SOLUTION: How would you explain to them the difference between a sequence and series? How would you explain what algebraic and geometric sequences are and how to tell the difference betwe

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Question 858970: How would you explain to them the difference between a sequence and series?
How would you explain what algebraic and geometric sequences are and how to tell the difference between them?

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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A series is, informally speaking, the sum of the terms of a sequence.
Successive terms of arithmetic sequences are different by addition or subtractions of the same amount.
Successive terms of geometric sequences are different by multiplication or division by the same amount.