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N N T N: General Terms of Sequences

1. The document provides examples of sequences with given terms and formulas to find subsequent terms. It asks to find later terms and sums of early terms for several sequences. 2. Formulas are given or guessed for the general nth term based on patterns in the initial terms provided. Using the formulas, later terms and sums are calculated. 3. Various sequence patterns are presented, like additive increases, multiplicative increases, recursive definitions, and sequences defined by their partial sums. Terms and sums are obtained by applying the defining patterns or formulas.

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N N T N: General Terms of Sequences

1. The document provides examples of sequences with given terms and formulas to find subsequent terms. It asks to find later terms and sums of early terms for several sequences. 2. Formulas are given or guessed for the general nth term based on patterns in the initial terms provided. Using the formulas, later terms and sums are calculated. 3. Various sequence patterns are presented, like additive increases, multiplicative increases, recursive definitions, and sequences defined by their partial sums. Terms and sums are obtained by applying the defining patterns or formulas.

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General Terms of Sequences



1. The nth term of a sequence is given by the formula
1 2
2
n n T
n
,
where , 3 , 2 , 1 n .
(a) Find the 5th term of the sequence.
(b) Find the sum of the first five terms of the sequence.

2. The first five terms of a sequence are
0,
2
1
,
3
2
,
4
3
,
5
4
.
Denote by
n
a the nth term of the sequence, where , 3 , 2 , 1 n .
(a) Guess a formula for the general term
n
a .
(b) Find the 10th term of the sequence.

3. The first five terms of a sequence are
3 , 9 , 27 , 81 , 243.
Denote by
n
a the nth term of the sequence, where , 3 , 2 , 1 n .
(a) Guess a formula for the general term
n
a .
(b) Find the 10th term of the sequence.

4. The first five terms of a sequence are
2, 5 , 10 , 17 , 26 .
Denote by
n
a the nth term of the sequence, where , 3 , 2 , 1 n .
(a) Show that ) 1 ( ) 1 (
2 1


n a
n
n
is the general term of the sequence.
(b) Find the 100th term of the sequence.
(c) Is the sum of the first 100 terms of the sequence positive or negative? Explain your answer.

5. Consider a sequence:
1
a ,
2
a ,
3
a , . It is given that 1
1
a , 3
2
a and
n n n
a a a 2
1 2


for any
, 3 , 2 , 1 n .
(a) Find the 6th term of the sequence.
(b) Find the sum of the first six terms of the sequence.


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6. Consider a sequence:
1
a ,
2
a ,
3
a , . It is given that 2
1
a , 3
2
a and
n n n
a a a
1 2
3 for any
, 3 , 2 , 1 n .
(a) Find the 8th term of the sequence.
(b) Find the sum of the first eight terms of the sequence.

7. Consider a sequence:
1
a ,
2
a ,
3
a , . It is given that
15
6 5 4 3 2 1
a a a a a a and
8
5 4 3 2 1
a a a a a .
Find the value of
6
a .

8. Consider a sequence:
1
a ,
2
a ,
3
a , . It is given that the sum of the first ten terms is 40 and the
sum of the first eleven terms is 45.
Find the value of
11
a .

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