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Elementary and Intermediate Algebra
Mark Dugopolski, Southeastern Louisiana University
Sequences and Series
Enrich Your Math Word Power
For each mathematical term, choose the correct meaning.
1
sequence
A)
a list of numbers
B)
a procedure for getting the answer
C)
events that happen in order
D)
a linear function
2
finite sequence
A)
a short sequence
B)
a sequence of whole numbers
C)
a function whose domain is the set of positive integers
D)
a function whose domain is the set of positive integers less than or equal to a fixed positive integer
3
infinite sequence
A)
a short sequence
B)
a sequence of whole numbers
C)
a function whose domain is the set of positive integers
D)
a function whose domain is the set of positive integers less than or equal to a fixed positive integer
4
series
A)
a special sequence
B)
the indicated sum of the terms of a sequence
C)
a sequence of positive numbers
D)
a show with many episodes
5
arithmetic sequence
A)
a sequence in which each term after the first is obtained by adding a fixed amount to the previous term
B)
a sequence of fractions
C)
a sequence found in arithmetic
D)
a finite sequence
6
geometric sequence
A)
a sequence of rectangles
B)
a sequence of geometric formulas
C)
a sequence in which each term after the first is obtained by multiplying the preceding term by a constant
D)
a sequence in which the terms are geometric
7
geometric series
A)
a series of geometric shapes
B)
the indicated sum of an arithmetic sequence
C)
a series of ratios
D)
the indicated sum of a geometric sequence
8
binomial expansion
A)
the trinomial obtained when a binomial is stretched
B)
the expression obtained from raising a binomial to a whole number power
C)
the coefficients of a binomial
D)
the various powers of a binomial
9
Pascal’s triangle
A)
an equilateral triangle
B)
a triangle formed by the graphs of three linear equations
C)
the right triangle in the Pythagorean theorem
D)
a triangular array of coefficients for the binomial expansions
10
n!
A)
the product of the positive integers from 1 through n
B)
the binomial coefficients
C)
the n vertices of Pascal’s triangle
D)
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