Lesson 2.1 Arithmetic Sequence

Arithmetic
Sequence
Arithmetic Sequence
• Is a sequence in which the
difference between any
two consecutive terms is
the same.
• This constant difference is
called the common
difference, and will be
denoted by ,
Ex. Find the difference of the
following arithmetic
sequence.
a.
. ∴ The
common
𝒅=𝟑𝟏 −𝟐𝟏=𝟏𝟎 difference of
𝒅=𝟒𝟏 −𝟑𝟏=𝟏𝟎 the sequence
is 10
b. 2 ∴ The
. common
difference of
𝒅=𝟖 −𝟓=𝟑 the sequence
𝒅=𝟏𝟏 −𝟖=𝟑 is 3
c. ∴ The
common
. difference of
the sequence
is
Graph of an Arithmetic
Sequence
• An arithmetic sequence is
a function whose domain is
the set of counting
numbers.
• The elements of the range
are the terms of the
sequence.
• The graph of arithmetic
sequence consists of
isolated points.
Ex 1. Find the common
difference of the terms of
the arithmetic sequence
then graph the sequence.
n 1 2 3 4 5 …
A(n) 8 5 2 -1 -4 …
Sol.
n 1 2 3 4 5 …
(1,8)
A(n) 8 5 2 -1 -4 …
(2,5)
(3,2)
(4,-1)
∴ The common difference of the
sequence is -3 (5,-4)
Ex 2. Find the common
difference of the terms of
the arithmetic sequence
then graph the sequence.
n 1 2 3 4 5 …
A(n) 2 4 6 8 10 …
Sol.
n 1 2 3 4 5 …
(5,10)
A(n) 2 4 6 8 10 …
(4,8)
(3,6)
(2,4)
(1,2)
∴ The common difference of the

sequence is 2
Ex. Determine whether each
sequence is an arithmetic
sequence or not.
a.
.
𝒅=𝟓𝟓−𝟑𝟖=𝟏𝟕
𝒅=𝟕𝟐 −𝟓𝟓=𝟏𝟕 𝒅=𝟖𝟗 −𝟕𝟐=𝟏𝟕
There is a common difference
Hence, the sequence is an
Arithmetic Sequence
b.
.
𝒅=𝟖 −𝟒=𝟒
𝒅=𝟏𝟔 −𝟖=𝟖
𝒅=𝟑𝟐 −𝟏𝟔=𝟏𝟔
There is no common difference.
Hence, the sequence is not an
Arithmetic Sequence
Formula:
Arithmetic sequence
Where:
is nth term
is the first term
n is the number of terms
d is the common difference
Examples
1. Write the next term of the
arithmetic sequence 7, 5, 3, 1, -1, . .
Sol. Determine the common
difference of the arithmetic
sequence
𝒅=𝟓 −𝟕=−𝟐
𝒅=𝟑 −𝟓=−𝟐
𝒅=𝟏 −𝟑=−𝟐
𝒅=( −𝟏)− 𝟏=− 𝟐
So the
to find the next three terms
add
𝒅=( − 𝟏 ) + ( − 𝟐 ) =− 𝟑
𝒅=( − 𝟑 ) + ( − 𝟐 ) =− 𝟓
𝒅=( − 𝟓 ) + ( − 𝟐 ) =− 𝟕
∴ the next three terms of the
sequence are
2. Find the 14th term of the
arithmetic sequence 2, 5, 8, 11,
14, . . .
Sol. Find
so
Formula:
Arithmetic sequence
Sol.
𝒂𝟏𝟒 =𝟐+ 𝟑𝟗
𝒂𝟏𝟒 =𝟒𝟏
∴ the 14th term of the sequence
2, 5, 8, 11, 14, . . . is 41.
3. What is the 20th term of the
arithmetic sequence -3, 0, 3,
6, . . .
Sol. Find
so
Formula:
Arithmetic sequence
Sol.
𝒂𝟐𝟎 =(− 𝟑 )+𝟓𝟕

