1st Quarter - Arithmetic Sequence and Series
1st Quarter - Arithmetic Sequence and Series
FIRST QUARTER
Class of Ma’am Maquiraya
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Review!
Arithmetic or not? -10, -6, -2, 2, 6, ....
4. an = ; a8 a8 =
Find the missing terms in the given arithmetic sequence.
3, 7, 11, 15 19 ____,
___, ___, 23 ____, 31 …
27 ____,
ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE
is a sequence or progression in which each term is
obtained by adding a fixed number to the preceding term.
The fixed number is called the common difference (d).
Objectives
:
At the end of the session, you are expected to:
Solution: an = a1 + (n - 1)d
2 15 7
a1 = ___ ; n = ___ ; d = ___
a15 = 2 +(15 - 1)(7) (substitute the values from the formula)
a15 = 2 + (14)(7) Note: Identify the
following information:
a15 = 2 + 98
a15 = 100 first term (a1), missing
term (n) and the
common difference (d)
Example 2: In the arithmetic sequence 3, 9, 15, …. Find a 12?
Solution: an = a1 + (n - 1)d
3 12 6
a1 = ___ ; n = ___ ; d = ___
a12 = 3 +(12 - 1)(6) (substitute the values from the formula)
a12 = 3 + (11)(6)
a12 = 3 + 66
a12 = 69
Example 3: Find the 20th term of the arithmetic sequence
15, 13, 11, 9, ….
Solution: an = a1 + (n - 1)d
15 20 –2
a1 = ___ ; n = ___ ; d = ___
a20 = 15 + (20 – 1)(–2)
a20 = 15 + (19 )(–2)
a20 = 15 + (–38)
a20 = – 23
Example 4: Write the first five terms of the arithmetic
sequence whose first term is -5 and common difference of 6.
-5 ___,
___, 1 ____,
7 ____, 19
13 ____
Solution: a1 = -5
a2 = a1 + d = -5 + 6 = 1
a3 = a1 + 2d = -5 + 2(6) = 7
a4 = a1 + d = -5 + 3(6) = 13
a5 = a1 + d = -5 + 4(6) = 19
Example 5: Insert three arithmetic means between 8 and 16.
Illustration: 8, ____, ____, ____, 16
Solution: (Solve for the common difference)
an = a1 + (n - 1)d
16 = 8 + (5 – 1)d (substitute a1 = 8 and a5 = 16)
16 = 8 + 4d
16 – 8 = 4d
8 = 4d (divide both side by 4)
d=2
Add the common difference (2) to get the succeeding term;
therefore, 8, ____,
10 ____,
12 ____,
14 16
ARITHMETIC MEAN
the number/s between two arithmetic extremes are called
arithmetic means.
4 7 10 13 16 19
Arithmetic Series
ARITHMETIC SERIES
If the terms of a sequence is added, the result is known as a series.
Sn =
Sn =
Formula: Sn =
Solution: (the sum of these 30 terms)
S30 =
S30 =
S30 = 4 065
Wrap it Up!
The formula for:
nth term of an arithmetic sequence is
𝒂 𝒏= 𝒂𝟏 + ( 𝒏 − 𝟏 ) 𝒅
where is the first term
,
n is the number of terms ,
and d is the common difference.
Arithmetic Series
Sn =
Sn =
Practice
Exercises!
Find the common difference and the next three terms of each
arithmetic sequence.
7
d = _____ 29 ____,
1.) 1, 8, 15, 22, ___, 36 ____
43
-4
d = _____ 2.) 17, 13, 9, 5, ___, -3 ____
1 ____, -7
3
d = _____ 3.) 5, 8, 11, 14, ___, ____, 20
17 ____ 23
Find the specified term of each arithmetic sequence.