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Lesson 11.1. Sequences and Series. Warm Up:. Comprehension Quiz: Read page 690…. Close your books. 1) Who were Titius and Bode?. German Astronomers. 2) What does their sequence model?. The distances between the sun and the planets.
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Lesson 11.1 Sequences and Series
Comprehension Quiz:Read page 690… Close your books 1) Who were Titius and Bode? German Astronomers 2) What does their sequence model? The distances between the sun and the planets 3) What did they find at the distance corresponding to the fifth bode number? Ceres 4) The asteroid belt containing Ceres lies between which 2 planets? Mars and Jupiter
By reading page 691, define the following terms: Vocabulary: Sequence: Terms: Infinite Sequence: Ellipsis: Finite Sequence: Explicit Formula: An ordered list of numbers, called terms The numbers in a sequence A sequence that continues without end Three dots, used to indicate an infinite sequence A sequence that has a last term A formula that defines the nth term, or general term, of a sequence
By reading page 693, define the following terms: Vocabulary: Series: Summation notation: Sigma: An expression that indicates the sum of terms of a sequence A way to express a series in abbreviated form, using the Greek letter sigma Values of n from 1 to 5 are called the index Explicit formula for the general term of the related sequence