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Question: What is
a sequence and
how do I find its
terms and sums?
Geometric Sequence
Geometric Sequence a sequence whose
consecutive terms have a common ratio.
You multiply to get the next term.
Geometric Sequence
A sequence is geometric if the ratios of
consecutive terms are the same.
a2 a3 a4
..... r
a1 a2 a3
Formula for a
Geometric Sequence
an = a1r
a1 = 1st
term
a2
r
a1
(n 1)
n = # of
terms in the
sequence
OR the
term youre
solving for
Ex. 1
Rembember :
an = a1 r n 1
Hint: r
= ??
2, 4, 8, 16, , formula?,
an = 2(2)n 1
1 1
1 1
, , , ,..., formula ?,...
3 9 27 61
a = (-1/3)(-1/3)
n
n1
1, 4, 9, 16, , formula? ,
Not geometric, but
what is the formula?
Ex. 2
1
9
,3,9
Ex. 3
Ex. 4
Ex. 5
16245162452
6
1
2
5
r
6
1
2
5
0
4
1
r
a4 = 125
a10 =
a10 = a4r6
a14 = a10r4
125 1
a14
64 2
a14 =
Start
a1 (1 r )
sn
1 r
n
279936 6n
279936 6n
log6 279936 n
7 n
Ex. 7
(S.211
a
r0.3)
n
1
n
1
2
12
12
n
4
(
0
.
3
)
n1
= 1.714
What are
your
questions?
Classwork 1-42 odd
Homework 1-42
even