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| - | ==== Arithmetic Sequences ==== | + | ==== Arithmetic/Geometric Sequences ==== |
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| + | **Arithmetic sequence** has a constant difference between the terms, such as 1, 3, 5, 7, 9... | ||
| Basic form to find term n: a(n) = a(1) + d(n-1), where d = step size (difference between terms), a(1) is the first term | Basic form to find term n: a(n) = a(1) + d(n-1), where d = step size (difference between terms), a(1) is the first term | ||
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| If don't know last term, just substitute a(n): | If don't know last term, just substitute a(n): | ||
| S = n/2 (2a + (n − 1) d) | S = n/2 (2a + (n − 1) d) | ||
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| + | **Geometric sequence** terms are found by multiplying the previous term by a constant, such as 2, 4, 8, 16 ... | ||
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| + | a(n) = arⁿ⁻¹ | ||
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| + | Other sequences exist: | ||
| + | * squares: a(n) = n², cubes, etc. | ||
| + | * triangular numbers: a(n) = n(n+1)/2 (number of dots in a triangle of n rows) | ||
| + | * fibonacci sequence: a(n) = a(n-1) + a(n-2) | ||
| Convergence of a power sequence: http://math.bu.edu/people/prakashb/Teaching/32LS10/Lectures/11-2.pdf | Convergence of a power sequence: http://math.bu.edu/people/prakashb/Teaching/32LS10/Lectures/11-2.pdf | ||
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