Assignment 2
Assignment 2
2. What are the terms a0, a1, a2, and a3 of the sequence {an}, where an equals
a) (−2)n? b) 3? c) 7 + 4n? d) 2n + (−2)n?
4. Find at least three different sequences beginning with the terms 1, 2, 4 whose terms are
generated by a simple formula or rule.
5. For each of these lists of integers, provide a simple formula or rule that generates the terms of
an integer sequence that begins with the given list. Assuming that your formula or rule is correct,
determine the next three terms of the sequence.
a) 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, . . .
b) 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, . . .
c) 1, 0, 2, 0, 4, 0, 8, 0, 16, 0, . . .
d) 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, 192, . . .
e) 15, 8, 1,−6,−13,−20,−27, . . .
f ) 3, 5, 8, 12, 17, 23, 30, 38, 47, . . .
g) 2, 16, 54, 128, 250, 432, 686, . . .
h) 2, 3, 7, 25, 121, 721, 5041, 40321, . . .
6. What are the values of these sums?