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Chapter 15
Chapter 15
Chapter 15
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15 Sequences
3 a Position 1 2 5 12 50 n
Term 1 5 17 45 197 4n – 3
b Position 1 2 5 10 75 n
Term 5 11 29 59 449 6n – 1
c Position 1 3 8 50 100 n
Term 2 0 –5 –47 –97 –n + 3
d Position 1 2 3 10 100 n
Term 3 0 –3 –24 –294 –3n + 6
e Position 2 5 7 10 50 n
Term 1 10 16 25 145 3n – 5
f Position 1 2 5 20 50 n
Term –5.5 –7 –11.5 –34 –79 –1.5n – 4
4 a i 4
ii un + 1 = un + 4
iii 4n + 1
iv 201
b i +1
ii un + 1 = un + 1
iii n – 1
iv 49
c i +3
ii un + 1 = un + 3
iii 3n – 13
iv 137
d i +0.5
1
ii un + 1 = un +
2
iii 0.5n + 5.5
iv 30.5
e i +4
ii un + 1 = un + 4
iii 4n – 62
iv 138
f i −3
ii un + 1 = un – 3
iii −3n + 75
iv −75
2 a i 3
ii 162, 486
iii un = 2(3)n−1
1
b i
5
1 1
ii ,
25 125
iii un = 25( 1 )n−1
5
d i −3
ii −243, 729
iii un = (−3)n
3 a −6, −12, −24
b 8
4 a −4
1
b
4
c −65 536
5 $38 203.20
6 a Because 0.85 ≠ 0
b $3276.80
c Because 0.8n ≠ 0 where n is the number of years
6 i un = n2 + n3
ii 150, 252
7 i un = n3 – n2
ii 100, 180
8 i u n = 3 × 2n
ii 96, 192
b Position 2 6 10 80 n
1
Term –4 –2 0 35 n–5
2