Chapter 2.7

Sequences Built From Their Past

Name: Sequences Built From Their Past
Description: Some sequences are defined by their earlier terms, and some long sums cancel down to almost nothing.

Some sequences are defined by their earlier terms, and some long sums cancel down to almost nothing.

lesson 10 of 42

By the end

01Compute terms of a recursively defined sequence and find its pattern
02Rewrite terms as differences so a sum or product telescopes

In unit 2

2.1Choosing the Unknown
2.2Rates, Ratios, and Percents
2.3Averages Are Totals in Disguise
2.4Factor Before You Compute
2.5Quadratics and Their Roots
2.6Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences
2.7Sequences Built From Their Past
2.8Functions, Graphs, and Absolute Value
2.9Which Idea Opens It? Algebra