standard_description: Represent transformations in the plane using, e.g., transparencies and geometry software; describe transformations as functions that take points in the plane as inputs and give other points as outputs. Compare transformations that preserve distance and angle to those that do not (e.g., translation versus horizontal stretch).
problem_activity: Problem 1
Consider the sequence below.
$${1, \space1,\space 2,\space 3,\space 5,\space 8,\space 13,\space 21, \space34, …}$$
a.   Describe the pattern that you notice. How is each next term determined?
b.   This pattern is famously called the Fibonacci sequence. Write a recursive formula to represent the Fibonacci sequence. Write a formula in sequence notation using
$${a_n}$$
and in formula notation using
$${f(n)}$$
.
c.   If
$${a_{15}=610}$$
and
$${a_{16}=987}$$
, what are the values of
$${a_{17}}$$
and
$${a_{14}}$$
?
Problem 2
For each sequence below, write a recursive formula, in both sequence notation and function notation, to represent the sequence.
a.
$${18,\space 13,\space 8,\space 3,\space -2,\space …}$$
b.
$${4,\space 12,\space 36,\space 108,\space 324,\space …}$$
Problem 3
A sequence is given by an explicit formula, as shown below, where
$$n$$
represents the term number.
$$a_n=4n-1$$
for
$$n\geq1$$
a.   Write the first five terms in the sequence.
b.   Write a recursive formula to represent the sequence.


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