B bos1234 Member Joined Oct 9, 2006 Messages 491 Gender Male HSC 2007 Feb 21, 2007 #1 1,4,9,16,25, ... , n^2 , ... i) pos of term 1 2 3 4 ... n .. ii) value of term 1/2 2/3 3/4 4/5 n/(n+1) iii) 1/3 1/7 1/11 1/15 1/19 (i) and (ii) are infinite (iii)finite sequence what do these mean?
1,4,9,16,25, ... , n^2 , ... i) pos of term 1 2 3 4 ... n .. ii) value of term 1/2 2/3 3/4 4/5 n/(n+1) iii) 1/3 1/7 1/11 1/15 1/19 (i) and (ii) are infinite (iii)finite sequence what do these mean?
W watatank =) Joined Mar 3, 2005 Messages 2,359 Location Wollongong Gender Male HSC 2006 Feb 21, 2007 #2 This is guesswork but educated guess says.... Infinite sequence...it has a pattern and can be expressed in general form, such as algebraic. Finite sequence...you can see what has been done to make that series, it looks like a pattern but can't be expressed in general form.
This is guesswork but educated guess says.... Infinite sequence...it has a pattern and can be expressed in general form, such as algebraic. Finite sequence...you can see what has been done to make that series, it looks like a pattern but can't be expressed in general form.
