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High schoolers are introduced to infinite series, geometric and telescoping series as well as the relationship between the sequence of partial sums of a series and its sum. They apply symbolic capacity of their calculator and calculus to determine the sum of those series.

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infinite series

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infinite series, telescoping series, math
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
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HSA-SSE.B.4 HSF-IF.A.3 MP4 MP5

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