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Big Ideas Math Algebra 2, 2014

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5. Using Recursive Rules with Sequences

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Exercise 21 Page 447

Pay close attention to how the consecutive terms are related.

$a_{1} = 6,$ $a_{n} = n \cdot a_{n - 1}$

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We want to write a recursive rule for the given sequence. To do that, we first need to identify whether the given sequence is arithmetic, geometric, or neither. To do so we will calculate the difference and ratio between consecutive terms.

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Communicate Your Answer p.441

Monitoring Progress p.442-446

Exercises p.447-450