Arithmetic Sequence 

Lesson

 
Learning Task 1 
Each item below shows a pattern. Determine the next term in the
sequence.  1. What is the next shape? 

♥,□,♥,♥,□,♥,♥,♥,□,♥,♥,♥,♥,
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2. What is the next shape? □
3. What is the next number? 
5, 15, 25, 35, 25
4. What is the next number? 
2, 4, 8, 16, 28
5. What is the next number? 
-9, -4, 1, 6, 11

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Learning Task 2 
A. Determine whether the sequence is arithmetic or not. If it is, find
the  common difference and the next three terms. 
1. 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20 
   This is an arithmetic sequence and the common difference is 3.  
2. 2, -4, 6, -8, 10,...
     This is not an arithmetic sequence.     
3. -6, -10, -14, -18, -22, -26, -30
This is an arithmetic sequence and the common difference is -4. 
4. 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52
This is an arithmetic sequence and the common difference is 2.
5. 1.2, 1.8, 2.4, 3, 3.6, 4.2
This is an arithmetic sequence and the common difference is 0.6.
 6. 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25
This is an arithmetic sequence and the common difference is 4.

B. After familiarizing yourself with finding the nth term of an

arithmetic sequence, let us try to answer the exercises below. 
Find the term indicated in each of the following arithmetic
sequences. 
1. 2, 4, 6, … 15th term is 30.
2. 13, 16, 19, 22, … 25th term is 85.
3. 99, 88, 77, 66, … 18th term is -88.
4. The 20th term is 20/8.
5. 99, 87, 75, 63, … 12th term is -33.

C. Solve what is asked: 

1. Insert four arithmetic means between -1 and 14.
-1, 2, 5, 11, 14 
2. Insert five arithmetic means between 14 and 86. 
14, 26, 38, 50, 62, 74, 86 
3. Insert three arithmetic means between -16 and 4. 
-16, -12, -8, -4, 0, 4

 Learning Task 3 
1. How do you find the nth term of the arithmetic sequence? Discuss
the  mathematics concepts and the formula used. 

To find the nth term of an arithmetic sequence, we need to

use the formula. Which is an = a + (n – 1)d.
2. What new realizations do you have about finding the nth term of
the arithmetic sequence and finding the arithmetic means? How
would you use this in  making decisions? 
I could easily find the nth term if I used it’s formula correctly. I
can use it in deciding if the sequence is arithmetic or not.