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  1. www.mathway.com › Calculator › sequence-calculatorSequence Calculator - Mathway

    Find the Next Term. Free sequence calculator - step-by-step solutions to help identify the sequence and find the nth term of arithmetic and geometric sequence types.

  2. Sequences and Series Cheat Sheet. sequence is a list of terms. For example, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, ... series is the sum of a list of terms. For example, 3 + 6 + 9 + 12 + 15 + ... The terms of a sequence are separated by a comma, while with a series they are all added together.

  3. Supercharge your algebraic intuition and problem solving skills! A geometric progression (GP), also called a geometric sequence, is a sequence of numbers which differ from each other by a common ratio. For example, the sequence 2, 4, 8, 16, \dots 2,4,8,16,… is a geometric sequence with common ratio 2 2.

  4. The series of numbers 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 ... is an example of a geometric sequence, sometimes called a geometric progression (GP). Each term in the progression is found by multiplying the previous number by 2. Such sequences occur in many situations; the multiplying factor does not have to be 2.

  5. www.mathsisfun.com › algebra › sequences-seriesSequences - Math is Fun

    • Infinite Or Finite
    • In Order
    • Like A Set
    • As A Formula
    • Many Rules
    • Notation
    • Arithmetic Sequences
    • Geometric Sequences
    • Triangular Numbers
    • Fibonacci Sequence

    When the sequence goes on forever it is called an infinite sequence, otherwise it is a finite sequence

    When we say the terms are "in order", we are free to define what order that is! They could go forwards, backwards ... or they could alternate ... or any type of order we want!

    A Sequence is like a Set, except: 1. the terms are in order(with Sets the order does not matter) 2. the same value can appear many times (only once in Sets)

    Saying "starts at 3 and jumps 2 every time" is fine, but it doesn't help us calculate the: 1. 10thterm, 2. 100thterm, or 3. nth term, where ncould be any term number we want.

    But mathematics is so powerful we can find more than one Rulethat works for any sequence. So it is best to say "A Rule" rather than "The Rule" (unless we know it is the right Rule).

    To make it easier to use rules, we often use this special style: So a rule for {3, 5, 7, 9, ...}can be written as an equation like this: xn= 2n+1 And to calculate the 10th term we can write: x10 = 2n+1 = 2×10+1 = 21 Can you calculate x50(the 50th term) doing this? Here is another example:

    In an Arithmetic Sequence the difference between one term and the next is a constant. In other words, we just add some value each time ... on to infinity. In Generalwe can write an arithmetic sequence like this: {a, a+d, a+2d, a+3d, ... } where: 1. ais the first term, and 2. d is the difference between the terms (called the "common difference") And...

    In a Geometric Sequence each term is found by multiplying the previous term by a constant. In Generalwe can write a geometric sequence like this: {a, ar, ar2, ar3, ... } where: 1. ais the first term, and 2. r is the factor between the terms (called the "common ratio") And the rule is: xn = ar(n-1) (We use "n-1" because ar0is the 1st term)

    The Triangular Number Sequenceis generated from a pattern of dots which form a triangle: By adding another row of dots and counting all the dots we can find the next number of the sequence.

    The next number is found by adding the two numbers before ittogether: 1. The 2 is found by adding the two numbers before it (1+1) 2. The 21 is found by adding the two numbers before it (8+13) 3. etc... Rule is xn = xn-1 + xn-2 That rule is interesting because it depends on the values of the previous two terms. The Fibonacci Sequence is numbered fro...

  6. Identify the Sequence 1 , 2 , 4 , 8 , 16. 1 1 , 2 2 , 4 4 , 8 8 , 16 16. This is a geometric sequence since there is a common ratio between each term. In this case, multiplying the previous term in the sequence by 2 2 gives the next term. In other words, an = a1rn−1 a n = a 1 r n - 1. Geometric Sequence: r = 2 r = 2.

  7. The series of numbers 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 ... is an example of a geometric sequence, sometimes called a geometric progression (GP). Each term in the progression is found by multiplying the previous number by 2. Such sequences occur in many situations; the multiplying factor does not have to be 2.