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Introduction to Sequences

Introduction to Sequences. Essential Questions. How do we find the nth term of a sequence? How do we write rules for sequences? How do we evaluate summation notation?. Holt McDougal Algebra 2. Holt Algebra 2.

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Introduction to Sequences

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  1. Introduction to Sequences Essential Questions • How do we find the nth term of a sequence? • How do we write rules for sequences? • How do we evaluate summation notation? Holt McDougal Algebra 2 Holt Algebra 2

  2. In 1202, Italian mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci described how fast rabbits breed under ideal circumstances. Fibonacci noted the number of pairs of rabbits each month and formed a famous pattern called the Fibonacci sequence. A sequenceis an ordered set of numbers. Each number in the sequence is a term of the sequence. A sequence may be an infinite sequencethat continues without end, such as the natural numbers, or a finite sequencethat has a limited number of terms, such as {1, 2, 3, 4}.

  3. In the Fibonacci sequence, the first two terms are 1 and each term after that is the sum of the two terms before it. This can be expressed by using the rule a1 = 1, a2 = 1, and an= an – 2 + an – 1, where n ≥ 3. This is a recursive formula. A recursive formulais a rule in which one or more previous terms are used to generate the next term.

  4. Finding Terms of a Sequence Write the first five terms of the sequence. 10, 8, 6, 4, 2

  5. Finding Terms of a Sequence Write the first five terms of the sequence.

  6. In some sequences, you can find the value of a term when you do not know its preceding term. An explicit formuladefines the nth term of a sequence as a function of n.

  7. Finding Terms of a Sequence Write the first five terms of the sequence. Start with n = 1. 2, 7, 12, 17, 22

  8. Finding Terms of a Sequence Write the first five terms of the sequence. Start with n = 1.

  9. Finding Terms of a Sequence Write the first five terms of the sequence. Start with n = 1. -1, 0, 3, 8, 15

  10. Remember! Linear patterns have constant first differences. Quadratic patterns have constant second differences. Exponential patterns have constant ratios.

  11. Writing Rules for Sequences Write the next term in the sequence. Then write a rule for the nth term.

  12. Writing Rules for Sequences Write the next term in the sequence. Then write a rule for the nth term.

  13. Writing Rules for Sequences Write the next term in the sequence. Then write a rule for the nth term.

  14. Writing Rules for Sequences Write the next term in the sequence. Then write a rule for the nth term. -2 -2 -2

  15. Lesson 5.1 Practice A

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