sequence_finite_infinite_nthterm
sequence_finite_infinite_nthterm
1.What is
pattern?
RECALL
RECALL
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ACTIVITY 1: NAME ME
List down what is asked in each
number.
1. Name the days of the week
2.First 5 positive perfect square
3.Counting numbers
4. Multiples of 5.
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DID YOU COMPLETE
EASILY THE TASK
TODAY?
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WHAT HAVE YOU
OBSERVED BETWEEN NO.
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1 & 2 FROM NO. 3 & 4?
WHAT IS A SEQUENCE?
A sequence It can be a pattern
is a pattern. of:
• objects
• music
• letters
• or numbers
SEQUENCE
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FINITE SEQUENCE
Contains a limited number of terms.
It has an end or last term
EXAMPLE:
a.Days of the Week
{ Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,…,
Saturday}
INFINITE SEQUENCE
Contains a countless number of terms.
The sequence continues without stopping or it
has no end.
Ellipsis (…) shows that the sequence are infinite.
EXAMPLE:
a. Counting numbers
{ 1, 2, 3, 4, …}
b. Multiples of 5:
{5, 10, 15, 20, 25, …}
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3. 1, 3, 9, 27, 81 ________________
4. 5, 9, 13, 17,... ________________
Identify if a given set is a finite or infinite
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Answer: Infinite, 4
FINDING THE
nth TERM
= 2n + 1
WRITE THE FIRST FOUR TERMS OF THE 18
SEQUENCE
= 2n + 1
𝒊𝒇 𝒏=𝟏 𝒊𝒇 𝒏=𝟐 𝒊𝒇 𝒏=𝟑 𝒊𝒇 𝒏=𝟒 𝒊𝒇 𝒏=𝟏𝟓 Click icon to add picture
= 2n + 1 = 2n + 1 = 2n + 1 = 2n + 1 = 2n + 1
= 2(1) + 1 = 2(2) + 1 = 2(3) + 1 = 2(4) + 1 = 2(15) + 1
= 2 + 1 = 4 + 1 = 6 + 1 = 8 + 1 = 30 + 1
=3 =5 =7 =9 = 31
3, 5, 7, 9,... 31
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