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ARITHMETIC Sequences and Series

An arithmetic sequence is a list of numbers with a constant difference between successive terms, known as the common difference. The sum of an arithmetic series can be calculated using specific equations, and sigma notation provides a method for summation. Additionally, arithmetic sequences can be applied in financial contexts, such as calculating investment growth over time.

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ARITHMETIC Sequences and Series

An arithmetic sequence is a list of numbers with a constant difference between successive terms, known as the common difference. The sum of an arithmetic series can be calculated using specific equations, and sigma notation provides a method for summation. Additionally, arithmetic sequences can be applied in financial contexts, such as calculating investment growth over time.

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ARITHMETIC SEQUENCES

AND SERIES
WHAT IS AN ARITHMETIC

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SEQUENCE??
An arithmetic sequence is a list or group of numbers,
positive or negative, in which every successive number
must have the same difference between it, and the
number on either side of it. For example 0, 3, 6, 9, 12 is a
simple arithmetic sequence in which, each of the
numbers increase by three starting from 0.

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COMMON DIFFERENCE (D)
The Difference between every successive number in an
arithmetic sequence is known as the common difference. This
number can be found by subtracting a number from the number
before it in the sequence and it never changes. The equation
used to find this is U (n) - U (n-1). Here U is a number from the
sequence, and n denotes which number it is. for example, if n=1
then it would be the first number in the equation.

FINDING U(N)

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The equation U(n) = U (1) + (n-1) D can be used to find any
number in an arithmetic sequence, assuming you know
both D and U (1) (the first term in the sequence). For
example, assuming in this case that D = 2, and U (1) = 0, in
order to find U (5) you would do 0 + (5-1) x 2, meaning that
U (5) would be 8.

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SUM OF AN ARITHMETIC SERIES
An arithmetic series is mostly the same as an
arithmetic sequence, however the main difference is
that the series is the sum of all the numbers in the
arithmetic sequence added together. You can find
the sum of an arithmetic series using the equations
(N/2) x (2 x U (1) + (n - 1) x D).

SIGMA NOTATION ( )

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Sigma notation is another way to write and find the sum of an
arithmetic series. is how sigma notation
is written. shows summation, or addition. i is the value
from which the summation starts. k is the greatest value i will reach,
and F(i) is the equation which i is plugged into. for example since i = 1,
The first thing in the summation would be F(1) the next would be F(2)
until the i value reaches the value of k.

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SIGMA NOTATION EXAMPLE
In the problem you would start by replacing the i in
(2i +1) with 1, as i = 1. you would do this for all the
numbers increasing by one until you get (2 x 5 + 1). you would
then find the solution to every equation and then add all of
them together to get the answer. (2 x 1 +1 ) + (2 x 2 + 1) + (2 x 3 + 1)
+ (2 x 4 + 1) + (2 x 5 + 1) = 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 =35

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FINANCIAL APPLICATIONS OF
ARITHMETIC SEQUENCES
Lucas makes an investment in an account that adds 5% of
his initial investment to the account every six months, his
initial investment was $2500. using an arithmetic sequence
you could find the amount of money he has, or the amount
of interest he earned in a certain amount of time.

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FINANCIAL APPLICATIONS EXAMPLE PROBLEM
if Lucas’s initial investment was $2500, and the bank adds 5%
of his initial investment every 6 months you can find how much
he has after n months using the equation U (1) + (n-1) x (2500 x
0.05). if we want to find the value after 5 years we would do
2500 + (10 - 1) x (125) and you would find that the value in his
account after 5 years is $3675.

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