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The document discusses arithmetic series, providing definitions and formulas. It gives examples of using the formulas to calculate the sum of terms for arithmetic series with given starting terms, ending terms, number of terms, and common differences.

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MODULE 3

IN
MATHEMATICS 10
FIRST QUARTER

Unit 1
Arithmetic Sequences and Series

Chapter 1 Arithmetic Sequences and Series


 Lesson 3 Arithmetic Series

Chapter 1 Arithmetic Sequences and Series


Lesson 3 Arithmetic Series pg. 1
Unit I
Arithmetic Sequences and Series
Lesson 3 Arithmetic Series

Objectives
At the end of the lesson, students must be able to:
 Accurately differentiate an arithmetic series from arithmetic sequence;
 Correctly solve for the sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic sequence; and
 Correctly solve real-life problems involving arithmetic series.
Learn about it!
Definition 2.1
An arithmetic series the sum of the first n termsof an arithmetic sequence which is written as,
Sn=a1 +a2 + a3 +. .. . +an .

The German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855), when asked by his teacher to
find the sum of all integers from 1 to 100, was able to quickly perform this task at a very young age.
While his classmates were manually adding1 , 2, 3 , 4 ,. . . . , Gauss was quick to notice a curious
pattern. First, he imagined that the numbers can be grouped into pairs like this:

1 2 3 . . . 98 99 100

101
101
101
Notice that the first term 1 and the last term 100 have a sum of 101. The same is true for all
other pairs of terms in the sequence (2 and 99, 3 and 98, and so on). Since there are 100 ÷ 2=50 pairs
which all produce a sum of 101, the sum of all integers from 1 to 100 must be equal to
50 x 101=5050.
Gauss’ method of calculating the sum of the integers from 1 to 100 may be used to derive the
formula for the sum of any finite arithmetic series. Let us try repeating the procedure for an arbitrary
seriesa 1+ a2 +a3 +. . . .+ an. Note that the first term of this series isa 1, its nth term isa n, and its common
difference isd .
In case where the last term a nis readily given, we can simply use the formula
n
Sn= ( a ¿ ¿ 1+ an )¿
2

Where, Sn=∑ ¿ arithmetic series n=number of terms

a 1=first term a n=last term

In case where the last term a nis not readily given, we can simply use the formula
Chapter 1 Arithmetic Sequences and Series
Lesson 3 Arithmetic Series pg. 2
n
Sn= (2 a¿ ¿1+ ( n−1 ) d )¿
2

Where, Sn=∑ ¿ arithmetic series n=number of terms

a 1=first term a n=last term

d=common difference

Let’s Practice

Example 1
Find the sum of the terms of an arithmetic sequence given the following information:
a 1=2 , an=100 ,∧n=50

Solution:
Use the formula in finding the arithmetic series given the first term, the last term, and
the total number of terms.

n
Sn= ( a ¿ ¿ 1+ an )¿
2
50
Sn = (2+100)
2
Sn=25(2+100)

Sn=25(102)
Sn=2550

Example 2

Chapter 1 Arithmetic Sequences and Series


Lesson 3 Arithmetic Series pg. 3
Find the sum of the terms of an arithmetic sequence given the following information:
a 1=2 , d=4 ,∧n=10

Solution:
Use the other formula in finding the arithmetic series.
n
Sn= (2 a¿ ¿1+ ( n−1 ) d )¿
2
10
Sn = (2(2)+ ( 10−1 ) 4)
2
Sn=5(4 + ( 9 ) 4 )

Sn=5(4 +36)

Sn=5(40)
Sn=200

Example 3
Find sum of the first 30 terms of the sequence1 ,3 ,5 , 7 , 9 , .. . ..
Given: a 1=1 ,d =? ,∧n=30

Solution:
Let’s find first the value of d(Common difference).
To find the value of d, subtract the terms consecutively.
3−1=2 5−3=2 7−5=2
Therefore the value of d = 2
Use the other formula in finding the arithmetic series.
n
Sn= (2 a¿ ¿1+ ( n−1 ) d )¿
2
30
Sn = (2(1)+ ( 30−1 ) 2)
2
Sn=15(2+ ( 29 ) 2)

Sn=15(2+58)

Sn=15(60)
Sn=900

Reference

Chapter 1 Arithmetic Sequences and Series


Lesson 3 Arithmetic Series pg. 4
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Chapter 1 Arithmetic Sequences and Series


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