Generating Patterns Sequence Lecture
Generating Patterns Sequence Lecture
Examples: 1. ) a, d, g, j, m, p
Sequence 2. ) 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16
is a sequence that contains a infinitely many terms.
Infinite sequence It will never end
Examples: 1. ) a, d, g, j, . . .
2. ) 1, 3, 6, . . .
Finite or Finite
1. ) 2, 5, 8, 11, 14 Finite sequence
2. ) 5, 10, 15, 20, ....,95 Finite sequence
3. ) 2, 5, 8, 11, ... inFinite sequence
4. ) set of even Finite sequence
numbers less than 20
Each number in a sequence is called terms
2, 5, 8, 11, 14
1st term 2 term
nd 3 term
rd
4 term
th 5th term
a1=1 term
st a4=4 term
th
a2=2 term
nd a5=5th term
a3=3 term
rd
2, 5, 8, 11, 14
Find the value of the following terms
a1= 2 a3= 8 a5= 14
a2= 5 a4= 11
Find the first five terms of the
sequence whose general term is
given by an=n 3
-1 ,2- ,3 - ,4 - ,5-
st nd rd th th
Find the first five terms of the
sequence whose general term is
given by a =(n+1)2
n
-1 ,2- ,3 - ,4 - ,5-
st nd rd th th