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For each figure, how is the number on the center tile related to the
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What will the center number in Figure 6?
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Sequences and Series
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Unit Objectives:
Describe a list of numbers using sequence/series terminology
Write recursive definitions, explicit formulas and summation
notation for sequences/series
Find values for arithmetic/geometric sequences/series.
Model problems using sequences/series
9-2, 9-3
Today’s Objective:
I can define, identify and apply arithmetic sequences.
I can define, identify and apply geometric sequences.
Sequences
Term of a Sequence:
Each number: 𝑓(𝑛)
n represents term number
Sequence:
Ordered list of numbers
1st Term 2nd Term 3rd Term
… n – 1 term nth term n + 1 term …
↓
f(1),
↓
f(2),
↓
f(3),
…
↓
f(n-1),
2,
4,
6,
8,
…
↓
f(n),
↓
f(n+1),
…
Recursive Definition:
Explicit Formula: 𝑓(𝑛) =2𝑛 Uses the previous term 𝑓(𝑛 − 1)
Two Parts: Initial Value 𝑓(1) = 2
Describes sequence
Recursive Rule 𝑓(𝑛) =𝑓 𝑛 − 1 + 2
using term number (n)
Arithmetic Sequence
a, a + d, a + 2d, a + 3d, …
a = starting value
d = common difference
Recursive Definition:
𝑓 1 =𝑎
𝑓(𝑛) = 𝑓(𝑛 − 1) + 𝑑 for 𝑛 > 1
Explicit Formula:
𝑓(𝑛) = 𝑎 + 𝑛 − 1 ⋅ 𝑑 for 𝑛 ≥ 1
4, 7, 10, 13, 16, …
+3
+3
+3
+3
Recursive Definition:
𝑓(1) = 4
𝑓(𝑛) = 𝑓(𝑛 − 1) +3
Explicit Formula:
𝑓(𝑛) = 4 + 𝑛 − 1 ⋅ 3
1, 4, 9, 16, 25, …
3 5 7 9
Not an Arithmetic Series
Analyzing Arithmetic Sequences
Find the 46th term: Explicit Formula:
𝑓(𝑛) = 𝑎 + (𝑛 − 1) ⋅ 𝑑
3, 5, 7, …
𝑓(𝑛) = 3 + 𝑛 − 1 ⋅ 2
𝑓(46) =3 + 46 − 1 ⋅ 2 = 93
Find the 24th term:
4, 7, 10, …
𝑓(24) =4 + 24 − 1 ⋅ 3 = 73
Find the 2nd and 3rd term of:
100, 94,
▒ , 88,
▒, 82, …
82 = 100 + 4 −1 ⋅ 𝑑
82 = 100 + 3𝑑
−18 = 3𝑑
−6 = 𝑑
Finding missing term:
…, 15, 37,
▒ , 59, …
Arithmetic Mean:
𝑎+𝑐
…, a, b, c, … b =
2
15 + 59
2
9-3
Geometric Sequences
Today’s Objective:
I can define, identify and apply geometric
sequences.
Geometric Sequence
a, a∙r, a∙r2, a∙r3, …
a = starting value
r = common ratio:
𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑇𝑒𝑟𝑚
𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑇𝑒𝑟𝑚
3, 6, 12, 24, 48, …
6
3
Recursive
Definition:
𝑓(1) = 3
12 24 48
=2
6 12 24
Explicit Formula:
𝑓(𝑛) = 3 ⋅ 2𝑛−1
Recursive Definition:
𝑓(1) = 2
𝑓(𝑛) =𝑓(𝑛 − 1)⋅ 2
𝑓 1 =𝑎
𝑓(𝑛) = 𝑓(𝑛 − 1) ⋅ 4
𝑓(𝑛) = 𝑓(𝑛 − 1) ⋅ 𝑟, for n >1
2, 8, 32, 128, …
𝑛−1
𝑓(𝑛)
=
2
⋅
4
Explicit Formula:
𝑓(𝑛) = 𝑎 ⋅ 𝑟 𝑛−1 , for n ≥ 1
Analyzing Geometric Sequences
Find the 10th term:
4, 12, 36, …
Find the 2nd and 3rd term of:
2, –▒6,, 18,
▒ , − 54, …
Explicit Formula:
𝑓 𝑛 = 𝑎 ⋅ 𝑟 𝑛−1
Explicit Formula:
𝑓(𝑛) = 𝑎 ⋅ 𝑟 𝑛−1
𝑛−1
𝑓(𝑛) = 4 ⋅ 3
𝑓(10) = 4 ⋅ 310−1
𝑓(10) = 78,732
4 −1
−54 = 2 ⋅ 𝑟
−54 = 2 ⋅ 𝑟 3
−27 = 𝑟 3
−3 = 𝑟
Geometric Mean:
…, a, b, c, . . .
𝑏 2 = 𝑎𝑐
𝑏 = ± 𝑎𝑐
Finding the possible
missing term:
…, 48, ±12,
▒ , 3, …
𝑏 = ± 48 ⋅ 3
= ± 144 = ±12
Sierpinski Triangle
p. 575: 7-23 odd, 41-49 odd
p. 584: 7-17 odd, 33-43 odd
Stage 4
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
How many red triangles are there at stage 20?
Stage
1
2
3
4
...
# of Red Triangles
1
3
9
27
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Recursive Definition:
𝑓(1) = 1
𝑓 𝑛 =𝑓(𝑛 − 1) ⋅ 3
20
1,162,261,467
Explicit Formula:
𝑛−1
𝑓 𝑛 =1 ⋅3