MAT - Paper 2016 - Q5
Flashcards
Why to write things out clearly
Why is it worth putting in the organisational effort and spending slightly longer than needed writing out a sequence or drawing a graph?
Because it means less mental work later on.
Why is drawing a diagram or clearly writing out a sequence your best friend?
The paper can become your working memory.
First step with a sequence
A sequence is defined as
\[U _ n = 2 + 4 + 24 + ... + n2^n\]
What is the first step?
Writing out the first few terms clearly in a table.