Math 10 - Lesson 1 - Sequence and Series

LESSON ONE
Sequences and
Series
Lesson Objective
The learner
generates patterns.
What is
Sequence?
A sequence denoted by an , is a
function whose domain is the set
of positive integers or a finite
subset of positive integers. It is an
ordered set of numbers formed
according to some patterns and
rules. The pattern is based on how
each number affects the previous
number.
Kinds of
Sequence
Arithmetic Sequence
Geometric Sequence
Harmonic Sequence
Fibonacci Sequence
What is a
term?
The elements of a
sequence.
The nth term of a

sequence is represented
by an such that the first
term is denoted by a1.
1, 4, 9, 16, 25, . . .
The sequence of the
squares of natural numbers
What is the
difference between
Finite and Infinite
sequence??
Infinite Sequence - if the
domain is the set of
natural numbers (N)
Finite Sequence - if the

domain is finite subset of
natural numbers
Example of Infinite Sequence
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, . . .
The list of positive odd
numbers
The first term is a1 = 1, but

there is no last term.
Example of an Infinite Sequence
Find the 6 thterm of the sequence if
the first terms are 3, 6, 12, 24, ….
a1 = 3
a2 = 6 a5 = a4 x 2 = 24 x 2 = 48
a3 = 12 a6 = a5 x 2 = 48 x 2 = 96
a4 = 24
Example of Finite Sequence
1, 3, 5, 7, . . . ,99
The list of positive odd numbers less
than 100
The first term of this sequence is 1 and

the last term is 99. This sequence
contains 50 terms.
Ways to Display a Sequence
1. Write out the first few terms.

2. Give a formula for the general
term.
3. Give a recurrence relation.
Give a formula for the general term.
This is also called a formula for the

general term.
1, 3, 5, ...
The formula for the general term in the
sequence of odd numbers is an = 2n −1.
What is the 10th term in the sequence
1, 3, 5, . . . ?
an = a10
an = 2n −1
a10 = 2 (10) − 1
a10 = 19
Find the first 9 terms in the sequence

1, 3, 5, __, __, __, __, __, __, 19.
a1 = 1 an = a4 an = a 5 an = a 6
a2 = 3 an = 2n −1 an = 2n −1 an = 2n −1
a3 = 5 a4 = 2 (4) – 1 a5 = 2 (5) – 1 a6 = 2 (6) – 1
a4 = 7 a5 = 9 a6 = 11
1, 3, 5, __, __, __, __, __, __, 19.
a1 = 1 a = a a n = a 8 an = a 9
n 7
a2 = 3 an = 2n −1 an = 2n −1 an = 2n −1
a3 = 5 a7 = 2 (7) – 1 a8 = 2 (8) – 1 a9 = 2 (9) – 1
a7 = 13 a8 = 15 a9 = 17

1, 3, 5, __, __, __, __, __, __, 19.
The first 9 terms in the sequence are

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19.
Generate the first 5 terms of the

𝟏
sequence defined by t(n) = { }.
𝟐𝐧
domain or 𝐧 = 𝟏, 𝟐, 𝟑, 𝟒, 𝟓
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
𝐚𝐧 = 𝐚𝐧 = 𝐚𝐧 = 𝐚𝐧 =
𝟐𝐧 𝟐𝐧 𝟐𝐧 𝟐𝐧
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
𝐚𝟏 = 𝐚𝟐 = 𝐚𝟑 = 𝐚𝟒 =
𝟐 𝟏 𝟐 𝟐 𝟐 𝟑 𝟐 𝟒
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
𝐚𝟏 = 𝐚2 = 𝐚3 = 𝐚4 =
𝟐 𝟒 𝟔 𝟖
𝟏
𝐚𝐧 =
𝟐𝐧
𝟏
𝐚𝟏 =
𝟐 𝟓
𝟏
𝐚𝟏 =
𝟏𝟎
Generate the first 5 terms of the

𝟏
sequence defined by t(n) = { }.
𝟐𝐧
The first 5 terms of the sequence are
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
, , , , .
𝟐 𝟒 𝟔 𝟖 𝟏𝟎
Given the sequence described by