𝒂𝟐𝟎 =𝟓𝟒
∴ the 20th term of the sequence
-3, 0, 3, 6, . . . is 54.
4. Find the 7th term of an arithmetic
sequence if the third term is 5 and
the fifth term is 11.
Sol. Sequence is in the form of
The 3rd term is 5
𝒂𝒏 =𝒂 𝟏+ ( 𝒏 −𝟏 ) 𝒅 𝟓=𝒂 + 𝟐 𝒅
𝟏
𝒂𝟑=𝒂𝟏 + ( 𝟑 −𝟏 ) 𝒅
𝟓=𝒂 𝟏+ ( 𝟑− 𝟏 ) 𝒅 𝑬𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝟏
The 5th term is 11
𝒂𝒏 =𝒂 𝟏+ ( 𝒏 −𝟏 ) 𝒅
𝒂𝟓=𝒂𝟏 + ( 𝟓 −𝟏 ) 𝒅
11
11 𝑬𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝟐
Form a system of equations
using Eq. 1 and Eq. 2 and solve
for .
Eliminate the variable , by
subtraction.
𝟓=𝒂 𝟏+ 𝟐 𝒅 𝑬𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝟏
11 𝑬𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝟐
−𝟔=𝟎 −𝟐 𝒅
−𝟔 −𝟐 𝒅
=
−𝟐 −𝟐
−𝟐𝒅
𝟑= 𝟑=𝒅
−𝟐
𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝟏 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒅=𝟑
𝟓=𝒂 𝟏+ 𝟐 𝒅 𝑬𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝟏
𝟓=𝒂 𝟏+ 𝟐(𝟑)
𝟓=𝒂 𝟏 + 𝟔
𝟓 − 𝟔= 𝒂𝟏
−𝟏=𝒂𝟏
𝒂𝟕= 𝒂𝟏 +(𝒏 −𝟏) 𝒅
𝒂𝟕=− 𝟏+ ( 𝟕 − 𝟏 ) 𝟑
𝒂𝟕=− 𝟏+ ( 𝟔 ) 𝟑
𝒂𝟕=− 𝟏+𝟏𝟖
𝒂𝟕=𝟏𝟕
Arithmetic Mean
The terms of an arithmetic
sequence that are between two
given terms are called
arithmetic means.
Ex. In the arithmetic sequence
5, 8, 11, 14, 17, there are three
arithmetic means between 5 and
17.
These are 8, 11, and 14.
Ex. Find the three arithmetic
means between 17 and 1.
Sol. Sequence is in the form of
𝒂𝒏 =𝒂 𝟏+ ( 𝒏 −𝟏 ) 𝒅 −𝟏𝟔=𝟒 𝒅
𝒂𝟓=𝟏𝟕 + ( 𝟓 −𝟏 ) 𝒅 −𝟏𝟔 𝟒 𝒅
𝟏=𝟏𝟕+ ( 𝟓 −𝟏 ) 𝒅 𝟒 =
𝟒
𝟏 − 𝟏𝟕=𝟒 𝒅
−𝟒=𝒅
The arithmetic means are:
𝒂𝒏 =𝒂 𝟏+ ( 𝒏 −𝟏 ) 𝒅
𝒂𝟐=𝟏𝟕 + ( 𝟐 −𝟏 ) (− 𝟒)
𝒂𝟐=𝟏𝟕 +(𝟏)( −𝟒)
𝒂𝟐 =𝟏𝟕 +− 𝒂𝟐=𝟏𝟑𝟒
𝒂𝟑=𝟏𝟕 + ( 𝟑 −𝟏 ) (− 𝟒)𝒂𝟑=𝟏𝟕 +(− 𝟖)

𝒂𝟑=𝟏𝟕 + ( 𝟐 ) (− 𝟒) 𝒂𝟑 =𝟗
𝒂𝟒 =𝟏𝟕+ ( 𝟒 − 𝟏 ) (−𝟒 )
𝒂𝟒 =𝟏𝟕+ ( 𝟑 ) ( −𝟒)
𝒂𝟒 =𝟏𝟕+(−𝟏𝟐)
𝒂𝟒 =𝟓
∴ The three arithmetic means
of 17 and 1 are 13, 9, and 5.
Activity 3.A: Solve the ff.
1. The 20th term of the
arithmetic sequence is 48 and
has common difference of 2.
what is the 15th term of the
sequence?
2. Write a rule for the nth term
of the sequence 30, 26, 22, . . .
Then find the 15th term.
Activity 3.B: Identify the
arithmetic sequence. Explain
why or why not?:
𝟏.𝟏𝟎,𝟖 ,𝟔,𝟒,...
𝟒.−𝟓,−𝟕,−𝟗,−𝟏𝟏,...
𝟐.𝟒,𝟕,𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟑 ,...
𝟏 𝟐 𝟒 𝟖 𝟓.𝟏,𝟐,𝟒,𝟖,𝟏𝟔,...
𝟑. , , , ,. . .
𝟓 𝟓 𝟓 𝟓
Activity 3.C: Write the first five
terms of the sequence and
graph.
𝟏 . 𝒂 𝒏=𝟑 +𝟐 𝒏
𝟐 . 𝒂 𝒏=− 𝟒+𝟒 𝒏
𝟏
𝟑 . 𝒂 𝒏=𝟒 − 𝒏
𝟐
Assignment 3:
Answer page 25
“Mental Math”
Letters A, B, and C
and “Written Math”
Letters A and B
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Arithmetic

∴ The common difference of the

𝒂𝟐𝟎 =(− 𝟑 )+𝟓𝟕

The 3rd term is 5

𝒂𝟑=𝟏𝟕 + ( 𝟑 −𝟏 ) (− 𝟒)𝒂𝟑=𝟏𝟕 +(− 𝟖)

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