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DennaMueller
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Sequence Formulas and Problems

by DennaMueller Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:00 pm

Do I need to have the sequence formulas memorized

Sn=Kn+x
Sn=K(n-1)+K

Sn=xK^n - and the recursive
jeffboaz
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Re: Sequence Formulas and Problems

by jeffboaz Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:37 pm

I asked my instructor the exact question - he said no, you just have to know how to use the formula.
StaceyKoprince
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Re: Sequence Formulas and Problems

by StaceyKoprince Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:03 pm

Agreed. It could potentially help, but for most sequence questions, they actually give you the sequence. But you do need to know sequence terminology - what things mean and how they work in general.

Nutshell: there are other, higher priority things to memorize.
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