Plot the first N terms of the sequence. a1 = 2, a2 = 3, and for n ≥ 2, an =  1 2(an − 1 + an − 2); N = 30    Does the graphical evidence suggest that the sequence converges or diverges? Since the terms       , the sequence appears to

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Section8.2: Sequences, Series And Summation Notation
Problem 33E: Find the sum of the first five terms of the sequence with the given general term. an=n
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Plot the first N terms of the sequence.
a1 = 2, a2 = 3,
and for
n ≥ 2, an
1
2
(an − 1 + an − 2);
N = 30 
 
Does the graphical evidence suggest that the sequence converges or diverges?
Since the terms       , the sequence appears to     .
 
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