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    The document defines key concepts about sequences, arithmetic progressions (APs), and geometric progressions (GPs). It explains that a sequence is a list of numbers following a rule, which can be expressed as the nth term Tn or a recursive formula. An AP is a sequence where each term differs by a common difference, and its nth term is Tn = a + (n-1)d. A GP is a sequence where each term differs by a common ratio, and its nth term is Tn = a * r^(n-1). The document advises that easy problems use the formulas, medium problems require finding values like a, r, or d first, and hard problems make use of more advanced

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    The document defines key concepts about sequences, arithmetic progressions (APs), and geometric progressions (GPs). It explains that a sequence is a list of numbers following a rule, which can be expressed as the nth term Tn or a recursive formula. An AP is a sequence where each term differs by a common difference, and its nth term is Tn = a + (n-1)d. A GP is a sequence where each term differs by a common ratio, and its nth term is Tn = a * r^(n-1). The document advises that easy problems use the formulas, medium problems require finding values like a, r, or d first, and hard problems make use of more advanced

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    The document defines key concepts about sequences, arithmetic progressions (APs), and geometric progressions (GPs). It explains that a sequence is a list of numbers following a rule, which can be expressed as the nth term Tn or a recursive formula. An AP is a sequence where each term differs by a common difference, and its nth term is Tn = a + (n-1)d. A GP is a sequence where each term differs by a common ratio, and its nth term is Tn = a * r^(n-1). The document advises that easy problems use the formulas, medium problems require finding values like a, r, or d first, and hard problems make use of more advanced

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    Key Ideas Week 1 (15/04/23)

    1.1 – Sequences

     A sequence is a list of numbers that abide by some rule

     T n is used to denote the nth term. It can also be thought of as the


    'rule' for the sequence.

     For e.g. 4,7,10,13,16 , … will have a T n=¿

     The recursive formula is an alternate way to present a sequence. For


    the previous example the recursive rule would then be

     To check if a term is on a sequence or not, sub in and ensure that n is


    a positive integer.

    1.2 – APs
     An AP is a specific sequence where each term differs by a common
    difference

     For APs, T n=¿

     For APs, the recursive form is


    1.3 – GPs
     A GP is a specific sequence where each term differs by a common
    ratio

     For GPs, T n=¿

     For GPs, the recursive form is

    1.4 – Problem Solving APs/GPs


     Easy questions will simply involving quoting their respective formulas
    and subbing in.

     Medium questions will require solving inequalities or finding a /r /d


    first before solving for the required answer

     Hard questions will make use of ______________________________.

     When doing GP related problems be on the lookout for alternate


    terms which come from having a negative r !

    e.g. Find the value of x if 2 ,¿ 12.5 , x , 78.125 form a GP

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