arithmetic sequence and arithmetic series

Arithmetic Sequence

and Arithmetic Series

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At the end of the lesson, the learners are expected to:

1) Generate and describe patterns using symbols and mathematical

expressions;

2) Find the next few terms and the nth term of the given sequence;

3) Define and describe an arithmetic sequence;

4) Enumerate the next few terms and the nth term of an arithmetic

sequence;

5) Insert means between two given terms of an arithmetic sequence;

6) Find the sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic sequence; and

7) Solve problems involving arithmetic sequence.

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1. O T T F F S S E N _? T E F S 2. R O Y B G I _? T U V W 3. J F M A M J J A S O N _? A B C D 4. T Q P H H O N _? D U H I Direction: Click the letter of your answer. 7

1) 80, 40, 20, 10, 5, __? 2) 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216, __? 3) 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, __?

343 512 729 810

56 64 72 81

0 1

2 1

5

2

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4) 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, __? 5) -2, -5, -8, -11, -14, __? 6) 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, __?

-17 -19 -21 -23

29 30 31 32

31 32 33 34

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An ordered list of numbers, such as

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, …

is called a sequence.

A number sequence is a list of numbers having a

first number, a second number, a third number, and

so on, called the terms of the sequence.

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FINITE AND INFINITE SEQUENCES

• 10, 15, 20, 25, 30

• There are only a finite number of terms.

• They have a last term.

• 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, …

• There are infinite number of terms.

• They do not have a last term.

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Sequences are usually given by stating their general or nth term.

NUMBER SEQUENCE

Example:

Consider the sequence given 𝒂𝒏 = 𝟑𝒏 + 𝟐

The first five terms of the sequence are 𝒂𝟏 = 𝟑 𝟏 + 𝟐 = 𝟑 + 𝟐 = 𝟓, 𝒂𝟐 = 𝟑 𝟐 + 𝟐 = 𝟔 + 𝟐 = 𝟖, 𝒂𝟑 = 𝟑 𝟑 + 𝟐 = 𝟗 + 𝟐 = 𝟏𝟏, 𝒂𝟒 = 𝟑 𝟒 + 𝟐 = 𝟏𝟐 + 𝟐 = 𝟏𝟒, 𝒂𝒏𝒅

𝒂𝟓 = 𝟑 𝟓 + 𝟐 = 𝟏𝟓 + 𝟐 = 𝟏𝟕

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a. 𝒂𝒏 = 𝟐𝒏𝟐 for 𝟏 ≤ 𝒏 ≤ 𝟓

b. 𝒂𝒏 = 𝟐𝒏 − 𝟏 for 𝟏 ≤ 𝒏 ≤ 𝟓

c. 𝒂𝒏 = (−𝟏)𝒏(𝒏 − 𝟑)𝟐 for 𝟏 ≤ 𝒏 ≤ 𝟒

List all the indicated terms of each finite sequence.

NUMBER SEQUENCE

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QUESTION: What do you observe in the following pictures

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Joey’s school offered him a scholarship grant of ₱ 3,000.00 when he was in Grade 7 and increased the amount by ₱ 500 each year till Grade 10. The amounts of money (in ₱) Joey received in Grade 7, 8, 9, and 10 were respectively:

3000, 3500, 4000, and 4500

Each of the numbers in the list is called a term.

Note: We find that the succeeding terms are obtained by adding a fixed number.

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In a savings scheme, the amount triples after every

7 years. The maturity amount (in ₱) of an

investment of ₱ 6,000.00 after 7, 14, 21 and 28

years will be, respectively:

18000, 54000, 162000, 486000

Note: We find that the succeeding terms are

obtained by multiplying with a fixed number.

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NUMBER PATTERNS

The number of unit squares in a square with sides

1, 2, 3, 4, ... units are respectively 1, 4, 9, 16, ....

Note: We can observe that 1=12, 4=22, 9=32, 16=42, ...

Thus, the succeeding terms are squares of consecutive

numbers.

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ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE Consider the following lists of numbers :

2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ....

15, 12, 9, 6, 3, ....

-5, -4,-3, -2, -1....

6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, ....

each term is obtained by adding 2 to

the previous term

each term is obtained by adding -3

to the previous term


the previous term


the previous term

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1) 23, 38, 53, __ , 83, 98 2) 45, 37, __ , 21, 13, 5 3) -13, -6, __ , 8, 15, 22

27 28 29 30

0 1 -2 -3

63 68 73 78

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4) __ , 23, 32, 41, 50, 59 5) -12, -7, -2, 3, 8, ___ 6) 10, __ , 32, 43, 54, 65

10 11 12 13

21 23 25 27

10 12 14 16

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The constant is called the common difference, denoted with

the letter d, referring to the fact that the difference between

two successive terms yields the constant value that was

added. To find the common difference, subtract the first term

from the second term.

