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Generating Patterns Part 2

The document discusses finding the terms of a sequence given the nth term of the sequence. It provides examples of finding the first few terms of sequences by substituting values for n into the expression for the nth term. Specifically, it shows how to find the terms by substituting n = 1, 2, 3, etc. and calculating the corresponding terms. The goal is to demonstrate determining the terms of a sequence when the general formula for the nth term is known.

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Generating Patterns Part 2

The document discusses finding the terms of a sequence given the nth term of the sequence. It provides examples of finding the first few terms of sequences by substituting values for n into the expression for the nth term. Specifically, it shows how to find the terms by substituting n = 1, 2, 3, etc. and calculating the corresponding terms. The goal is to demonstrate determining the terms of a sequence when the general formula for the nth term is known.

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Grade 10 Mathematics

Quarter 1 – Competency #1

Generating Patterns
Finding the terms of the sequence given
the nth term.

By John Reimar S. Peña


General term or Nth Term of a
Sequence
The general term or the nth
term of a sequence is used to
determine the terms of a
sequence.
Question:
How to find the terms of a
sequence if the nth term is
given?
Let’s have the first example.

Find the first 3 terms of the


sequence whose nth term is given
by .
Solution:
To find the first 3 terms, substitute n = 1, 2, and 3 to .

If n = 1, then
Solution:
To find the first 3 terms, substitute n = 1, 2, and 3 to .

If n = 2, then
Solution:
To find the first 3 terms, substitute n = 1, 2, and 3 to .

If n = 3, then
Conclusion:
Therefore, the first 3 terms of
are 9, 11, and 13.
Let’s have the second example.

Find the first 5 terms of the


sequence whose nth term is given
by
Solution:
To find the first 5 terms, substitute n = 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
to .

If n = 1, then
Solution:
To find the first 5 terms, substitute n = 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
to .

If n = 2, then
Solution:
To find the first 5 terms, substitute n = 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
to .

If n = 3, then
Solution:
To find the first 5 terms, substitute n = 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
to .

If n = 4, then
Solution:
To find the first 5 terms, substitute n = 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
to .

If n = 5, then
Conclusion:
Therefore, the first 5 terms of
are 1, 5, 9, 13, and 17.
Let’s have the third example.

Find the first 4 terms of the


sequence whose nth term is given
by
Solution:
To find the first 4 terms, substitute n = 1, 2, 3, and 4 to
.

If n = 1, then
Solution:
To find the first 4 terms, substitute n = 1, 2, 3, and 4 to
.

If n = 2, then
Solution:
To find the first 4 terms, substitute n = 1, 2, 3, and 4 to
.

If n = 3, then
Solution:
To find the first 4 terms, substitute n = 1, 2, 3, and 4 to
.

If n = 4, then
Conclusion:
Therefore, the first 4 terms of
are -1, -4, -7, and -10.
Let’s have the fourth example.

Find the first 3 terms of the


sequence whose nth term is given
by .
Solution:
To find the first 3 terms, substitute n = 1, 2, and 3 to .

If n = 1, then
Solution:
To find the first 3 terms, substitute n = 1, 2, and 3 to .

If n = 2, then
Solution:
To find the first 3 terms, substitute n = 1, 2, and 3 to .

If n = 3, then
Conclusion:
Therefore, the first 3 terms of
are 4, 16, and 64.
Let’s have the fifth example.

Find the first 3 terms of the


sequence whose nth term is given
by .
Solution:
To find the first 3 terms, substitute n = 1, 2, and 3 to.

If n = 1, then
Solution:
To find the first 3 terms, substitute n = 1, 2, and 3 to.

If n = 2, then
Solution:
To find the first 3 terms, substitute n = 1, 2, and 3 to.

If n = 3, then
Conclusion:
Therefore, the first 3 terms of are , , and .
Let’s have the sixth example.

Show the difference between the


two terms obtained by and .
Solution:
n n
An = ( −7 ) A n = −(7)
= -7 = -7
= 49 = -49
= -343 = -343
Up next…
Finding the nth
term given the
terms of a
sequence.

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