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Arithmetic Sequences and Series

The document covers arithmetic sequences and series, providing examples and problems related to finding nth terms, sums of terms, and common differences. It includes specific sequences, calculations for sums of terms, and proofs regarding the properties of these sequences. Additionally, it presents a problem involving the relationship between sums of different numbers of terms in an arithmetic series.

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Arithmetic Sequences and Series

The document covers arithmetic sequences and series, providing examples and problems related to finding nth terms, sums of terms, and common differences. It includes specific sequences, calculations for sums of terms, and proofs regarding the properties of these sequences. Additionally, it presents a problem involving the relationship between sums of different numbers of terms in an arithmetic series.

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Arithmetic Sequences

and Series
1. Here are the first five terms of a number sequence.

7 11 15 19 23

(a) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.

The nth term of a different number sequence is given by 80 – 2n

(b) Write down the first 3 terms of this sequence.

George says there are no numbers that are in both of the sequences.
George is correct.

(c) Explain why.

2. Here are the first five terms of an arithmetic sequence.

8 15 22 29 36

(a) Work out the sum of the first 100 terms

(b) Work out the sum of the first 49 terms.

(c) Hence, work out the sum of all the terms from the 50th term to the 100th term
inclusive.

3. The 3rd term of an arithmetic series is 19


The sum of the first 10 terms of the series is 290
Find the first term and common difference.

(C) Chimp-a-roo Maths 2022


4. (4x + 3), (7x + 1) and (13x – 13) are three consecutive terms of an arithmetic sequence.

(a) Find the difference between the first two terms in terms of x.

(b) Find the difference between the second and third terms in terms of x.

(c) Prove that the common difference of the sequence is 10.

5. The sum of the first 16 terms of an arithmetic series is 4 times the sum of the first 12 terms of
the same series.
Find the sum of the first 10 terms of this series.

(C) Chimp-a-roo Maths 2022

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