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Rule Based Sequences : Sequences Sequence Term List Ellipsis Random Sequence

A sequence is a list of numbers written in succession. Each number is called a term. Sequences can be written as a list separated by commas or using an ellipsis if the sequence continues indefinitely. Some sequences like 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 display a pattern where a rule like "add 2 to each term" is followed to generate the next term, making it a rule-based sequence. Rule-based sequences include arithmetic sequences where a constant value is added to each term and geometric sequences where a constant multiplier is used. Recursion refers to using the same calculations repeatedly to generate terms in a sequence from a given rule, which calculators can perform automatically by storing previous answers and the calculation method.

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Rule Based Sequences : Sequences Sequence Term List Ellipsis Random Sequence

A sequence is a list of numbers written in succession. Each number is called a term. Sequences can be written as a list separated by commas or using an ellipsis if the sequence continues indefinitely. Some sequences like 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 display a pattern where a rule like "add 2 to each term" is followed to generate the next term, making it a rule-based sequence. Rule-based sequences include arithmetic sequences where a constant value is added to each term and geometric sequences where a constant multiplier is used. Recursion refers to using the same calculations repeatedly to generate terms in a sequence from a given rule, which calculators can perform automatically by storing previous answers and the calculation method.

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SEQUENCES

A list of numbers, written down in succession, is called a Sequence.


Each of the numbers in a sequence is called a Term
We write the terms of a sequence as a List, separated by commas eg, 12, 22, 5, 6, 16, 43,
If a sequence continues indefinitely, or if there are too many terms in the sequence to
write them all, we use an Ellipsis ,..., at the end of a few terms of the sequence like
this:12, 22, 5, 6, 16, 43,
Random sequence eg, 1,15,11,9,3,24,7,45,12
Rule based sequences
Some sequences of numbers do display a pattern. For example, this sequence
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, . . .
has a definite pattern and so this sequence is said to be rule-based.
The sequence of numbers has a starting value. We add 2 to this number to generate the
term 3. Then, add 2 again to generate the term 5, and so on.
The RULE is add 2 to each term.
2 2 2 2
1 3 5 7 9..

Arithmetic Sequences

Geometric Sequences
RECURSION: Using a calculator to generate a sequence of numbers from a rule
All of the calculations to generate sequences from a rule are repetitive. The same
calculations are performed over and over again this is called recursion. A calculator can
perform recursive calculations very easily, because it automatically stores the answer to the
last calculation it performed, as well as the method of calculation.

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