Big Ideas Math Algebra 2, 2014
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1. Defining and Using Sequences and Series
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Exercise 6 Page 414

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

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, and 0

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

a_n=6-n To do so we will construct a table.

n a_n=6-n a_n
1 a_1=6- 1 5
2 a_2=6- 2 4
3 a_3=6- 3 3
4 a_4=6- 4 2
5 a_5=6- 5 1
6 a_6=6- 6 0

The first 6 terms of this explicit sequence are 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, and 0.