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Math Lesson 4 - 7

The document provides examples of identifying, extending, finding terms of, and writing equations for arithmetic sequences. Specifically, it contains: 1) An example of identifying two sequences as arithmetic or not based on whether the difference between terms is constant. 2) An example extending an arithmetic sequence by finding the next three terms using the common difference of 6. 3) An example finding the 11th term of a sequence by determining the common difference of 0.3 and using the formula for the nth term. 4) An example writing an equation for the nth term of a sequence as an=-4n+6 based on the first term, common difference, and formula. This is then used to find the

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Math Lesson 4 - 7

The document provides examples of identifying, extending, finding terms of, and writing equations for arithmetic sequences. Specifically, it contains: 1) An example of identifying two sequences as arithmetic or not based on whether the difference between terms is constant. 2) An example extending an arithmetic sequence by finding the next three terms using the common difference of 6. 3) An example finding the 11th term of a sequence by determining the common difference of 0.3 and using the formula for the nth term. 4) An example writing an equation for the nth term of a sequence as an=-4n+6 based on the first term, common difference, and formula. This is then used to find the

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Lesson 4-7 Example 1 Identify Arithmetic Sequences Determine whether each sequence is arithmetic. Justify your answer. a. .

7, 0.5, 0.3, 0.1, 0.7 ! 0.5 ! 0.3 ! 0." - 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.2 This is an arithmetic sequence because the difference between terms is constant. b.

" " " " , - ,, - , 3 9 27 8"


" -3 ! 2 +9 " -9 ! 2 + 27

" -27

! 2 + 8"

" -8"

This is not an arithmetic sequence because the difference between terms is not constant. Example 2 Extend a Sequence Find the next three terms of the arithmetic sequence 23, 29, 35, 41, Find the common difference by subtracting successive terms. 23 ! 29 ! 35 ! 4" ! ? ! ? ! 6 6 6 6 6 6 The common difference is 6. Add 6 to the last term of the sequence to get the next term in the sequence. Continue adding 6 until the next three terms are found. 4" ! 47 ! 53 ! 59 6 6 6 The next three terms are 47, 53, 59. Example 3 Find a Specific Term Find the 11th term in the arithmetic sequence 0.4, -0.1, 0.2, 0.5, In this sequence, the first term, a " , is 0.4. You want to find the ""th term, so n = "". Find the common difference. -0.4 ! -0." ! 0.2 ! 0.5 + 0.3 + 0.3 + 0.3 The common difference is 0.3. Use the formula for the nth term of an arithmetic sequence. a n = a " + (n ")d Formula for the nth term a "" = -0.4 + ("" ")0.3 a " = 0.4, n = "", d = 0.3 a "" = -0.4 + 3 Simplify. a "" = 2.6 The ""th term in the sequence is 2.6.

Example 4 Write an Equation for a Sequence Consider the arithmetic sequence 2, -2, -6, -10, a. Write an equation for the nth term of the sequence. In this sequence, the first term, a " , is 2. Find the common difference. 2 ! -2 ! -6 ! -"0 -4 -4 -4 The common difference is 4. Use the formula for the nth term to write an equation. Formula for the nth term a n = a " + (n ")d a n = 2 + (n ")(-4) a n = 2 + -4n +4 a n = -4n + 6 Check: a " = 2, d = -4 Distributive Property Simplify.

For n = ", -4(") + 6 = 2. For n = 2, -4(2) + 6 = -2. For n = 3, -4(3) + 6 = -6, and so on.

b. Find the 25th term in the sequence. Replace n with 25 in the equation written in part a. a n = -4n + 6 Equation for the nth term a 25 = -4(25) + 6 a 25 = -94 Replace n with 25. Simplify.

c. Graph the first five terms of the sequence. (n, an) n -4n + 6 an " -4(") + 6 2 (", 2) 2 -4(2) + 6 -2 (2, -2) 3 -4(3) + 6 -6 (3, -6) 4 -4(4) + 6 -"0 (4, -"0) 5 -4(4) + 6 -"4 (5, -"4) The points fall on a line. The graph of an arithmetic sequence is linear.

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