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Numbe Rpatterns Prac

The document discusses number patterns, sequences, series, and sigma notation, explaining key concepts such as first term, common difference, and common ratio. It outlines types of patterns including arithmetic, geometric, and quadratic sequences, along with their respective formulas for terms and sums. Additionally, it highlights the significance of first and second differences in identifying arithmetic sequences.

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Numbe Rpatterns Prac

The document discusses number patterns, sequences, series, and sigma notation, explaining key concepts such as first term, common difference, and common ratio. It outlines types of patterns including arithmetic, geometric, and quadratic sequences, along with their respective formulas for terms and sums. Additionally, it highlights the significance of first and second differences in identifying arithmetic sequences.

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NUMBER PATTERNS AND SIGMA NOTATION

Number Patterns, sequences, series and sigma notation


Notation:
𝑎: 1𝑠𝑡 𝑇𝑒𝑟𝑚
𝑑: 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 (𝑑 = 𝑇2 − 𝑇1 = 𝑇3 − 𝑇2 = 𝑇4 − 𝑇3 )
𝑇2 𝑇3
𝑟: 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑛𝑜𝑚 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜 (𝑟 = = );
𝑇1 𝑇2
𝑛 = 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑠;
𝑆4 = 𝑇1 + 𝑇2 + 𝑇3 + 𝑇4 = 𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 4 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑠);
𝑛

𝑆𝑛 = ∑ 𝑇𝑘 = 𝑆𝑛 = 𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑛 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑠


𝑘=1

TYPE of petterns
Arithmetic Geometric Quadratic
𝑛−1
𝑇𝑛 = 𝑎 + (𝑛 − 1)𝑑 𝑇𝑛 = 𝑎. 𝑟 𝑇𝑛 = 𝑎𝑛2 + 𝑏𝑛 + 𝑐
𝑛 𝑛
𝑎(𝑟 − 1) 𝑇1 ; 𝑇2 ; 𝑇3 ; 𝑇4
𝑆𝑛 = [2𝑎 + (𝑛 𝑠𝑛 =
2 𝑟−1
− 1)𝑑] If −1 < 𝑟 < 1 1st differences 𝑇2 − 𝑇1 ; 𝑇3 − 𝑇2 ; 𝑇4 − 𝑇3
𝑛
𝑆𝑛 = [𝑎 + 𝐿] → converging
2 sequence 2nd differences 2a 2a
L : last term 𝑎
→ 𝑆∞ = 𝑇1 = 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 ;
1−𝑟 𝑇2 = 4𝑎 + 2𝑏 + 𝑐 ;
𝑇3 = 9𝑎 + 3𝑏 + 𝑐
𝑇2 − 𝑇1 = 3𝑎 + 𝑏 ; 𝑇3 − 𝑇2 = 5𝑎 + 𝑏
(1𝑠𝑡 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚 𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑠𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒

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