Big Ideas Math Algebra 2, 2014
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1. Defining and Using Sequences and Series
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Exercise 13 Page 414

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

2/3, 1, 6/5, 4/3, 10/7, 3/2

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

f(n)= 2n/n+2 To do so we will construct a table.

n f(n)=2n/n+2 f(n)
1 f( 1)=2( 1)/1+2 2/3
2 f( 2)=2( 2)/2+2 1
3 f( 3)=2( 3)/3+2 6/5
4 f( 4)=2( 4)/4+2 4/3
5 f( 5)=2( 5)/5+2 10/7
6 f( 6)=2( 6)/6+2 3/2

The first 6 terms of this explicit sequence are 23, 1, 65, 43, 107, and 32.