FINITE…

INFINITE…
Finding nth term
RECALL
1. What is a sequence?
2. What is the next term?
a. 1, 7, 13, 19, 25, _____
b. 6, 12, 24, 48, _____,…
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ACTIVITY 1: NAME ME
List down what is asked in each
number.
1. Name the days of the week
2.First 10 positive perfect square
3.Counting numbers
4. Multiples of 5.
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DID YOU COMPLETE

“ EASILY THE TASK
TODAY?
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“ WHAT HAVE YOU

OBSERVED BETWEEN NO.

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1 & 2 FROM NO. 3 & 4?
KINDS OF SEQUENCE
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FINITE SEQUENCE
Contains a limited number of terms.
It has an end or last term

EXAMPLE:
a.Days of the Week
{ Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,…, Saturday}

b. First 10 positive perfect square:

{1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100}
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INFINITE SEQUENCE
Contains a countless number of terms.
The sequence continues without stopping or it has no end.
Ellipsis (…) shows that the sequence are infinite.

EXAMPLE:
a. Counting numbers
{ 1, 2, 3, 4, …}

b. Multiples of 5:
{5, 10, 15, 20, 25, …}
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Determine if the sequence is finite or infinite.

1. 2, 4, 6, 8, ... ________________

2. 5, 10, 15, 20 ________________

3. 1, , , ________________
4. 1, 2, 3, ... ________________
5. 1, 4, 9, ... ________________
FINDING THE NTH
TERM
WRITE THE FIRST FOUR TERMS OF THE 10

SEQUENCE
=n+1
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=n+1 =n+1 =n+1 =n+1 =n+1

=1+1= =2+1= =3+1= =4+1=

3 4 5 = 10 + 1 = 11
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2, 3, 4, 5,...10
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What is the thirteenth

term of the sequence
=n+1
SOLUTION:
=n+1
= 13 + 1
= 14
III. Find the nth term of the given sequence.

1. Write the first four terms of the sequence

= where n is a natural number.
2. Write the first 3 terms of the sequence whose nth
term is given by the formula.
an = 3n - 1
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A. Determine if the sequence is finite or infinite.

1. 2, 4, 6, 8, ... ________________
2. 5, 10, 15, 20 ________________
3. 1, , , ________________
4. 1,2,3,4,5, ... ________________
5. 5, 7, 9, 11, ... ________________

B. Write the first 3 terms of the sequence whose nth

term is given by the formula.
an = 3n - 1
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