Recursive Rules for Arithmetic Sequences
Grade 9•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can write a recursive rule to find the next term in an arithmetic sequence when given the first term and common difference using function notation.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Define "recursive formula" in your own words, and explain how it differs from an explicit formula.
2. Identify the first term (a₁) and the common difference (d) in the following arithmetic sequence: 2, 5, 8, 11, 14...
3. Write a recursive formula for the arithmetic sequence where the first term is 8 and the common difference is -2.
...and 4 more questions
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