( Arithmetic Progression)
ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION
The sum of the first n term:
Sn = ______________
The nth term :
Tn = ___________
or
Sn = ______________
or
Tn = ___________
a = _______________
d = _______________
l = _______________
n = _______________
1.1 Identify characteristics of arithmetic progression:
Complete each of the sequence below to form an arithmetic progression.
a) 2, _____ , 8 , ______ , 14 , 17
b) -2 , -5 , ______ , -11 , ________
c) 2x -3 , 2x -1 , __________ , __________ , 2x + 5
1.2 Determine whether a given sequence is an arithmetic progression
1.
Determine whether the given sequence below is an arithmetic progression.
a)
5 , 11 , 17 , 23 , ..
( ____________________ )
b)
-20 , -50 , -30 , -35 , .
( ____________________ )
c) 2x + y , 4x y , 6x -3y , ( ____________________ )
2.
3.
k +3 , 2k + 6 , 8 are the first three terms of an arithmetic progression,find the
value of k.
Given that x 2 ,5 x, 7 x 4 are three consecutive terms of an arithmetic
progression
Where x has a positive value. Find the value of x.
4. Given that the first three terms of an arithmetic progression are 2 y,3 y 3 and 5y+1 .
Find the value of y.
1.3
Determine by using formula:
a. specific terms in arithmetic progressions
b. the number of terms in arithmetic progressions
Tn a (n 1)d
1. Find the 9th term of the arithmetic
progression.
2, 5 , 8 , ..
Solution:
a=2
d = 5-2=3
2. Find the 11th term of the arithmetic
progression.
5
3, , 2,........
2
T9 2 (9 1)3
= _______
3. For the arithmetic progression
0.7, 2.1 , 3.5, .. ,find the 5th term .
4. Find the nth term of the arithmetic
progression
1
4, 6 ,9,.....
2
5. Find the 7th term of arithmetic
progression k, 2k + 1, 3k+2, 4k+3,.
6. Given that arithmetic progression
9 +6x , 9+4x, 9+2x,
Find the 10th term.
1.4 Find
a) the sum of the first n terms of arithmetic progressions.
b) the sum of a specific number of consecutive terms of arithmetic
progressions.
c) the value of n , given the sum of the first n terms of arithmetic
progressions.
n
2a n 1 d
2
n
Sn =
a+ l
2
l= the n th term
Sn
or
1. Find the sum of the first 12 terms of
the arithmetic progression
-10 , -7 , -4,
3. For the arithmetic progression
-4 , 1 , 6 , .find the sum of all
the terms from the 6th term to the 14th
term.
Solution:
Sum of all the terms from the 6th term
to the 14th
= S14 S5
=
=
2. Find the sum of all the terms of the
arithmetic progression
38 , 31 , 24 , ., -18
How many terms of the arithmetic
2, 8 , 13 ,18 , must be taken
for the sum to be equal to 1575?
1.5 Solve problems involving arithmetic progressions.
1. The 5th and 9th of arithmetic
progression are 4 and 16 respectively.
Find the 15th term.
Solution:
T5 4
a (5 1)d 4
a 4d 4 ......(1)
T9 16
2. The 2nd and 8th terms of an arithmetic
progression are -9 and 3 respectively.
Find
a) the first term and the comman
difference.
b) the sum of 10 terms beginning from
the 12th term.
a+(9-1)d=16
a+8d=16 ......(2)
Solve simultaneous equation to find
the value of a and d, then the 15th
term.
3. The sum of the first 6 terms of an
arithmetic progression is 39 and the
sum of the next 6 terms is -69. Find
a) the first term and the common
difference
b) the sum of all the terms from the
15th term to the 25th term.
4. The sum of the first n terms is given
2
by S n 6n 3n
Find
a) the nth term in terms of n
b) the common difference
SPM QUESTIONS:
1. 2003: Paper 1: (no. 7)
The first three terms of an arithmetic progression are k 3, k 3, 2k 2
Find
a) the value of k
3 marks
b) the sum of the first 9 terms of the progression
2. 2004: Paper 1: ( no 10)
Given an arithmetic progression -7, -3, 1, . , state three consecutive terms in this
3 marks
progression which sum up to 75
3. Paper 1: ( no. 11)
The volume of water in a tank is 450 litres on the first day. Subsequently, 10 litres of
water is added to the tank everyday.
Calculate the volume , in litres , of water in the tank at the end of the 7th day.
2 marks
4. 2005: Paper 1: (no. 11)
The first three terms of an arithmetic progression are 5, 9, 13
Find
a) the common difference of the progression
b) the sum of the first 20 terms after the 3rd term.
4 marks
5. Paper 2 : ( Section A no.3)
Diagram 1 shows part of an arrangement of bricks of equal size.
The number of bricks in the lowest row is 100. For each of the rows, the number of
bricks is 2 less than in the row below. The height of each bricks is 6 cm.
Ali builds a wall by arranging bricks in this way. The number of bricks in the highest
row is 4. Calculate
a) the height , in cm, of the wall
[ 3 marks ]
b) the total price of the bricks used if the price of one brick is 40 sen. [ 3 marks ]
ASSESSMENT:
1. The sequence -13,-10,-7,,128,131 is an arithmetic progression. Find
a) the number of terms in the progression
b) the sum of all the terms in the progression.
4.
3.
Given that k-1 , 2k 4 and k +5 are the first three terms of arithmetic progression.
Find the common difference.
Calculate how many months it will take to repay a debt of RM5800 by monthly
payment of RM100 initially with an increase of RM20 for each month after that.
4. The 4th of an arithmetic progression is 18 and the sum of the first eight terms
of the progression is 124. Find
a) the first term and the common difference
b) the sum of all the terms from the 10th term to the 20th term.
5.
Sum of the first ten of the arithmetic progression is 230 and sum of ten terms
after that is 830. Find the first term and the common difference.
ANSWERS:
EXERCISE 1:
a) 5,11
b) -8,-14
1
c) 2 , 1
2
d) 2x+1, 2x+3
EXERCISE 3:
1. 26
2. -2
3. 6.3
1
4. Tn 5n 3
2
5. 7k+6
6. T10 9 12 x
EXERCISE 5:
1. 78
2. 90
3. 369
4. 40
ASSESSMENT:
1. a) 49
b) 2891
2. 3
3. 20
4. a) 33,-5
b) -407
5. 4,6
EXERCISE 2:
1. a) Arithmetic progression
b) Not an arithmetic progression
c) Not an arithmetic progression
d) Arithmetic progression
1
2. k
3
3. x = 4
4. y = 5
EXERCISE 4:
1. a) 13
b) 26
c) 22
d) 45
T
2. 106
3. T26 4
4. 12
EXERCISE 6:
1. 34
2. a) -11,2
b) 200
3. a) a=14 , d= -3
b) -473
4. a) Tn=12n-3
b) d=12
PAST YEAR QUESTION:
1. a) k=7
b) S9 252
2. T10 29, T9 25, T8 21
3. T7 510
4. a) 4
b) 1100
5. a) 294
b) RM1019.20
