a CeomeLrlc Sequence
llnd Lhe sum of Lhe flrsL Lerms of a CeomeLrlc Sequence
ueLermlne wheLher a CeomeLrlc Serles Converges or ulverges
Apply Lhe concepL of CeomeLrlc Sequence Lo realllfe slLuaLlon
LvaluaLe
Lxpand a 8lnomlal
llnd a parLlcular coefflclenL ln a 8lnomlal Lxpanslon
llnd a parLlcular Lerm ln a 8lnomlal Lxpanslon
LvaluaLe
Lxpand a 8lnomlal
llnd a parLlcular coefflclenL ln a 8lnomlal Lxpanslon
llnd a parLlcular Lerm ln a 8lnomlal Lxpanslon

3
Write down the Iirst Iive terms oI the Iollowing recursively
deIined sequence.
Write down the Iirst Iive terms oI the Iollowing recursively
deIined sequence.

Write out each sum.
(a) (b)

3 3

r|thmet|c Sequence
$how that the sequence is arithmetic. List the Iirst
term and the common diIIerence.
(a) 4, , , -, . . .
= =
(b) 4
3
8 3
= =
(c)
3
9 3
ind the twenty Iourth term oI the arithmetic sequence:
-, , , 6, . . .
ind the sum oI the Iirst 3 terms oI the sequence 43 <
ind the sum: 5 57 6 67 .
eometr|c Sequence
$how that the sequence is geometric. List the Iirst
term and the common ratio.
(a) , 8, , 8, . . .
=
=

(b)
3
3
8

=
=
(c)
3
3
9
(a) ind the ninth term oI the geometric sequence:
4 8
, , , , . . .

(b) ind the ninth term oI this sequence.
(c) ind a recursive Iormula Ior this sequence.
=
ind the sum oI the Iirst terms oI the sequence .
3
3
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6
4
Use the Binomial Theorem to expand:
(a)
(b)

7
ind the coeIIicient oI in the expansion oI

8
ind the seventh term in the expansion oI