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ARITHMETIC

SEQUENCES AND SERIES


Objective:
1. Use arithmetic sequence

2. Find the sum of arithmetic series


Arithmetic sequence or Arithmetic
progression

Is a sequence in which each term after the


first differs from the preceding term by a
constant. The difference between
consecutive terms is called the common
difference(d) of the sequence.
Arithmetic sequence
Identify the common difference.
d = 𝒂𝟐 − 𝒂𝟏
1. 4, 9, 14, 19, … d=5
d=9−𝟒

2. 4, 1, -2, -5, … d=1−𝟒 d = -3

3. -5, -10, -15, -20, … d = - 10 −(−5) d = -5


General Term of a
Arithmetic Sequence
The nth term (the general term)
of an arithmetic sequence with
first term a1 and common
difference d is an = a1 + (n - 1)d
Arithmetic sequence
Hb. 1
Find a10, the 10 th
term, in the
arithmetic sequence: 1, 4, 7,
10, …
Arithmetic sequence
Find a10, the 10th term, in the arithmetic sequence: 1,
4, 7, 10, …

Solution a10 = 1 + (10 - 1)(3)


an = a1 + (n - 1)d
= 1 + 9(3)
Given:
a1 = 1 = 1 +27
n = 10
a10 = 28
d=3
Arithmetic sequence
Hb. 2
Find a20, the 20th
term, in the
arithmetic sequence: 11, 18,
25, 32, 39, …
Arithmetic sequence
Find a20, the 20th term, in the arithmetic sequence:
11, 18, 25, 32, 39, …

Solution a20 = 11 + (20 - 1)(7)


an = a1 + (n - 1)d
Given: = 11 + 19(7)
a1 = 11
= 11 +133
n = 20
d=7 a20 = 144
Arithmetic sequence
Hb. 3
Find the indicated term of each of the
following arithmetic sequences.
a. a1 = 9, d = -8; a35
𝟑 𝟑
b. a1 = - , d=- ; a10
𝟐 𝟐
c. In the arithmetic sequence 16, 20,
24, 28,…, what is n if an is 72?
Arithmetic sequence
Solution
a. a1 = 9, d = -8; a35 a35 = 9 + (35 - 1)(-8)

= 9 + 34(-8)

= 9 + (-272)

a35 = -263
Arithmetic sequence
Solution
𝟑 𝟑
b. a1 = - , d=- ; a10 𝟑 𝟑
𝟐 𝟐 a10 = - + (10 - 1)(- )
𝟐 𝟐
𝟑 𝟑
= - + 9(- )
𝟐 𝟐
𝟑 𝟐𝟕
= - + (- )
𝟐 𝟐
𝟑𝟎
a12 = - or -15
𝟐
Arithmetic sequence
Solution
c. In the arithmetic sequence 16, 20, 24, 28,…,
what is n if an is 72? 72 = 16 + (n - 1)(4)
an = a1 + (n - 1)d 72 = 16 + 4n – 4
Given: 72 = 16 – 4 + 4n
a1 = 16 72 = 12 + 4n
an = 72 72 – 12 = 4n
d=4 60 = 4n
n=? 15 = n
THANK YOU!!!

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