𝐩 𝐧 = {𝟐𝐧 + 𝟑}, what are the terms
between 𝐚𝟏 and 𝐚𝟓 ?
𝐚𝐧 = 𝟐𝐧 + 𝟑 𝐚𝐧 = 𝟐𝐧 + 𝟑 𝐚𝐧 = 𝟐𝐧 + 𝟑
𝐚𝟏 = 𝟐 𝟏 + 𝟑 𝐚𝟑 = 𝟐 𝟑 + 𝟑 𝐚𝟓 = 𝟐 𝟓 = 𝟑
𝐚𝟏 = 𝟓 𝐚𝟑 = 𝟗 𝐚𝟓 = 𝟏𝟑
𝐚𝐧 = 𝟐𝐧 + 𝟑 𝐚𝐧 = 𝟐𝐧 + 𝟑
𝐚𝟐 = 𝟐 𝟐 + 𝟑 𝐚𝟒 = 𝟐 𝟒 + 𝟑
𝐚𝟐 = 𝟕 𝐚𝟒 = 𝟏𝟏
Given the sequence described by 𝐩 𝐧 =
{𝟐𝐧 + 𝟑}, what are the terms between 𝐚𝟏 and
𝐚𝟓 ?
The terms between 𝐚𝟏 and 𝐚𝟓 are 𝐚𝟐 , 𝐚𝟑 , and
𝐚𝟒 . Thus, the terms between 𝐚𝟏 and 𝐚𝟓 are
𝟕, 𝟗, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟏𝟏.
What is
series?
A series is the sum of the
terms of a sequence and
denoted by Sn.
S1 = a1
S2 = a1 + a2
S3 = a1 + a2 + a3
Sn = a1 + a2 + a3 + . . . + an
A series is the sum of the
terms of a sequence
and denoted by Sn.
𝒏
𝑺𝒏 = ෍
𝒂𝒊 = 𝒂𝟏 + 𝒂𝟐 + 𝒂𝟑 +. . . +𝒂𝒏
𝐢 𝟏
=
Given the sequence
𝐚𝐧 = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}, what is the value
of 𝐚𝟑 ?
𝐚𝟑 = 5
b. Given the sequence
𝐚𝐧 = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}, find σ𝐧=𝟏 𝐚𝐧 ?
𝟓
𝐒𝟓 = 𝐚𝟏 + 𝐚𝟐 + 𝐚𝟑 + 𝐚𝟒 + 𝐚𝟓
𝐒𝟓 = 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9
𝐒𝟓 = 25
2. Find the sum of the first 4 terms in
the sequence h(n) = {0, 1, 4, 9, 16}.
𝐒𝟒 = 𝐚𝟏 + 𝐚𝟐 + 𝐚𝟑 + 𝐚𝟒
𝐒𝟒 = 𝟎 + 𝟏 + 𝟒 + 𝟗
𝐒𝟒 = 14
Find the sum of the first 5 terms
of the sequence p(n) = {2n +
3}.
p(n) = 2n + 3 p(n) = 2n + 3 p(n) = 2n + 3
𝐚𝟏 = 𝟐 𝟏 + 𝟑 𝐚𝟑 = 𝟐 𝟑 + 𝟑 𝐚𝟓 = 𝟐 𝟓 + 𝟑
𝐚𝟏 = 𝟓 𝐚𝟑 = 𝟗 𝐚𝟓 = 𝟏𝟑
p(n) = 2n + 3 p(n) = 2n + 3
𝐚𝟐 = 𝟐 𝟐 + 𝟑 𝐚𝟒 = 𝟐 𝟒 + 𝟑
𝐚𝟐 = 𝟕 𝐚𝟒 = 𝟏𝟏
Find the sum of the first 5 terms of the
sequence p(n) = {2n + 3}.
𝐒𝟓 = 𝐚𝟏 + 𝐚𝟐 + 𝐚𝟑 + 𝐚𝟒 + 𝐚𝟓
𝐒𝟓 = 𝟓 + 𝟕 + 𝟗 + 𝟏𝟏 + 𝟏𝟑
𝐒𝟓 = 𝟒𝟓
Find the sum of:
෍ 𝟐𝐧
𝐧=𝟎
𝟒
෍ 𝟐𝐧
𝐧=𝟎
𝐒𝟓 = 𝐚𝟏 + 𝐚𝟐 + 𝐚𝟑 + 𝐚𝟒
𝐒𝟓 = 2(0) + 2(1) + 2(2) + 2(3) + 2(4)
𝐒𝟓 =0+2+4+6+8
𝐒𝟓 = 𝟐𝟎
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LESSON ONE

The nth term of a

Finite Sequence - if the

The first term is a1 = 1, but

The first term of this sequence is 1 and

1. Write out the first few terms.

This is also called a formula for the

Find the first 9 terms in the sequence

Find the first 9 terms in the sequence

The first 9 terms in the sequence are

Generate the first 5 terms of the

Generate the first 5 terms of the

Given the sequence described by

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