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Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
Define a subsequence.
💡 Hint: Think about examples of both sequences and subsequences.
Question 2
Easy
Is the sequence [4, 3, 2, 1] strictly increasing or decreasing?
💡 Hint: Check the relationship between each consecutive term.
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Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
What is a strictly increasing sequence?
💡 Hint: Look out for terms relative to one another.
Question 2
True or False: Every sequence of n + 1
distinct real numbers contains a decreasing subsequence of length n + 1
.
💡 Hint: Consider subsequences formed from increasing distinct numbers.
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Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Given the sequence [9, 7, 5, 8, 10], demonstrate that there exists either a strictly increasing or decreasing subsequence.
💡 Hint: Look at the sequence order closely, not all need to be taken together.
Question 2
Using a custom sequence of 7 distinct numbers, explain how you can derive an increasing subsequence of at least 5.
💡 Hint: Choose wisely to increase; several must be smaller than your larger picks.
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