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Lesson 1: Sequences

Analyzing Sequences Don’t panic. You won’t have to write out 218 terms!Just write out the first eight or so until you notice thatA sequenceis just a list of numbers, each of which isthe sequence begins to repeat. The fourth term iscalled a term. An SAT math question might ask you to2 ÷ 2 = 1, the fifth term is 1 ÷2 = 1/2, and souse a sequential pattern to solve a problem, such ason. This gives the sequence 1, 2, 2, 1,

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,“How many odd numbers are in the first 100 terms of