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Modeling Geometric Sequences with Recursion

This document provides an overview of using recursive routines to model geometric sequences. It gives an example of modeling a spider population that increases by 50% each week, showing how to create a table recording the total population over multiple weeks. It also demonstrates how constant multipliers can be positive or negative numbers, and provides an example of using a recursive routine to model the depreciation of a $30,000 boat that loses 6% of its value each year.

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Modeling Geometric Sequences with Recursion

This document provides an overview of using recursive routines to model geometric sequences. It gives an example of modeling a spider population that increases by 50% each week, showing how to create a table recording the total population over multiple weeks. It also demonstrates how constant multipliers can be positive or negative numbers, and provides an example of using a recursive routine to model the depreciation of a $30,000 boat that loses 6% of its value each year.

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Algebra One:

Section 7.1: Recursive


Routines

Overall Objective: I can use a recursive


routine to model a geometric sequence.
Recursive Routines
 A spider population has invaded the room!

 Day one: 16 bugs are in the room

 Every day, new bugs hatch, increasing the


population by 50% each week

 Week One: The bug population increases by


Eight
Recursive Routines
 Make a table like this:

Weeks Elapsed Total number of Increase in Ratio of this


bugs number of week’s total to
bugs (rate of last week’s
change per total
week)
Start (0) 16 N/A N/A
1 24 8 24/16 = 3/2 =
1.5
2 36 12 36/24 = 3/2 =
1.5
3 54 18 54/36 = 3/2 =
1.5
4 81 27 81/54 = 3/2 =
1.5
 Record the total number of bugs at the end of
each week for four weeks
Recursive Routines
Weeks Elapsed Total number of Increase in Ratio of this
bugs number of week’s total to
bugs (rate of last week’s
change per total
week)
Start (0) 16 N/A N/A
1 24 8 24/16 = 3/2 =
1.5
2 36 12 36/24 = 3/2 =
1.5
3 54 18 54/36 = 3/2 =
1.5
4 81 27 81/54 = 3/2 =
3/2 or 1.5 = constant multiplier 1.5
Recursive Routines
 Constant Multipliers can be positive or
negative:

 3, 6, 12, 24, 48
 Constant Multiplier = 2

 3, -6, 12, -24, 48


 Constant Multiplier = -2
 Negatives change the sign on every other
number
Recursive Routines
 Value of boat: $30,000
 Depreciates at 6% per year
 Write a recursive routine

 30,000 (1 - 0.6) = 30,000(0.94) = 28,200

 Find the 5th Term


Recursive Routines
Year Value Constant Multiplier
0 $30,000 (1 - .06) = .94
1 $28,200 .94
2 $26,508 .94
3 $24, 917.52 .94
4 $23,422. 47 .94

Recursive Routine = Ans. * (1 - .06)

The 5th term of the routine is $23,422.47.

The Boat is worth $23,422.47 after 4 years.


Recursive Routines
 Homework: Pg. 370 (1-3, 6a-b, 7a)

 I can use a recursive routine to model a


geometric sequence.

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