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SEQUENCE
a particular order in which related events, movements,
or things follow each other.

FIBONACCI SEQUNCE Pattern

nth 1st term
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5,8,13,21,34,… term
2nd term Infinite numbers

Ellipsis …
Finite It has an ending or the
numbers can be counted
Infinit It has no ending or the
3, 6, 9, 12, 15,…
e numbers cannot be counted.
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11,…
2,4,6,8,10,…
1,5,9,13,17,21,…

{1, 2, 3, 4, ...} is a very simple sequence (and it is an infinite

sequence)

{20, 25, 30, 35, ...} is also an infinite sequence

{1, 3, 5, 7} is the sequence of the first 4 odd numbers (and is a finite

sequence)

{4, 3, 2, 1} is 4 to 1 backwards Finite sequence

{1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, ...} is an infinite sequence where every term is

doubled

{a, b, c, d, e} is the sequence of the first 5 letters alphabetically

{f, r, e, d} is the sequence of letters in the name "fred"

{0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, ...} is the sequence of alternating 0s and 1s (yes they

are in order, it is an alternating order in this case)

IN ORDER

When we say the terms are "in order", we are free to define what order that is!
They could go forwards, backwards ... or they could alternate ... or any type of order we
want!

Like a Set
A Sequence is like a Set, except:
• the terms are in order (with Sets the order does not matter)
• the same value can appear many times (only once in Sets)

{2,4,8,0,10,6,…} EVEN
{0,2,4,6,8,10}

Notation

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 Sequences also use the same notation as sets: {3, 5, 7, ...}
list each element, separated by a comma,
and then put curly brackets around the whole thing.

A Rule
A Sequence usually has a Rule, which is a way to find the value of
each term.

As a Formula
Saying "starts at 3 and jumps 2 every time" is fine, but it doesn't help us calculate the:
• 10th term,
• 100th term, or
• nth term, where n could be any term number we want.

So, What Can A Rule For {3, 5, 7, 9, ...} Be?

Firstly, we can see the sequence goes up 2 every time, so we can guess that a Rule is
something like "2 times n" (where "n" is the term number). Let's test it out:
Test Rule: 2n

n Term Test Rule

1 3 2n = 2×1 = 2
2 5 2n = 2×2 = 4
3 7 2n = 2×3 = 6

3,5,7,9,11,13

{2,5,8,11,14,17, 20,23,26… } Find the

9th term

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EQUATION
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An equation is a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal. An equation will always contain an
equal sign with an expression on each side. Expressions are made up of terms, and the number of terms in
each expression in an equation may vary.

Algebraic equations contain variables, symbols that stand for an unknown quantity. Variables are often
represented with letters, like x, y, or z. Sometimes a variable is multiplied by a number. This number is called
the coefficient of the variable. For example, the coefficient of 3x is 3.

Determine what are the terms and expressions in

the given equation. 5 + 2 = 3 + 4

Terms : 5, 2, 3, 4
Expressions: 5+2 , 3+4

USING THE ADDITION PROPERTY OF EQUALITY

An important property of equations is one that states
that you can add the same quantity to both sides of
an equation and still maintain an equivalent
equation. Sometimes people refer to this as keeping
the equation “balanced”. If you think of an equation
as being like a balance scale, the quantities on each
side of the equation are equal, or balanced.

Let’s look at a simple numeric equation, 3 + 7 =10,

to explore the idea of an equation as being
balanced.

The expressions on each side of the equal sign are

equal, so you can add the same value to each side
and maintain the equality. Let’s see what happens
when 5 is added to each side.

3 + 7 + 5 = 10 + 5

Since each expression is equal to 15, you can see

that adding 5 to each side of the original equation
resulted in a true equation. The equation is still
“balanced.”

On the other hand, let’s look at what would happen if

you added 5 to only one side of the equation.

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you added 5 to only one side of the equation.
3 + 7 = 10
3 + 7 + 5 = 10
15 ≠ 10

Adding 5 to only one side of the equation resulted in

an equation that is false. The equation is no longer
“balanced”, and it is no longer a true equation!

Addition Property of Equality

For all real numbers a, b, and c: If a = b, then a + c = b + c.

If two expressions are equal to each other, and you add the same value to both sides of the
equation, the equation will remain equal.

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2x is proportion to the following expression.

a. 3x + 8
b. 7x +10
c. 21 - x

a. 16x - 28
x=2

a. 70x + 68

X = -1

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