LEARNING TASK # 8 (Geometric Series)

Name: _______________________________________________________________
Solve the problem:

Every December, Tagaytay City Science National High School is sponsoring a Gift-
giving program for an orphanage. A newspaper fund drive to collect fund was launch. A student
promised that he will bring 2 newspapers on the launching day of the drive, 6 on the second day
and triple the number of newspapers each day until the last day of the fund drive. If the fund
drive is set from December 1 to December 5.

a. How many newspapers will the student bring on the last day?
b. What is the total number of newspapers that he will contribute?

Solution:
Complete the table.
Day (December) 1 2 3 4 5
No. News paper

SEE
 What kind of sequence is involved in the problem? ______________________

PLAN
 What is the appropriate formula to be used and the needed values?

Formula: __________________________
Determine the values of:
a1 = ___; n = ___; Sn = ___; r = ___
DO
 Perform the indicated operation and simplify.

Write the formula. ___________________

Substitute the values:

LOOK BACK
 The answer should satisfy all the given information in the problem.
 Now, back to the questions:
a. How many newspapers will the student bring on the last day? ______________
b. What is the total number of newspapers that he will contribute? _____________