In mathematics, an arithmetic sequence or arithmetic progression is a sequence of numbers where each term after the first term is obtained by adding the same constant (always the same).

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Examples:

5, 10, 15, 20, 25, …

3, 7, 11, 15, …

20, 18, 16, 14, …

-7, -17, -27, -37, …

d=5

d=4

d=-2

d=-10

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2, 5, 8, 11, 14 …

In this sequence, notice that the common difference is

3.

In order to get to the next term in the sequence, we

will add 3; so, a recursive formula for this sequence

is: 31 nn aa

The first term in the sequence is a1 (sometimes just

written as a).

Example:

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2, 5, 8, 11, 14 …

+3 +3 +3 +3

Every time you want another term in the said sequence of

numbers, you have to add d. This means that the second

term was the first term plus d. The third term is the first

term plus d plus d (added twice). The fourth term is the

first term plus d plus d plus d (added three times). So,

you can see to get the nth term we have to take the first

term and add (n - 1) times d.

𝑑 = 3

dnaan 1

𝑎 = 2

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To find any term of an arithmetic sequence:

where:

a1 is the first term of the sequence,

d is the common difference,

n is the number of the term to find.

ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE

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Find the nth term of the arithmetic sequence

5, 8, 11, 14, …

We know that 𝒂𝟏 = 𝟓 𝒅 = 𝟑

Substituting in the formula, we obtain

𝑎𝑛 = 𝑎1 + 𝑛 − 1 𝑑

𝑎𝑛 = 5 + 𝑛 − 1 3

𝑎𝑛 = 5 + 3𝑛 − 3

𝒂𝒏 = 𝟐 + 𝟑𝒏

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Find the 18th term of the arithmetic sequence

21, 24, 27, 30, 33, …

Note that 𝒂𝟏 = 𝟓, 𝒅 = 𝟑, 𝒏 = 𝟏𝟖. Using the formula

for the general term of an arithmetic sequence, we have

𝑎𝑛 = 𝑎1 + 𝑛 − 1 𝑑

𝑎𝑛 = 21 + 18 − 1 3

𝑎𝑛 = 21 + (17)3

𝒂𝒏 = 𝟕𝟐

Thus, 72 is the 18th term of the sequence.

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In the arithmetic sequence 10, 16, 22, 28, 34, … , which

term is 124?

The problem asks for n when 𝑎𝑛 = 124. From the given

sequence 𝒂𝟏 = 𝟏𝟎, 𝒅 = 𝟔, 𝒂𝒏 = 𝟏𝟐𝟒. Substitute these

values in the formula to get

𝑎𝑛 = 𝑎1 + 𝑛 − 1 𝑑

124 = 10 + 𝑛 − 1 6 124 = 10 + 6𝑛 − 6 120 = 6𝑛

𝟐𝟎 = 𝒏 Thus, 124 is the 20th term.

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Find the first term of the arithmetic sequence with a

common difference of 6 and whose 20th term is 965?

Since 𝒂𝟐𝟎 = 𝟗𝟔𝟓, 𝒅 = 𝟔, 𝒏 = 20 , we have

𝑎20 = 𝑎1 + 𝑛 − 1 𝑑

965 = 𝑎1 + 20 − 1 6 965 = 𝑎1 + 19 6 965 = 𝑎1 + 114 𝑎1 = 965 − 114 = 851

Thus, 851 is the first term.

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Find the 15th term of the arithmetic sequence whose first

term is 7 and whose 5th term is 19.

Find the common difference, d by substituting 𝑎1 =7 and, 𝑎5 = 19 . Thus,

𝑎5 = 𝑎1 + 𝑛 − 1 𝑑

19 = 7 + 5 − 1 𝑑 19 = 7 + 4𝑑 12 = 4𝑑 3 = 𝑑

Now use 𝒂𝟏 = 𝟕, 𝒅 = 𝟑, 𝒏 = 𝟏𝟓 𝒂𝟏𝟓 = 𝟕 + 𝟏𝟓 − 𝟏 𝟑 = 𝟒𝟗

Thus, the 15th term is 49. 61

Insert two arithmetic means between 8 and 17.

Our task here is to find 𝑎2 and 𝑎3 such that 8, 𝑎2, 𝑎3,

17 form an arithmetic sequence.

