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Arithmetic Sequence and Series

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ACTIVITY

Solve the Problem


To help her parents pay the tuition fee, Jean saves 5
pesos more each week than she does the preceding
st
week. Her savings in the 1 week was 15 pesos.

th
a) How much will she save on the 10
week?
b) How much will she have in all by
th
the end of the 10 week?
Arithmetic
Sequence and
Series
Ms. Mary Ann V. Mondelo
Learning Objectives
I can…

• define arithmetic sequence


• determine the common difference of an arithmetic
sequence
• find arithmetic means
• find the sum of the terms of a given arithmetic
sequence
“How can you find
the nth term and
sum of an arithmetic
sequence?”
What is an
ARITHMETIC
SEQUENCE?
ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE
is a sequence where every term
after the first is obtained by
adding a constant called the
common difference (d).
Is this an Arithmetic Sequence?
1.9, 16, 23,30, 37,... Yes
2.1, -1, 1, -1, 1,... No
3.3, 11, 19, 27, 35,... Yes
4.2, 3, 5, 8, 12, … No
5.1.12, 2.32, 3.52, 4.72,... Yes
Arithmetic Sequence
1.9, 16, 23,30, 37,...
a1= 9 a2= 16 a3= 23 a4= 30 a5= 37 n= 5 d= 7

a1=a1 a3=a2+d= (a1+d)+d= a1+2d


a2=a1+d a4=a3+d= (a1+2d)+d= a1+3d
an=a1+(n-1)d
Arithmetic Sequence

an=a1+(n-1)d
where:
an= nth term a1= 1st term
n= number of terms d= common difference
Find the 16th term of the sequence 1, 5, 9, 13,...
an= a16 a1= 1 n= 16 d= 4

a16= 1+(16-1)4
an=a1+(n-1)d a16= 1+(15)4
a16= 1+60
a16= 61
Try it!

Find the 13th term of the sequence


3, 6, 9, 12, 15, …
Try it!

Find the 15th term of the sequence


25, 23, 21, 19, 17, …
Try it!

Find the nth term of the sequence


3, 5, 7, 9, 11, …
Try it!

In the sequence 50, 45, 40, 35, 30, …


which term is 5?
Try it!

In the sequence 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, …


which term is 42?
Try it!

The 4th term of an arithmetic sequence is


34 and the 10th term is 22.

Find a1, d and the nth term.


Try it!

The 5th term of an arithmetic sequence is


19 and the 12th term is 40.

Find a1, d and the nth term.


What is an
ARITHMETIC
MEAN?
Definition of Terms
Arithmetic Means - also called the
average, the terms between any two
terms.
3, 5, 7, 9, 11
Definition of Terms
Arithmetic Extremes - The first and
last terms of a finite arithmetic
sequences.
3, 5, 7, 9, 11
Insert three arithmetic means between 5 and 25
an= 25 a1= 5 n= 5 d= ?

25= 5+(5-1)d
an=a1+(n-1)d 25= 5+(5-1)d
25-5=4d
20=4d
5=d
Insert three arithmetic means between 5 and 25
an= 25 a1= 5 n= 5 d= 5

5, 10, 15, 20, 25


Try it!

Insert 4 arithmetic means between


7 and 37.
Try it!

Insert 3 arithmetic means between


18 and 30.
Try it!

Insert three arithmetic means between 2


and 22.
Try it!

Insert two arithmetic means between -5


and 1.
What is an
ARITHMETIC
SERIES?
Definition of Terms
Arithmetic Series - the sum of n terms of an
arithmetic sequence.
For example:
1. Find the sum of first 100 counting numbers:
1+2+3+4+5+...+ 98+ 99+ 100
Arithmetic Series

where:

Sn= sum of first nth terms A1= 1st term


n= number of terms d= common difference
Arithmetic Series

where:

Sn= sum of first nth terms A1= 1st term


An= nth term n= number of terms
Try it!

Find the sum of the terms of the sequence


8+12+16+20+24+28+32+36
Try it!

Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the


arithmetic sequence
3, 9, 15, 21,…
Try it!

Find the sum of the first 20 natural


numbers.
Try it!

Find the sum of the integers between 1 and


70 that are divisible by 3.
Try it!
If the sum of the first 4 terms of an
arithmetic sequence is 20 and the first
term is 2, what is the common difference?
Try it!
Mary gets a starting monthly salary of Php
8,000 and an increase of Php 800
annually. How much income did she
receive for the first four years?
LET’S SING THE
12 DAYS OF
CHRISTMAS
“How can you find
the nth term and
sum of an arithmetic
sequence?”
Any Questions?
Thank you!

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