Sequence app
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Sequence app
About the Sequence app
The Sequence app allows you to explore sequences.
You can define a sequence named, for example, U1:
•
in terms of
n
•
in terms of U1
(
n
–1)
•
i
n terms of U1
(
n
–2)
•
in terms of another sequence, for example, U2
(
n
)
•
in any combination of the above.
The Sequence app allows you to create two types of
graphs:
–
A
Stairsteps
graph plots
n
on the horizontal
axis and
U
n
on the vertical axis.
–
A
Cobweb
graph plots
U
n–
1
on the horizontal
axis and
U
n
on the vertical axis.
Getting started with the Sequence app
The following example defines and then plots an
expression in the Sequence app. The sequence illustrated
is the well-known Fibonacci sequence where each term,
from the third term on, is the sum of the preceding two
terms. In this example, we specify three sequence fields:
the first term, the second term and a rule for generating
all subsequent terms.
However, you can also define a sequence by specifying
just the first term and the rule for generating all
subsequent terms. You will, though, have to enter the
second term if the HP 39gII is unable to calculate it
automatically. Typically if the
n
th term in the sequence
depends on
n
–2, then you must enter the second term.
Summary of Contents for 39gII
Page 1: ...HP 39gII graphing calculator user s guide Edition1 Part Number NW249 90001 ...
Page 2: ...Printing History Edition 1 November 201 1 ...
Page 32: ...22 Getting started ...
Page 58: ...48 Apps and their views ...
Page 70: ...60 Function app ...
Page 80: ...70 Solve app ...
Page 136: ...126 Polar app ...
Page 140: ...130 Sequence app ...
Page 148: ...138 Finance app ...
Page 152: ...142 Linear Solver app ...
Page 218: ...208 Matrices ...
Page 226: ...216 Notes and Info ...
Page 238: ...228 Variables and memory management ...
Page 318: ...308 Programming ...
Page 340: ...330 Reference information ...
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