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Teaching Algebra with Manipulatives

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NAME ______________________________________________ DATE ____________ PERIOD ____<br />

<strong>Algebra</strong> Activity Recording Sheet<br />

(Use <strong>with</strong> the activity on page 569 in Lesson 10-7 of the Student Edition.)<br />

Graphs of Geometric Sequences<br />

Materials:<br />

grid paper<br />

Model<br />

Use grid paper to graph each geometric sequence. Name each<br />

common ratio.<br />

1. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16,… 2. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16,…<br />

3. 81, 27, 9, 3, 1,… 4. 81, 27, 9, 3, 1,…<br />

5. 0.2, 1, 5, 25, 125,… 6. 0.2, 1, 5, 25, 125,…<br />

<strong>Algebra</strong> 1—Chapter 10<br />

Analyze<br />

7. Which graphs appear to be similar to an exponential function?<br />

8. Compare and contrast the graph of geometric sequences <strong>with</strong> r 0<br />

and r 0.<br />

9. Compare the formula for an exponential function y c(a x ) to the value<br />

of the nth term of a geometric sequence.<br />

© Glencoe/McGraw-Hill 181 <strong>Teaching</strong> <strong>Algebra</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>Manipulatives</strong>

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