Understanding Sequences in Algebra
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Cannon HwaALGEBRA: SEQUENCE
Objective:
1. Write down the formula for the nth of a sequence.
2. Use the formulae for the nth of a sequence.
Discussion on sequence Date: 4 May 2020
1. linear sequence
[Link] the nth term of a linear sequence
Example 1:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, … 1, 5, 9, 13, …
a) The rule to find next term
(term-to-term rule)
b) State the next two terms
c) Find the nth term
***Extra Notes 1:
***Extra Notes 2:
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Exercise 1:
B. Which term in the sequence has a given value
of ?
Exercise 2:
2. Non-linear sequence
A. Method 1: Find the n-term of a non-linear sequence
Square/Quadratic Sequence Cubic
1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216, …
6, 13, 24, 39, 58, …
***Extra Notes:
𝑎𝑛 = 𝑛2 + 𝑏𝑛 + 𝑐 𝑎𝑛 = 𝑎𝑛3 + 𝑏𝑛2 + 𝑐𝑛 + 𝑑
𝑎𝑛 = 𝑎𝑛2 + 𝑏𝑛 + 𝑐
B. Method 2: Find the n-term of a non-linear sequence
Exercise 3:
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Exercise 4:
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Exercise 5:
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C. What’s number in the sequence for a given
term ?
Exercise 6:
1. Write down the first four terms of these sequence.
2.