Geometric sequences

  • Sum the Series
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    Sum the series

    This article by Alex Goodwin, age 18 of Madras College, St Andrews describes how to find the sum of 1 + 22 + 333 + 4444 + ... to n terms.
  • Proof Sorter - Geometric Sequence
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    Proof sorter - geometric sequence

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    16 to 18
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    Can you correctly order the steps in the proof of the formula for the sum of the first n terms in a geometric sequence?
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    Transformations tables

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    7 to 11
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    These grids are filled according to some rules - can you complete them?
  • Ruler
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    Ruler

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    16 to 18
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    The interval 0 - 1 is marked into halves, quarters, eighths ... etc. Vertical lines are drawn at these points, heights depending on positions. What happens as this process goes on indefinitely?
  • Mobile Numbers
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    Mobile numbers

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    5 to 11
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    In this investigation, you are challenged to make mobile phone numbers which are easy to remember. What happens if you make a sequence adding 2 each time?
  • Clickety Click
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    Clickety click

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    16 to 18
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    What is the sum of: 6 + 66 + 666 + 6666 ............+ 666666666...6 where there are n sixes in the last term?
  • Binary Squares
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    Binary squares

    Age
    16 to 18
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    If a number N is expressed in binary by using only 'ones,' what can you say about its square (in binary)?
  • Generally Geometric
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    Generally geometric

    Age
    16 to 18
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    Generalise the sum of a GP by using derivatives to make the coefficients into powers of the natural numbers.
  • Golden Fibs
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    Golden fibs

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    16 to 18
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    When is a Fibonacci sequence also a geometric sequence? When the ratio of successive terms is the golden ratio!
  • Sierpinski Triangle
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    Sierpinski triangle

    Age
    16 to 18
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    What is the total area of the triangles remaining in the nth stage of constructing a Sierpinski Triangle? Work out the dimension of this fractal.