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ARITHMETIC

SEQUENCE
OBJECTIVES:
At any point of the lesson, you are
expected to:
1. Recall the definition of an
arithmetic sequence.
2. Determine the nth term of an
arithmetic sequence.
OBJECTIVES:
At any point of the lesson, you are
expected to:
3. Illustrate/Determine the
arithmetic means.
4. Find the sum of the terms of
an arithmetic sequence.
ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE
An arithmetic sequence is
a sequence where every
term after the first is
obtained by adding a
constant called the
common difference (d).
The sequences 1, 4, 7,
10, ... and 15, 11, 7,
3, ... are examples of
arithmetic sequences
since each has a
common difference of 3
and -4, respectively.
Find the common
difference and the next
three terms of each
arithmetic sequence.
1. 24, 14, 4, ____, ____,
____ d = _____
2. 6, 10, 14, ____, ____,
____ d = _____
3. -7, 4, 15, ____, ____,
____ d = _____
4. -8, -6, -4, ____,
____, ____ d = _____ 5.
4, 11, 18, ____, ____,
____ d = _____
If you answered the
exercises by finding the
common difference using
the formula d = a2 - a1,
where a1 and a2 are any
two consecutive terms of the
sequence, then you did a
good job.
Finding the nth
Term of an
Arithmetic
Sequence
In symbols, if a1 is the first
term, and d is the common
difference, then the terms of
an arithmetic sequence can
be enumerated in the
following manner:
a1 = the first term a2 = a1
+ d a3 = (a1 + d) + d or a1
+ 2d a4 = (a1 + 2d) + d or
a1 + 3d a5 = (a1 + 3d) + d
or a1 + 4d
This shows that the
coefficient of d is one less
than the number of terms.
In general,
an= a1 + (n -1) d
Examples
2, 9, 16, 23, …
Examples
Find the 21st term of
the arithmetic
sequence: 4, 7, 10,
13, …
Examples
Find the 14th term of
the arithmetic
sequence 5, 7, 9, 11,
…
Activity 2
Find the 34th term of
the arithmetic
sequence 3, 11, 19,…
Ass 1 Find the
nth term of each
arithmetic
Sequence
1. 8, 3, -2, -7,… a30
2. -7, 2, 11, 20 a 13
Arithmetic Means
The arithmetic mean, also
called the average or
average value, is the
quantity obtained by
summing two or more
numbers or variables
and then dividing the
sum by the number
of numbers or
variables. The
arithmetic mean is
important in
The arithmetic mean
between two numbers is
sometimes called the
average of two numbers. If
more than one arithmetic
means will be inserted then
employ the formula for d
A. What is the
arithmetic mean
between 10 and
24
Thus 2 is the common
difference and is positive.
Therefore, add it to the first
term to get the succeeding
term. Hence, 10, 12, 14, are
the arithmetic means.
Arithmetic Series
A series is the indicated
sum of the terms of a
sequence. The word
“series” can be used both
in the singular and in the
plural form.
An arithmetic series is
an indicated sum of
the terms of an
arithmetic sequence.
The sequence : 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, … The series :
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6,
…
Practice 1: Write each
arithmetic sequence as an
arithmetic series.
1. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25,…
2. -3, -6, -9, -12, -15,…
3. 8, 3, -2, -7,…
4. -7, 2, 11, 20,…
5. 1, 5, 9, 13,…
Examples: A. Find the
sum of the first 100
natural numbers.
Solution: The sum of the
first 100 natural
numbers is 1 + 2 + 3 + ,
…+ 100
In this arithmetic series,
a1= 1, an = 100, n =
100
Find the sum of the
first 14 terms of the
arithmetic sequence
2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17…
The last term is not
given so we use the
second formula. a1=
2, d = 3, n = 14
Find the sum of all
multiples of 3 between
1 and 100.
Solution: a1= 3, an
= 99, d = 3
Find the sum of the
first 20 terms of the
arithmetic sequence
15, 19, 23, 27, …
A movie house has 20 rows of
seats. The first row contains
20 seats, the second row
contains 22 seats, the third
row contains 24 seats and so
on. How many seats are there
in the last row? How many
seats are there in the movie
house?
Find the sum of the
first 15 terms of the
arithmetic sequence
9, 12, 15, …
Find the sum of the
arithmetic sequence
15, 30, 45, 60, …
50th term.
Find Sn for each of the
following given.
1. 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, 31, 36,
41, 46; S9
2. 10, 15, 20, 25, …; S20
3. a1 = 25, d = 4; S12
4. a1 = 65, a10 = 101; S10
5. a4 = 41, a12 = 105; S8

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