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Arithmetic Series

The document discusses Carl Friedrich Gauss, highlighting his significance in mathematics and his quote on the importance of mathematics. It explains the concept of series, particularly arithmetic series, and provides formulas for calculating their sums along with examples. Additionally, it includes activities and assignments for practicing the calculation of sums in various arithmetic sequences.

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Arithmetic Series

The document discusses Carl Friedrich Gauss, highlighting his significance in mathematics and his quote on the importance of mathematics. It explains the concept of series, particularly arithmetic series, and provides formulas for calculating their sums along with examples. Additionally, it includes activities and assignments for practicing the calculation of sums in various arithmetic sequences.

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Carl Friedrich Gauss

 Prince of
Mathematicians
 Greatest
Mathematician since
antiquity
 “Mathematics is the
queen of the
sciences, and the
theory of numbers is
the queen of
mathematics.”
7 July 2017

SERIES
Series
It is the sum of
the terms of a
sequence.
Examples

 4, 11, 18, 25, 32


4 + 11 + 18 + 25  90
+ 32
 1, 4, 9, 16, 25
 55
1 + 4 + 9 + 16 +
25
 2, 4, 8, 16, 32  62

2 + 4 + 8 + 16 +
32
Arithmetic
Series
Arithmetic
Series

It is the sum of
the terms of an
arithmetic
sequence.
Formula 1

 where:
Sn = sum
n = no. of
terms
a1 = first term
an = last term
Example 1

 What is the sum of


the arithmetic
sequence
1, 2, 3, …, 98, 99,
100?
Example 1

 Given:  Solution:

n = 100
a1 = 1
an = 100

S100 = 5,050
Formula 2

 where:
Sn = sum
n = no. of
terms
a1 = first term
d = common
difference
Example 2

Find the sum of


the first 16 terms of
an arithmetic
sequence
27, 23, 19, 15, …
Example 2

 Given:  Solution:
n = 16
a1 = 27
d = -4
ACTIVITY TIME

1. Find the sum of the first 20 positive even


numbers.
2. Find the sum of all multiples of 3
between 5 and 64.
3. Find the sum of all the odd integers
between -2 and -100.
4. Find the sum of all the even integers
between -19 and -179.
5. Find the sum of all the multiples of 7
between 90 and 708.
ASSIGNMENT

1. Find the sum of the first ten terms of the


arithmetic sequence 3, 6, 9…
2. Find the sum of the first eight terms of
the arithmetic sequence 6, 7, 9…
3. Find the sum of the integers from 1 to 50.
4. Find the sum of the odd integers from 1
to 99.
5. Find the sum of all the even integers
between 79 and 197.

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