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13.2 Exercise 84

Avg difficulty 2.5

  • Press [MODE]
    • Select SEQ in the fourth line
    • Select DOT in the fifth line
    • Press [ENTER]
  • Press [Y=]
    • nMin n \text{Min} is the first counting number for the sequence. Set nMin=1 n \text{Min} = 1
    • u(n) u \left(n\right) is the pattern for the sequence. Set u(n)=3n−2 u \left(n\right) = 3 n - 2
    • u(nMin) u \left(\right. n \text{Min}) is the first number in the sequence. Set u(nMin)=1 u \left(\right. n \text{Min}) = 1
  • Press [2ND] then [WINDOW] to go to TBLSET
    • Set TblStart=1 \text{TblStart} = 1
    • Set ΔTbl=1 \Delta \text{Tbl} = 1
    • Set Indpnt: Auto and Depend: Auto
  • Press [2ND] then [GRAPH] to go to the TABLE

What are the first seven terms shown in the column with the heading u(n)? u \left(n\right) ?

OpenStax Algebra and Trigonometry 2e, 13.2 Arithmetic Sequences, exercise 84

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