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What are the first 4 terms of the sequence which has the nth term formula?
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the first 4 terms of the sequence which has the nth term is a sequence of numbers that that goe together eg. 8,12,16,20,24 the nth term would be 4n+4
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What is the sum of first six terms of a sequence whose nth term is 8 - n?
nth term is 8 - n. an = 8 - n, so the sequence is {7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2,...} (this is a decreasing sequence since the successor term is smaller than the nth term). So, the sum of first six terms of the sequence is 27.
Find the quadratic sequences nth term for these 4 sequences which are separated by the letter i iii 7 10 15 22 21 42 iii 2 9 18 29 42 57 iii 4 15 32 55 85 119 iii 5 12 27 50 81 120?
Check if the given sequences are quadratic sequences. 7 10 15 22 21 42 The first difference: 3 5 7 1 21. The second difference: 2 2 6 20. Since the second difference is not constant, then the given sequence is not a quadratic sequence. 2 9 18 29 42 57 The first difference: 7, 9, 11, 13, 15. The second difference: 2 2 2 2. Since the second difference is constant, then the given sequence is a quadratic sequence. Therefore, contains a n2 term. Let n = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ... Now, let's refer the n2 terms as, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36. As you see, the terms of the given sequence and n2 terms differ by 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21 which is an arithmetic sequence,say {an} with a common difference d = 4 and the first term a = 1. Thus, the nth term formula for this arithmetic sequence is an = a + (n - 1)d = 1 + 4(n - 1) = 4n - 3. Therefore, we can find any nth term of the given sequence by using the formula, nth term = n2 + 4n - 3 (check, for n = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ... and you'll obtain the given sequence) 4 15 32 55 85 119 The first difference: 11, 17, 23, 30, 34. The second difference: 6 6 7 4. Since the second difference is not constant, then the given sequence is not a quadratic sequence. 5 12 27 50 81 120 The first difference: 7, 15, 23, 31, 39. The second difference: 8 8 8 8. Since the second difference is constant, then the given sequence is a quadratic sequence. I tried to refer the square terms of sequences such as n2, 2n2, 3n2, but they didn't work, because when I subtracted their terms from the terms of the original sequence I couldn't find a common difference among the terms of those resulted sequences. But, 4n2 works. Let n = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ... Now, let's refer the 4n2 terms as, 4, 16, 36, 64, 100, 144. As you see, the terms of the given sequence and 4n2 terms differ by 1, -4, -9, -14, -19, -24 which is an arithmetic sequence, say {an} with a common difference d = -5 and the first term a = 1. Thus, the nth term formula for this arithmetic sequence is an = a + (n - 1)d = 1 -5(n - 1) = -5n + 6. Therefore, we can find any nth term of the given sequence by using the formula, nth term = 4n2 - 5n + 6 (check, for n = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ... and you'll obtain the given sequence)
How do you find the nth term in a sequence?
Finding the nth term is much simpler than it seems. For example, say you had the sequence: 1,4,7,10,13,16 Sequence 1 First we find the difference between the numbers. 1 (3) 4 (3) 7 (3) 10 (3) 13 (3) 16 The difference is the same: 3. So the start of are formula will be 3n. If it was 3n, the sequence would be 3,6,9,12,15,18 Sequence 2 But this is not our sequence. Notice that each number on sequence 2 is 2 more than sequence 1. this means are final formula will be: 3n+1 Test it out, it works!
This is Q of sequence series hlp me1 2 4 8 16 ..find nth term of the series find sum of first n term?
If you remember taking sequences, you'll recall that there are three main types: 1)Arithmetic Sequence 2)Geometric Sequence 3)Varied-formula Sequence If the difference between the terms is additional or subractional then its an arithmetic sequence, lets check if this is the case, subtract the first term from the second and the second from the third etc : 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 2-1=1 4-2=2 8-4=4....all the answers are not constant so it is not an arithmetic sequence In a geometric sequence, the difference is in multiplication or division so we divide like this t2/t1 then t3/t2 and then t4/t3 and so on: 2/1=2 4/2=2 8/4=2...all the numbers are constant so this sequence we have here is a geometric sequence to find the nth term we use a formula it varies from the kind of sequence you are using, the formula for a geometric sequence is: tn=t1*r^(n-1) The formula might look confusing so ill write it down for you: "term n= term 1 multiplied by common ratio to the power n-1" The 'common ratio' is the constant so in this case it equals 2. tn=1*2^(n-l) that is the farthest you can go, if the question gives you the nth term then you may substitute it yourself. You didn't make yourself very clear with the last part of your question...
What is the 12th term in a geometric sequence that has a first term of 6 and a common ratio of 3?
It is 1062882.
What is the simple formula corresponding to the explicit formula if the first term of the sequence is -10 and the difference between terms in the sequence is 3?
Assuming each term is 3 MORE than the previous term t(n) = -13 + 3*n where n = 1, 2, 3, ...
What are the first five terms of the sequence whose nth term is N4 plus 225?
2,1,0 is th sequence of its terms
What are the first four terms of a sequence when the nth term equals 3 to the power of n and what term number is 729 in the sequence?
The first four terms are 3 9 27 81 and 729 is the 6th term.
If the first differences of a sequence are a constant 4 and the second term is 8 what are the first 5 terms of the sequence?
4,8,12,16,20
A certain arithmetic sequence has the recursive formula If the common difference between the terms of the sequence is -11 what term follows the term that has the value 11?
In this case, 22 would have the value of 11.
How do you find the 111TH term of the sequence?
Depends on the sequence. There may be a formula for the Nth term in which case it is easy. Or the value may depend on some combination of previous terms (as in the Fibbonaci series).
What is the sum of first six terms of a sequence whose nth term is 8 - n?
nth term is 8 - n. an = 8 - n, so the sequence is {7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2,...} (this is a decreasing sequence since the successor term is smaller than the nth term). So, the sum of first six terms of the sequence is 27.
If a equals 4 and d equals -2 what is the first four terms of the arithmetic sequence?
6
What are the first five terms of the sequence with nth term is 7n + 3?
no clue
What are the first four terms of a sequence when the nth term equals n to the power of 4 and what term number is 14641 in the sequence?
1, 16, 81, 256 14641 is the 11th term.
What are the first five terms of the sequence 4n -1?
5
The expression for the nth term of a sequence is 4n + 6. What are the first three terms in the sequence?
10
