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Arithmetic Sequence-Grade 10

An arithmetic sequence is defined as a sequence of numbers with a constant difference between consecutive terms, known as the common difference. The document provides examples and exercises for finding the nth term, arithmetic means, and the sum of terms in an arithmetic series. It also includes specific problems and solutions related to these concepts.

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Arithmetic Sequence-Grade 10

An arithmetic sequence is defined as a sequence of numbers with a constant difference between consecutive terms, known as the common difference. The document provides examples and exercises for finding the nth term, arithmetic means, and the sum of terms in an arithmetic series. It also includes specific problems and solutions related to these concepts.

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Arithmetic

Sequence
Definition:
An arithmetic sequence, sometimes referred to as arithmetic
progression, is a sequence of numbers such that the difference
between two consecutive terms is a constant. The constant number for
the difference between two consecutive terms is called the common
difference denoted by d. in symbols, it is written as
•Thus, the nth term of an arithmetic sequence is generally expressed as
•The formula can be used to derive the general formula for the nth
term of an arithmetic sequence in terms of and d:
In general, the formula for the nth term of an
arithmetic sequence is:
Example 1:
Determine the general formula for the nth term of each arithmetic
sequence.
1. 7, 15, 23, 31, …
2. 1, , 4, , …
Solution:
1. Each term of the sequence is obtained by adding 8
to the preceding term, so the common difference is 8.
Therefore, the nth term of the arithmetic sequence is
given by
2. To find the common difference, use the formula

Using and , the nth term of the arithmetic


sequence is
Exercise 1:
Find the nth term of the given
arithmetic sequence.

1.

2.
Example 2:
Answer the following.
1. If the 1st term of the arithmetic sequence
is -5 and the 2nd term is 3, what is its 8th
term?

2. Suppose an arithmetic sequence has a


common difference of -6 and a 6th term of
18, what is its 1st term?
1. If the 1st term of the arithmetic sequence is -
5 and the 2nd term is 3, what is its 8th term?

Let be the 8th term of the sequence -5, 3,… .


The, n=8 and = -5, and d= = 3-(-5) = 3 + 5 = 8
Using the general formula,

Hence, the 8th term of the arithmetic sequence is 51.


2. Suppose an arithmetic sequence has a common
difference of -6 and a 6th term of 18, what is its 1st
term?

Given that d = -6, =18, and n= 6, use the


general formula to find the 1st term.

Thus, the 1st term of


the arithmetic
sequence is 48.
Exercise 2:

1. If the 1st term of an arithmetic


sequence is 17 and the 2nd term is
9, what is its 11th term?
Arithmetic Means
In the sequence {5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35}, 5
and 35 are called extremes, while 10, 15,
20, 25, and 30 are called arithmetic
means.
Generally, the common difference plays an
important role in solving arithmetic means.
Rearranging the formula
with d as the subject:
Example 1:

Find the following.


1. An arithmetic mean between 7 and 13.
2. Two arithmetic means between 4 and 28.
3. Four arithmetic means between 3 and 23.
1. An arithmetic mean between
7 and 13.
To find the arithmetic mean between two extremes,
simply get the average.
Let be the arithmetic mean.

Hence, the arithmetic mean between 7 and 13 is


10.
2. Two arithmetic means
between 4 and 28.
The arithmetic sequence is of the form .
Using the formula
with n=4, solve for d.
To find simply add the common difference to
.

To find ,

Therefore, the arithmetic means between 4


and 28 are
12 and 20.
3. Four arithmetic means between
3 and 23.
The arithmetic sequence is of the form . Using the
formula:
The arithmetic means and are therefore,
Exercise 3:
Find the following.
1. An arithmetic mean between 30 and 75.
2. Two arithmetic mean between 22 and 37.
3. Four arithmetic means between 13 and
33.
Arithmetic Series
The sum of the terms in the arithmetic sequence is called
an arithmetic series.
Let be the first term and d the common difference. The term of the sequence can be written as
follows:
Getting the sum of the terms ,

or in general, we had this formula


Example 2

Find the following.


1. Find the sum of the positive odd integers
less than 80.
2. The sum of all multiple of 6 between 4 and
70.
1. Find the sum of the positive odd
integers less than 80.
The sequence representing the set of positive odd integers less than
80 is
1, 3, 5, 7, .. 79, and there are 40 of them. Using the equation

with = 1, = 79, and = 40,


2. The sum of all multiple of 6
between 4 and 70.
The least multiple of 6 greater than 4 is 6
and the greatest multiple of 6 less than 70 is
66.
Hence, = 6, = 66, and d = 6.
To find the number of terms n in the
sequence 6, … , 66, use the formula
Thus, there are 11 terms between 6 and 66.
So, the values of is given by
Exercise 4:

Find the following.


1. The sum of the positive even integers
less than 90.
2. The sum of all multiples of 7 between
5 and 72.

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