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Arithmetic Sequence

1. The document discusses patterns and arithmetic sequences. 2. An arithmetic sequence is a sequence where each term after the first is obtained by adding a constant difference. The nth term can be written as an = a1 + (n-1)d. 3. Arithmetic means are the terms between any two non-successive terms of an arithmetic sequence. The arithmetic series is the sum of the terms of an arithmetic sequence.

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Arithmetic Sequence

1. The document discusses patterns and arithmetic sequences. 2. An arithmetic sequence is a sequence where each term after the first is obtained by adding a constant difference. The nth term can be written as an = a1 + (n-1)d. 3. Arithmetic means are the terms between any two non-successive terms of an arithmetic sequence. The arithmetic series is the sum of the terms of an arithmetic sequence.

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Patterns and

Sequence
At the end of the lesson, you will be able to:

a. generates patterns.
b. illustrates an arithmetic sequence.
c. determines arithmetic means, nth term of an
arithmetic sequence and sum of the terms of a
given arithmetics sequence.
Complete Me
A. Complete the puzzle below by providing the needed
term/s in each pattern. Cross:
3) 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, ___
5) 4, 20, 100, 500, ___
7) 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ___
8) J, F, M, A, M, J, J, A, __, __, __,
Down:
1) 2, 4, 6, 8 10, ___
2) 128, 64, 32, ___
4) 1, 10, 100, 1000, ___
5) 3, 9, 27, 81, ___
6) 1A, 2B, 3C, ____
9) O, T, T, F, F, S, S, E, ___, ___
A. Draw the next object in each picture pattern.
Skip counting:
Suppose your school sets a fine of P 20 for the first
littering offense. The fine increases by P5 for each
subsequent offense. How much will a student be
fined for the second offense? 3rd offense? 6th
offense?
1. What have you observed from the prior
activity?
2. Why is it important to recognize patterns?
3. How are patterns used in the sequences of
numbers?
Based from the activity, the complete solution is shown in the
below:

For the first offense, the student will be fined P20.00

For the 6th offense, the fine will be P20 + P5 + P5 + P5 + P5 + P5 = P45


Patterns can be generally found in all forms, it can be
from nature, it can be from the checkered shirt that you
wear, from the shapes, and of course patterns can be
found in numbers.

A sequence is a set of objects which is listed in a specific order, one


after another. Each member or element in the sequence is called a
term. The terms in a sequence can be written as a1, a2, a3, a4,…, an
which means a1 is the first term, a2 is the second term, a3 is the third
term, …, an is the nth term, and so on.
Sequences are classified as finite and infinite. A finite
sequence contains a limited number of terms. This
means it has an end or last term. Consider the
examples below.

a. Days of the Week: ｛ Sunday, Monday,


Tuesday,..,Saturday ｝
b.First 10 positive perfect squares:
｛ 1,4,9,16,25,36,49,64,81,100 ｝
FINITE SEQUENCE – having finite number of terms.
INFINITE SEQUENCE – having infinite number of terms.
Arithmetic Sequences
A sequence is a list of numbers in a particular order. Each
number in a sequence is called a term. The first term is
symbolized by a1, the second term is symbolized by a2, and so
on.
Arithmetic sequence is a sequence where every term
after the first is obtained by adding a constant called the
common difference (d). In other words, we just add the
same value each time ... infinitely.
In General, we could write an arithmetic sequence like
this:
{a1, a1+d, a1+2d, a1+3d, ...}
where: a1 is the first term, and

d is the difference between the terms (called the


"common difference")

Rule
We can write an Arithmetic Sequence as a rule:

An = a1 + (n−1) d

(We use "n−1" because d is not used in the 1st term).


2.Finding the nth term of an Arithmetic Sequence
The nth term of an arithmetic sequence has the form
an = dn + c, where d is the common difference
between consecutive terms of the sequence and c
= a1 – d.
An alternative form of the nth term of an arithmetic
sequence is an =a1 + (n-1) d.
Arithmetic Means
Sometimes you are given two terms of a sequence, but they are not
successive terms of that sequence. The terms between any two non-
successive terms of an arithmetic sequence are called arithmetic
means.

The terms between 𝑎1 and 𝑎𝑛 of an arithmetic sequence are


called arithmetic means of 𝑎1 and 𝑎𝑛.
Thus, the arithmetic means between 𝑎1 and 𝑎5 are 𝑎2, 𝑎3 and
𝑎4.
Arithmetic Series
An arithmetic series is the sum of the terms of an arithmetic sequence. For
reasons that will be explained in calculus, you can only take the "partial" sum
of an arithmetic sequence. The partial sum is the sum of a limited (that is to
say, a finite) number of terms, like the first ten terms, or the fifth through the
hundredth terms.

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