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3Sequences and Kick off with Describing Arithmetic Arithmetic geometric geometric Applications of Sequences and Review 10018/06/15 9:56 pmUNCORRECTED PAGE PROOFSPlease refer to the Resources tab in the Prelims section of your eBookPlUs for a comprehensive step-by-step guide on how to use your CAS Kick off with CASTo 10118/06/15 9:56 pmUNCORRECTED PAGE PROOFSDescribing sequencesSequences of numbers play an important part in our everyday life. For example, the following , , , , , . . .gives the end-of-day trading price (for 5 consecutive days) of a share in an electronics company. It looks like the price is on the rise, but is it possible to accurately predict the future price per share of the company?The following sequence is more predictable:10 000, 9000, 8100, . . .This is the estimated number of radioactive decays of a medical compound each minute after administration to a patient.

Sequences and series 3.1 Kick off with CAS 3.2 Describing sequences 3.3 Arithmetic sequences 3.4 Arithmetic series 3.5 Geometric sequences 3.6 Geometric series 3.7 Applications of sequences and series 3.8 Review c03SequencesAndSeries.indd 100 18/06/15 9:56 pm PAGE PROOFS.

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