Big Ideas Math Algebra 2, 2014
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1. Defining and Using Sequences and Series
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Exercise 8 Page 414

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

3, 10, 29, 66, 127, and 218

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

f(n)=n^3+2 To do so we will construct a table.

n f(n)=n^3+2 f(n)
1 f( 1)= 1^3+2 3
2 f( 2)= 2^3+2 10
3 f( 3)= 3^3+2 29
4 f( 4)= 4^3+2 66
5 f( 5)= 5^3+2 127
6 f( 6)= 6^3+2 218

The first 6 terms of this explicit sequence are 3, 10, 29, 66, 127, and 218.