Big Ideas Math Algebra 2, 2014
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1. Defining and Using Sequences and Series
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Exercise 3 Page 410

Substitute values for n=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 to find the first 6 terms.

1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, and 6/7

Practice makes perfect
We are given an explicit rule of a sequence and are asked to find the first 6 terms.

a_n= n/n+1 To do so we will construct a table.

n a_n= n/n+1 a_n
1 a_1=1/1+1 1/2
2 a_2=2/2+1 2/3
3 a_3=3/3+1 3/4
4 a_4=4/4+1 4/5
5 a_5=5/5+1 5/6
6 a_6=6/6+1 6/7

The first 6 terms of this explicit sequence are 12, 23, 34, 45, 56, and 67.