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Arithmetic Sequence

An arithmetic sequence is a set of numbers where each term is derived by adding a constant difference to the previous term. The common difference can be calculated by subtracting two consecutive terms, and the nth term can be found using the formula an = a1 + (n-1)d. The document also explains how to sum the terms of an arithmetic sequence using a specific formula.

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Arithmetic Sequence

An arithmetic sequence is a set of numbers where each term is derived by adding a constant difference to the previous term. The common difference can be calculated by subtracting two consecutive terms, and the nth term can be found using the formula an = a1 + (n-1)d. The document also explains how to sum the terms of an arithmetic sequence using a specific formula.

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Arithmetic

sequence
Number Theory
A Sequence is a set of things (usually numbers)
What is that are in order.

sequence? Each number in the sequence is called a term (or


sometimes "element" or "member")
What is Are ordered set of numbers that have common
difference between each consecutive term.
Arithmetic If we add or subtract the same number each time to
sequence? make the sequence, it is an Arithmetic sequence.

where:
a1 is the first term, and
d is the difference between
the terms (called
the "common difference")
How to continue an Arithmetic sequence
STEPS a1 a2 a3 a4 a5 a6
In order to continue an arithmetic ,__
series, you should be able to spot,
Take two consecutive terms from the sequence.
or calculate, the term-to-term rule.
This is done by subtracting two
consecutive terms to find the
a1 = 5 a2 = 4
common difference.
Subtract the first term from the next term to
find the common difference d.
The common difference for an
arithmetic sequence is the same for d = a 2 – a1
every consecutive term and can d=4–5
determine whether a sequence is d = -1
increasing or decreasing.
Add the common difference to the last term in the
sequence to find the next term. Repeat for each
new term. a6 = a 5 – d
a6 = 1 + (-1)
a6 = 0
Arithmetic sequence formula
The arithmetic sequence formula is: Example 1.
calculate the next 4 terms for the sequence
2,6,10,14,18, ...
an = a1+(n-1)d
Where,

an ​- is the nth term (general term)


a1 - is the first term
n - is the term position Example 2.
d - is the common difference Find the 81th term in the sequence 13,16,19, ...
To sum up the terms of
this arithmetic sequence:

Summing
an
Arithmet Summing an Arithmetic Series Formula

ic Series 𝑛− 1
𝑛
∑ ( 𝑎+𝑘𝑑 ) =
2
(2 𝑎1¿ + ( 𝑛−1 ) 𝑑)¿
𝑘=0
Example 1.
Add up the first 10 terms of the arithmetic
sequence:

To sum up the terms of { 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, ... }


this arithmetic sequence:
The values of a, d and n are:
a1 = 1 (the first term)

Summing d = 3 (the "common difference" between terms)


n = 10 (how many terms to add up)
an
Arithmet Use the formula of Summing an Arithmetic Series to
sum up the first 10 terms of the arithmetic sequence
ic Series 𝑛− 1
𝑛
∑ ( 𝑎1+𝑘𝑑 ) =
2
[2 𝑎1¿+ ( 𝑛−1 ) 𝑑]¿
𝑘=0
Example 1.
Add up the first 10 terms of the arithmetic
sequence:

To sum up the terms of { 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, ... }


this arithmetic sequence:
The values of a, d and n are:
a1 = 1 (the first term)

Summing d = 3 (the "common difference" between terms)


n = 10 (how many terms to add up)
an
Arithmet Becomes:

ic Series 10 −1

∑ ( 1+0 ∙ 3 )=
10
[2∙ 1¿+ ( 10 − 1 ) 3 ]¿
𝑘=0 2

S = 5(2+9·3)
S = 5(29)
S = 145

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