Chapter 6 Arithmetic Progressions
Chapter 6 Arithmetic Progressions
8 Homework differentiation 2
Part 01 Syllabus
A sequence can be infinite, as shown by the … at the end of the sequence shown above, or it can be
finite. For example:
For example, the formula for the nth term of a sequence is given by un = 4n – 5.
u1 = 4 × 1 – 5 = –1
u2 = 4 × 2 – 5 = 3
u3 = 4 × 3 – 5 = 7
u4 = 4 × 4 – 5 = 11
u5 = 4 × 5 – 5 = 15
The first five terms in the sequence are: –1, 3, 7, 11 and 15.
Part 4-6.3 Arithmetic progressions
The nth term of an arithmetic sequence with first term a and common difference d is
a + (n – 1)d
The inductive definition of an arithmetic sequence with first term a and common
difference d is
u1 = a, un+1 = un + d
6.3 Arithmetic progressions
237=-3+4(n-1)
n=61
6.3 Arithmetic progressions
The fourth terms of an arithmetic progression is 7 and the tenth term is 16.
Find the first term and the common difference.
{ 𝑎 +3 𝑑=7
𝑎 +16 𝑑=16
𝑎= 2
d =1
6.3 Checking Activity
The nth term of an arithmetic progression is 5-6n. Find the first term and
the common difference.
Common difference= -6
Part 5-The sum of arithmetic progression
In an arithmetic progression, the 1 st term is -12, the 17th term is 12 and the
last term is 45. Find the sum of all the terms in the progression.
12=-12+16d 3
45= −12+ (𝑛 −1)
2
d = 1.5
n =39
6.3 The sum of an arithmetic progressions
In an arithmetic progression, the 1 st term is -12, the 17th term is 12 and the
last term is 45. Find the sum of all the terms in the progression.
𝑛
𝑆 𝑛= (𝑎 +𝑙)
2
6.3 Checking Activity
The 10th term in an arithmetic progression is 14 and the sum of the first 7
terms is 42. Find the first term of the progression and the common
difference.
14 𝑎= 2
42 4
𝑑=
3
6.3 Checking Activity
In an arithmetic progression the first term is a and the common difference is 3. The nth
terms is 94 and the sum of the first n terms is 1420. Find n and a. [6]
Practice 2 Past-year paper (9709/12/M/J/19/Q10) ★★
In an arithmetic progression, the sum of the first ten terms is equal to the sum of the
next five terms. The first term is a.
(i) Show that the common difference of the progression is [4]
(ii) Given that the tenth term is 36 more than the fourth term, find the value of a. [2]
Practice 2 Past-year paper (9709/12/M/J/19/Q10) ★★
Part07 Exit Ticket
9709/11/M/J/20/Q1 ★★
9709/12/O/N/19/Q8 ★★
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