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Understanding Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences

The document discusses different types of sequences including arithmetic, geometric, and recursive sequences. An arithmetic sequence uses addition or subtraction, a geometric sequence uses multiplication or division, and a recursive sequence defines each term based on previous terms in the sequence.

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Understanding Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences

The document discusses different types of sequences including arithmetic, geometric, and recursive sequences. An arithmetic sequence uses addition or subtraction, a geometric sequence uses multiplication or division, and a recursive sequence defines each term based on previous terms in the sequence.

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Types of Sequences

An arithmetic sequence is a sequence with an addition (or subtraction) generator. The number added to
each term to get the next term is called thecommon difference.

A geometric sequence is a sequence with a multiplication (or division) generator. The number
multiplied by each term to get the next term is called the common ratio or the multiplier.

A multiplier can also be used to increase or decrease by a given percentage. For example, the multiplier
for an increase of 7% is 1.07. The multiplier for a decrease of 7% is 0.93.

A recursive sequence is a sequence in which each term depends on the term(s) before it. The equation
of a recursive sequence requires at least one term to be specified. A recursive sequence can be
arithmetic, geometric, or neither.

For example, the sequence –1, 2, 5, 26, 677, … can be defined by therecursive equation:

t(1) = –1, t(n + 1) = (t(n))2 + 1

An alternative notation for the equation of the sequence above is:

a1 = –1, an + 1 = (an)2 + 1

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