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The document explains how to determine the nth term of an arithmetic sequence using the formula an = a1 + (n - 1)d, and provides examples for finding specific terms and common differences. It also covers the concept of arithmetic means and how to calculate the sum of terms in an arithmetic sequence. Various examples and boardwork exercises are included to illustrate these concepts.

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The document explains how to determine the nth term of an arithmetic sequence using the formula an = a1 + (n - 1)d, and provides examples for finding specific terms and common differences. It also covers the concept of arithmetic means and how to calculate the sum of terms in an arithmetic sequence. Various examples and boardwork exercises are included to illustrate these concepts.

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Determines

the nth term


of an
arithmetic
sequence
Nth Term of an
arithmetic sequence
𝒂𝒏 =𝒂 𝟏+(𝒏 – 𝟏) 𝒅
:
Exampl
es:
1. Find the 15 term of
th

the arithmetic
sequence
14,
Formula 18, 22,
𝒂 =𝒂 +(𝒏 − 𝟏) 𝒅
26,
Given30, …
= 𝟏𝟒
:𝒏 𝟏
: 𝟒
=
Unknown = ? 𝟏𝟓
=
Exampl
2. es:
In the arithmetic
sequence 4, 10, 16, 22,
28, …, which term is
118?
Formula Given = 𝟒
𝒂:𝒏 =𝒂 𝟏+(𝒏 − 𝟏) 𝒅
: = 𝟔
Unknown𝒏=? 𝟏𝟏𝟖
=
Exampl
3. es:
Find the 18 term of the
th

arithmetic sequence which


first term is 11 and which
seventh term is 59.
Formula Given = 𝟏𝟏
𝒂:𝒏 =𝒂 𝟏+(𝒏 − 𝟏) 𝒅
: = 𝟓𝟗
Unknown𝒅=? = ?
Formula for the common
difference using nth term of an
Note: Arithmetic Sequence
𝑎 𝑛 =𝑎 1+(𝑛 – 1) 𝑑
Let’s derive a formula 𝒂𝒏 − 𝒂𝟏
for =𝒅
d
𝑎(common
=𝑎 difference)
+(𝑛 – 1) 𝑑 𝒏− 𝟏
𝑛 1

𝑎 𝑛 − 𝑎 1=(𝑛 – 1) 𝑑 𝒂𝒏 − 𝒂𝟏
(𝒏 − 𝟏)(𝒏 −𝟏) 𝒅=
𝒏− 𝟏
Exampl
4. es:
The 45 term of an
th

arithmetic sequence is
239, and the common
difference is 5. what is the
Formula
first term? Given = 𝟐𝟑𝟗
𝒂 =𝒂 +(𝒏 − 𝟏) 𝒅
:𝒏 𝟏
𝟓
: =
Unknown =? = 𝟒𝟓
Boardwork:
1. Find the 20 term of the
th

arithmetic progression 17,


13, 9, ...
2. If , find the common
difference.
Boardwork:
3. In the arithmetic
sequence 13, 6, -1,… what
term is -85?
4. What is the 26 term of
th

the arithmetic sequence -


2, 2, 6, 10,…?
Group Activity #1: By
1. Find the 42 Trio:
nd
term of the sequence
17,13, 9,…
2. How many terms are there in the
sequence 19, 22, 25,… 682?
3. The 15th term of an arithmetic
sequence is 45. if the common difference
is 3, find the first term.
4. If and and find the common
difference.
Determine
arithmetic
mean
Arithmetic
is/are term/s of an arithmetic
Mean/s
sequence that is between two given
terms

2 , 4, 6, 8,
Exampl
es the arithmetic means

10
7, 13, 19
are 4, 6, and 8.
the arithmetic mean is
Note: 13.
The arithmetic mean between two numbers
a and b is defined to be
Exampl
1. es:
What is the arithmetic
mean between 60 and
80? 70
60, ______, 80
𝒂𝟏 𝒂¿𝒏𝒂𝟑 Given
: = 𝟔𝟎
Formul
𝑎 − 𝑎 = 𝟖𝟎
a:
𝑑=
𝑛 1
𝑛− 1 = 𝟑
Exampl
2. es:
Insert four arithmetic
means between 7 and
47.15 23
7, ____, ____, 31
____, 39
____, 47
𝒂𝟏 𝒂 𝒂𝟔
¿𝒏
Formul Given
𝑎 − 𝑎 : = 𝟕 = 𝟔
a:
𝑑=
𝑛 1
𝑛− 1 = 𝟒𝟕
Examples:
3. The 3rd term of the arithmetic
sequence is 1 and the 9th term is -17.

