Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 12 - Review - Exercises - Page 889: 6

Answer

1, 3, 6, 10, $a_{10}=55$

Work Step by Step

$\displaystyle \left(\begin{array}{l} n\\ r \end{array}\right)=\frac{n!}{r!(n-r)!}$ $n!=n(n-1)(n-2)\cdot...\cdot 2\cdot 1$ $0!=1$ ---------------- $\displaystyle \left(\begin{array}{l} n+1\\ 2 \end{array}\right)=\frac{(n+1)!}{2!(n+1-2)!}=\frac{(n+1)!}{2!(n-1)!}$ =$\displaystyle \frac{(n+1)n\cdot(n-1)!}{2\cdot 1\cdot(n-1)!}=\frac{(n+1)n}{2}$ $a_{1}= \left(\begin{array}{l} 1+1\\ 2 \end{array}\right) =\displaystyle \frac{2(1)}{2}=1$, $a_{2}= \left(\begin{array}{l} 2+1\\ 2 \end{array}\right) =\displaystyle \frac{3(2)}{2}=3$, $a_{3}= \left(\begin{array}{l} 3+1\\ 2 \end{array}\right) =\displaystyle \frac{4(3)}{2}=6$, $a_{4}=\left(\begin{array}{l} 4+1\\ 2 \end{array}\right) =\displaystyle \frac{5(4)}{2}=10$, $a_{10}=\left(\begin{array}{l} 10+1\\ 2 \end{array}\right) =\displaystyle \frac{11(10)}{2}=55$
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