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Table 8.1.3(a) contains the
task template that, given the general term of a sequence, calculates and graphs its first few members.
Tools≻Tasks≻Browse: Algebra≻Sequences
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Table 8.1.3(a) The Sequences task template
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Place the cursor somewhere in the cell containing the phrase "General term"and press the Tab key often enough for the cursor to move to, and select the default general term. With this expression auto-selected, simply overwrite with the desired general term, most easily obtained by a copy/paste operation. Then, adjust any of the inputs as needed, and simply press the Enter key to execute each command in the template.
The astute reader will by now have realized that the Maple calculations above simply show that the sequence converges. They do not show that the sequence converges absolutely. The following calculation establishes the absolute convergence.
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