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Math 10 W3 Harmonic Sequence

1) A harmonic sequence is the sequence of reciprocals of terms in a related arithmetic sequence. 2) To find a specific term in a harmonic sequence, one must first identify the related arithmetic sequence and then use the arithmetic sequence formula to solve for the term number. 3) Examples are provided of finding the 8th, 12th, and 15th terms of given harmonic sequences by relating them to their arithmetic sequences and using the formula.

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Math 10 W3 Harmonic Sequence

1) A harmonic sequence is the sequence of reciprocals of terms in a related arithmetic sequence. 2) To find a specific term in a harmonic sequence, one must first identify the related arithmetic sequence and then use the arithmetic sequence formula to solve for the term number. 3) Examples are provided of finding the 8th, 12th, and 15th terms of given harmonic sequences by relating them to their arithmetic sequences and using the formula.

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HARMONIC SEQUENCE

Definition
•   If are terms of an arithmetic sequence, then the sequence of
reciprocals of these terms, , , is called a harmonic sequence.

Example
  1 Find the 8th term of the harmonic sequence , , ,…
Solution:
Related Arithmetic sequence: 𝟏𝟎 ,𝟏𝟒 ,𝟏𝟖 ,𝟐𝟐𝒂,𝟏…
  =𝟏𝟎 ; 𝒅=𝟒 ; 𝒏=𝟖
 

𝒂 𝒏=𝒂 𝟏+ ( 𝒏 − 𝟏 ) 𝒅
 

 𝒂 =𝟏𝟎+ ( 𝟖 − 𝟏 ) (𝟒)   Therefore, is the 8th term of the


𝟖
  𝒂 =𝟏𝟎 +(𝟕 )(𝟒 ) harmonic sequence.
𝟖
  𝒂 𝟖=𝟏𝟎 +𝟐𝟖
  𝒂 =𝟑𝟖
𝟖
Try this 1!
  Find the 12th term of the harmonic sequence , , ,…

Solution:
Related Arithmetic sequence:   5 𝒂𝟏 =𝟓 ; 𝒅=𝟓 ; 𝒏=𝟏𝟐
 

 𝒂 𝒏=𝒂 𝟏+ ( 𝒏 − 𝟏 ) 𝒅
 𝒂
𝟏𝟐 = 𝟓+ ( 𝟏𝟐− 𝟏 ) (𝟓) Therefore, is the 12th term of the
 

 𝒂 harmonic sequence.
𝟏𝟐 = 𝟓 + ( 𝟏 𝟏 ) (𝟓 )
  𝒂𝟏𝟐 = 𝟓 +𝟓𝟓
 𝒂
𝟏𝟐 = 𝟔𝟎
Try this 2!
  Find the 15th term of the harmonic sequence , , ,…

Solution:
Related Arithmetic sequence:   4 𝒂𝟏 =𝟒 ; 𝒅=𝟕 ; 𝒏=𝟏𝟓
 

 𝒂 𝒏=𝒂 𝟏+ ( 𝒏 − 𝟏 ) 𝒅
 𝒂
𝟏 𝟓 =𝟒+ ( 𝟏𝟓 − 𝟏 ) (𝟕) Therefore, is the 15th term of the
 

 𝒂 harmonic sequence.
𝟏 𝟓 =𝟒 + ( 𝟏𝟒 ) (𝟕 )
  𝒂𝟏 𝟓 =𝟒 + 𝟗𝟖
 𝒂
𝟏 𝟓 =𝟏𝟎𝟐
Example
  2 In the harmonic sequence , , ,… which term is ?
Solution:
Related Arithmetic sequence:   5 𝒂𝟏 =𝟓 ; 𝒅=𝟐 ; 𝒂 𝒏=𝟐 𝟓
 

  𝒂 𝒏=𝒂 𝟏+ ( 𝒏 − 𝟏 ) 𝒅
 
𝟐𝟓=𝟓+ ( 𝒏 − 𝟏 ) (𝟐)   Therefore, is the 11th term of the
harmonic sequence.
 
𝟐𝟓 =𝟓+𝟐 𝒏− 𝟐
 

 
𝒏=𝟏𝟏
Try this
 
3! In the harmonic sequence , , ,… which term is ?
Solution:
Related Arithmetic sequence:  
𝟖 , 𝟏𝟑 ,𝟏𝟖 ,𝒂…
𝟏 =𝟖 ; 𝒅=𝟓 ; 𝒂 𝒏=𝟏𝟐𝟑
 

  𝒂 𝒏=𝒂 𝟏+ ( 𝒏 − 𝟏 ) 𝒅
 
𝟏𝟐𝟑= 𝟖+ ( 𝒏 − 𝟏 ) (𝟓)   Therefore, is the 24th term of the
harmonic sequence.
 
𝟏𝟐𝟑= 𝟖+𝟓 𝒏− 𝟓
 
𝟏𝟐𝟑= 𝟑+ 𝟓 𝒏
 
𝟏𝟐𝟑 − 𝟑=𝟓 𝒏
 
𝟏𝟐𝟎= 𝟓 𝒏
 
𝒏=𝟐𝟒
Try this 4!
  Find the 4th term in the harmonic sequence which and .

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