Lesson: Recursive Formula of a Sequence Mathematics

Students will be able to

• understand that a recursive formula is used to define each term in a sequence as a function of the previous term,
• find the recursive formula of a sequence given the first few terms of that sequence,
• find the recursive formula of a sequence given the term of that sequence,
• find terms in a sequence given the recursive formula and a term in the sequence,
• identify whether a sequence is increasing or decreasing using its recursive formula,
• identify whether a sequence is periodic using its recursive formula and find its order.