𝑎1 = 8 𝑎4 = 17

𝑎𝑛 = 𝑎1 + 𝑛 − 1 𝑑

17 = 8 + 4 − 1 𝑑

17 = 8 + 3𝑑

15 = 3𝑑

5 = 𝑑

We need 𝑎2 and 𝑎3 . Hence, 𝑎2 = 8 + 3 = 𝟏𝟏 and

𝑎3 = 8 + 3 + 3 = 𝟏𝟒

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A conference hall has 33 rows of seats. The last row

contains 80 seats. If each row has two fewer seats than

the row behind it. How many seats are there in the first

row?

We know that 𝒂𝟑𝟑 = 𝟖𝟎, 𝒅 = 𝟐, 𝒏 = 33 . Using the formula

for the general term of an arithmetic sequence, we have

𝑎33 = 𝑎1 + 𝑛 − 1 𝑑

80 = 𝑎1 + 33 − 1 2 80 = 𝑎1 + 32 2 80 = 𝑎1 + 64 𝑎1 = 80 − 64 = 16

Therefore, there are 16 seats in the first row.

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How many numbers between 7 and 500 are divisible by

5?

The common difference, d, is 5. Since we want numbers

that are divisible by 5, then we let 𝒂𝟏 = 𝟏𝟎, 𝒂𝒏 = 𝟓𝟎𝟎. Substitute these values into the general term.

𝑎𝑛 = 𝑎1 + 𝑛 − 1 𝑑

500 = 10 + 𝑛 − 1 5 500 = 10 + 5𝑛 − 5 495 = 5𝑛

𝟗𝟗 = 𝒏 There are 99 numbers between 7 and 500 that are

divisible by 5.

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1. 1, 2, 3, 4, … and 1+2+3+4+…

2. 2, 4, 6, 8, … and 2+4+6+8+…

3. 5, 10, 15, … and 5+10+15+…

4. 3, 7, 11, 15, … and 3+7+11+15+…

5. 4, 8, 12, 16, … and 4+8+12+16+…

Each indicated sum of the terms of an

arithmetic sequence is an arithmetic series.

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Do you know this? The story is told of a grade school teacher In the 1700’s

that wanted to keep her class busy while she graded

papers so she asked them to add up all of the numbers

from 1 to 100. These numbers are an arithmetic sequence

with common difference 1. Carl Friedrich Gauss was in

the class and had the answer in a minute or two

(remember no calculators in those days). This is what he

did:

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + . . . + 96 + 97 + 98 + 99 + 100

sum is 101

sum is 101

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The formula for the sum of n terms is:

nn aan

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n is the number of terms so 𝒏

𝟐 would be the number of pairs

Let’s find the sum of 1 + 3 +5 + . . . + 59

ARITHMETIC SERIES

first term last term

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nn aan

S 12

Let’s find the sum of 1 + 3 +5 + . . . + 59

12 nThe common difference is 2 and

the first term is 1, so:

Set this equal to 59 to find n. Remember n is the term number.

𝟐𝒏 − 𝟏 = 𝟓𝟗 𝒏 = 𝟑𝟎 So there are 30 terms to sum up.

9005912

3030 S

first term last term

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To find the sum of a certain number of

terms of an arithmetic sequence:

where:

Sn is the sum of n terms (nth partial sum),

a1 is the first term,

an is the nth term.

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To find the sum of a certain number of

terms of an arithmetic sequence:

where:

Sn is the sum of n terms (nth partial sum),

a is the first term,

n is the “rank” of the nth term

d is the common difference

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Find the sum of the first ten positive integers.

a1 = 1 n = 10

Illustrative Example

a10 = 10

𝑆10 =𝑛

2(𝑎1 + 𝑎𝑛)

𝑆10 =10

2(1 + 10)

𝑆10 = 5 (11)

𝑆10 = 𝟓𝟓

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Find the sum of the first 15 terms of the arithmetic

sequence if the first term is 11 and the 15th term

is 109.

a1 = 11 n = 15


a15 = 109

𝑆15 =𝑛

2(𝑎1 + 𝑎𝑛)

𝑆15 =15

2(11 + 109)

𝑆15 =15

2(120)

𝑆15 = 𝟗𝟎𝟎 73

Find the sum of all the odd integers from 1 to

99.

a1 = 1 d = 2


Here, a10 = 99

𝑆50 =𝑛

2(𝑎1 + 𝑎𝑛)

𝑆50 =50

2(1 + 99)

𝑆50 = 25 (100)

𝑆50 = 𝟐, 𝟓𝟎𝟎

𝑎𝑛 = 𝑎1 + 𝑛 − 1 𝑑

99 = 1 + 𝑛 − 1 2

99 = 1 + 2𝑛 − 2

100 = 2𝑛

50 = 𝑛

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In a classroom of 40 students, each student counts off

by fours (i.e. 4, 8, 12, 16, …). What is the sum of the

students’ numbers?

