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Broad Topics > Sequences, Functions and Graphs > Geometric sequence

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Summing Geometric Progressions

Stage: 4 and 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Watch the video to see how to sum the sequence. Can you adapt the method to sum other sequences?

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Cellular

Stage: 2, 3 and 4 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Cellular is an animation that helps you make geometric sequences composed of square cells.

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Investigating Pascal's Triangle

Stage: 2 and 3 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:2 Challenge Level:2

In this investigation, we look at Pascal's Triangle in a slightly different way - rotated and with the top line of ones taken off.

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Geometric Parabola

Stage: 4 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:3 Challenge Level:3 Challenge Level:3

Explore what happens when you draw graphs of quadratic equations with coefficients based on a geometric sequence.

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Squaring the Circle and Circling the Square

Stage: 4 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:3 Challenge Level:3 Challenge Level:3

If you continue the pattern, can you predict what each of the following areas will be? Try to explain your prediction.


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