4 1, ____,
7 ____, -5 ____,
-2 ____, -8 -11
____,-14
Write the first nine terms of this
sequence.
____, ____, -17
𝒂𝟑 𝒂𝟗
–(-3) –(-3) +(-3) +(-3) +(-3) +(-3) +(-3) +(-3)

Formul 𝑎𝑛 − 𝑎1
𝑑=
a: 𝑛− 1
Boardwork:
1. What is the arithmetic
mean between 32 and 26?
2. Insert four arithmetic
means between 6 and 30.
3. Insert five arithmetic
means between -4 and 8.
Boardwork:
4. Write the first four terms
of an arithmetic sequence if
the 5 term is 20 and the
th

12 term is 48.
th

5. Insert four arithmetic


means between and .
Determine
the sum of
the terms of
an arithmetic
sequence
Sequence Series
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1+2+3+4+5
4, 8, 16, 32 4+8+16+32
6, 10, 14, 18, … 6+10+14+18+
…of the terms of a
is the sum
Seri sequence. A series can be
es denoted by , where n refers
to the number of terms.
Arithmetic Series
Is the sum of the terms of a given
Arithmetic Sequence.

=(+) = + (n – 1)d]
Formula 1 Formula 2

: :
= sum of n terms = sum of n terms
= the last term/nth term = the first term
= the first term n = the number of
n = the number of terms
terms d = common
Formula 1 - , , and n Formula 2 - , d, and
Exampl
1. es:
Find the sum of the first
twenty terms of the arithmetic
sequence 18, 23, 28, 33, 38, …
Given
𝟏𝟖 Formula:
= + (n – 1)d]
: =
= 𝟓
𝟐𝟎
=
Exampl
Find the
2. es: sum of all even
integers between 1 and 101.
2, 4, 6, 8, …, 94, 96, 98, 100
Given Formula:
: = 𝟐 𝒂𝒏 =𝒂 𝟏+(𝒏 − 𝟏) 𝒅
= ( + )
= 𝟐
𝟏𝟎𝟎
=
Exampl
3. A room has 10 rows of seats. The first
rowes:
contains 10 seats the second row
contains 12 seats, the third row
contains 14 seat, and so on. How many
seats are there in the last row? How
many seats are there in the room?
Unknown:
=?
Given:
= 𝟏𝟎 =𝟐 𝟏𝟎 =
Formula:
𝒂 =𝒂 +(𝒏 − 𝟏
𝒏 𝟏
Exampl
3. A room has 10 rows of seats. The first row
es:10 seats the second row contains
contains
12 seats, the third row contains 14 seat, and
so on. How many seats are there in the last
row? How many seats are there in the room?
Given Formula:
: = 𝟐 𝒂𝒏 =𝒂 𝟏+(𝒏 − 𝟏) 𝒅
= 𝟐
𝟏𝟎
=
Exampl
3. A room has 10 rows of seats. The first row
es:10 seats the second row contains
contains
12 seats, the third row contains 14 seat, and
so on. How many seats are there in the last
row? How many seats are there in the room?
Given Formula:
=:𝟐 =𝟐 𝒂𝒏 =𝒂 𝟏+(𝒏 − 𝟏) 𝒅
= 𝟏𝟎 = 28 =(+)
Boardwork:
1. Find the sum of the first
9 terms of the arithmetic
sequence 7, 14, 21, 28, …
2. Find the sum of even
integers from 1 to 50
2, 4, 6, …, 46, 48, 50
Example #3
A room has 10 rows of seats. The first row
contains 10 seats the second row contains 12
seats, the third row contains 14 seat, and so on.
How many seats are there in the last row? How
many seats are there in the room?
1st Row

𝑆 =?
2nd Row

10
3rd Row

10th 𝒂𝟏𝟎 =?

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