sequencesexplicitandrecursiveform序列明确和递归形式.pptxVIP

SequencesA set of numbers written in a specific order or patternExamples2, 4, 6, 8 -- finite sequence (only 4 terms)0, 5, 10, 15, … -- infinite sequence (infinite # of terms)Terminology/NotationTerm – a number in a sequence -- represents the first term in a sequence (1 is the counter) -- the nth term in a sequence or the formula -- the term before the nth termSequence FormulasEx.For the sequence formula, ,solve the first 5 terms.Consider the series 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, … The third term in the series, a3, is 12.What is the first term? What is the sixth term? What is the se