Sequences

    Cards (15)

    • What are number sequences?
      Sets of numbers that follow a pattern
    • What defines an arithmetic sequence?
      Adding or subtracting each time
    • How is a geometric sequence defined?
      Multiplying or dividing by the same value
    • What is a linear sequence?
      Sequence that Increases or decreases by the same amount
    • What are terms in a sequence?
      The numbers in a sequence
    • What does the term to term rule describe?
      How to get from one term to another
    • What is the term to term rule for the sequence 3, 7, 11, 15?
      Add 4 to each term
    • What is the term to term rule for the sequence -1, 0.5, 0, 0.5?
      Add 0.5 to each term
    • What is the position to term rule?
      Uses algebra to find terms in a sequence
    • What is the term to term rule for geometric sequences?
      Multiply or divide by the same value
    • How can you show that 3, 6, 12, 24 is a geometric sequence?
      Each term is double the previous term
    • What are the next three terms in the sequence 3, 6, 12, 24?
      48, 96, 192
    • What are examples of special sequences?
      • Square numbers: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36
      • Triangular numbers: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15
      • Cube numbers: 1, 8, 27, 64, 125
      • Fibonacci sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13
    • How is the Fibonacci sequence generated?
      Add the previous two terms together
    • What is the difference between arithmetic and geometric sequences?
      Arithmetic adds/subtracts; geometric multiplies/divides