A Problem Solving Approach to Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers (12th Edition)
A Problem Solving Approach to Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers (12th Edition)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780321987297
Author: Rick Billstein, Shlomo Libeskind, Johnny Lott
Publisher: PEARSON
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A sequence is defined as a collection of things. Series is defined to sum the things one by one in the sequence. It was invented by German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss.
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Chapter 5.CR, Problem 12CR

In each part of exercise 11 , if a sequence is arithmetic, find its difference, and if it is geometric, find its ratio.

11. Write the first six terms of each of the sequences whose nth term is given.

a. ( 1 − ) n

b. ( 2 − ) n

c. 2 − − 3 n

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A Problem Solving Approach to Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers (12th Edition)

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