a1 = 4 d =4


Here, n=40

𝑆40 =𝑛

2(𝑎1 + 𝑎𝑛)

𝑆40 =40

2(4 + 160)

𝑆40 = 20 (164)

𝑆40 = 𝟑, 𝟐𝟖𝟎

𝑎𝑛 = 𝑎1 + 𝑛 − 1 𝑑

𝑎𝑛 = 4 + 40 − 1 4

𝑎𝑛 = 4 + 156

𝑎𝑛 = 160

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Arithmetic Sequences and Series.mp4

Practice Exercises

Determine if the given sequence is an arithmetic

sequence or not.

1. 6, 8, 10, 12, …

2. -11, -10, -9, -8, …

3. 8, 11, 14, 17, …

4. 5, 15, 45, 135, …

5. 6, 11, 17, 21, …

Arithmetic Sequence NOT

Arithmetic Sequence

Arithmetic Sequence

Arithmetic Sequence

Arithmetic Sequence

NOT

NOT

NOT

NOT

Click the figure which corresponds to your answer. 78

Practice Exercises Solve the following problems.

6. In the arithmetic sequence , 2, 5, 8, 11, …, what is the 30th

term?

7. In the arithmetic sequence 8, 5, 2, -1, …, what is the 15th term?

8. In the arithmetic sequence with 12 as the first term and the

common difference is -3, what is the 17th term?

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-28

88 89 90

-30 -32 -34

-36 -37 -38 -39


Computer_Aided_Instruction_by_Joey_F_Valdriz.xlsx

Practice Exercises Solve the following problems.

9. In the arithmetic sequence 23, 30, 37, 44, …, what is the 14th

term?

10. In the arithmetic sequence 6, 12, 18, …, what is the 29th term?

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170

112 114 116

172 174 176



Practice Exercises

Find the arithmetic mean of the following numbers.

11) 4 and 16

12) 19 and 35

13) 13 and 25

14) -22 and 8

15)102 and 1002

-6

8 10 12

26 27 28 29

6

15 17 21 19

550

-7

552

-8

554

-9

556



Practice Exercises

Solve the following problems.

16. What is the sum of the first 100 positive odd integers?

17. What is the sum of the first 50 positive even integers?

18. What is the sum of the first 30 positive multiples of 8?

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2500

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2550 2600 2650

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10000

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Practice Exercises

19. Aris takes a job, starting with an hourly wage of ₱

350.00 and is promised a raise of ₱ 5.00 per hour every

two months for 5 years. At the end of 5 years, what

would be Aris’ hourly wage?

20. Find the sum of all two-digit even natural numbers

₱ 485 ₱ 490 ₱ 495 ₱ 500

2410 2420 2430 2440



Assessment Determine if the sequence is an arithmetic

sequence or not.

1. 9, 11, 13, 15, …

2. 6, 11, 16, 21, …

3. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, …

4. -4, 2, 8, 14, …

5. 1, 8, 27, 64, …

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Assessment Solve the following problems.

6. What is the 11th term in the sequence 6, 9, 12, 15,… ?

7. What is the 24th term of the sequence 16, 19, 22, … ?

8. What is the 25th term of the sequence 12, 9, 6, … ?

9. What is the 30th term in the arithmetic sequence with a

first term of 15 and a common difference of 5?

10. What is the 10th term of the arithmetic sequence with

a first term of 75 and a common difference of -8?

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Assessment

11. Insert the arithmetic mean of 8 and 28.

12. Insert two arithmetic means between 16 and 31.

13. Insert two arithmetic means between 21 and 33.

14. Insert three arithmetic means between 11 and 35.

15. Insert three arithmetic means between 48 and 84.

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Assessment Solve the following problems.

16. Joan started a new job with an annual salary of ₱ 150

000 in 2007. If she receives a ₱ 12 000 raise each year, how

much will her annual salary be in 2017?

17. A stack of telephone poles has 30 poles in the bottom

row. There are 29 poles in the second row, 28 in the next

row, and so on. How many poles are there in the 26th row?

18. Josh spent ₱ 150 on August 1, ₱ 170 on August 2. ₱ 190

on August 3, and so on. How much did Josh spend on

August 31?

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Assessment 19. An object is dropped from a jet plane and falls 32

feet during the first second. If during each successive

second, it falls 40 feet more than the distance in the

preceding second, how far does it fall during the

eleventh second?

20. What is the seating capacity of a movie house with

40 rows of seats if there are 25 seats in the first row,

28 seats in the second row, 31 in the third row, and so

on?

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