Big Ideas Math Algebra 2, 2014
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1. Defining and Using Sequences and Series
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Exercise 9 Page 414

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

1, 4, 16, 64, 256, and 1024

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

f(n)=4^(n-1) To do so we will construct a table.

n f(n)=4^(n-1) f(n)
1 f( 1)=4^(1-1) 1
2 f( 2)=4^(2-1) 4
3 f( 3)=4^(3-1) 16
4 f( 4)=4^(4-1) 64
5 f( 5)=4^(5-1) 256
6 f( 6)=4^(6-1) 1024

The first 6 terms of this explicit sequence are 1, 4, 16, 64, 256, and 1024.