MATH 10 3.

How many terms should be added in the sequence

1ST QUARTER 3, 6, 9 , 12, … to sum up 165?
HANDOUTS 7 a1 = 3 , d = 3, Sn = 165
TOPIC: ARITHMETIC SERIES n
Sn=
2
[ 2 a1+ ( n−1 ) d ]
To find the sum of an arithmetic sequence given the first
and the nth term, use n
165= [ 2(3)+ ( n−1 ) 3 ]
n 2
Sn= ( a1+ an ).
2 n
165= [ 6+3 n−3 ]
2
If the nth term is not given, then expand the formula for the 2
nth term 330=3 n+3 n
n
Sn= ( a1+ an ) 3 n2 +3 n−330=0
2
2 n +n−110=0
n ( n−10 ) ( n+11 )=0
Sn= ( a1+ a1 + ( n−1 ) d )
2 n−10=0 n+11=0
n n=10 n=−11
Sn= (2 a1 + ( n−1 ) d)
2
Reject n=−11 since sequence is define on positive integer only.
Examples: The number of terms is 10.
1. Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the arithmetic
sequence 21, 26, 31, 46, … . 3. Find the sum of the terms of the arithmetic sequence 3, 10, 17, 24,
31, 38, 45, 52, 59.
First find a30 by substituting a1 = 21, d = 5, and n = 10 a1 = 3
into the formula an = 59
an = a1 + (n – 1)d n=9
a10 = 21 + (10 – 1)5 n
a10 = 21 + (9)5 Sn= ( a ¿ ¿ 1+ an )¿
a10 = 21 + 45 2
a10 = 66
9
S9 = (3+59)
Solve for S30 by substituting n with 30, a1 = 21, and 2
a30 = 166 into the formula
n 9
Sn= ( a1+ an ) S9 = (62)
2 2
10
S10= ( 21+66 ) S9 =279
2
S10 =5 ( 87 )
4. Find the arithmetic series of the first 10 terms of the arithmetic
S10 =435 sequence 20, 17, 14, 11, … .
a1 = 20
an = ?
2. Find the sum of the arithmetic series 11 + 15 + 19 + n = 10
… + 87. d = -3
n
an = 87 ; a1 = 11 ; d = 4 Sn= (2 a ¿ ¿ 1+(n−1) d) ¿
2
To get the number of terms, we use 10
an = a1 + (n – 1)d S10= [ 2 ( 20 ) + ( 10−1 ) (−3 ) ]
87 = 11 + (n – 1)4 2
87 = 11 + 4n – 4 S10=5 [ 40+ 9 (−3 ) ]
80 = 4n
20 = n S10=5 [ 40+(−27) ]
S10=5 [ 13 ]
Now, find the sum of the first 20 terms.
n S10=65
Sn= ( a1+ an )
2 Practice Exercise
20 Solve the following.
S20= ( 11+87 )
2 1. Find the sum of first 75 positive integers.
S20 =10 ( 97 ) 2. Find the sum of first 125 natural numbers
S20=970 3. Find the sum of 6 + 5 ¼ + 4 ½ + ......... 25 terms
4. Find the sum of each arithmetic series described by a 1 = 5,
n = 30 and S30 = 121
 5. Find the sum of each arithmetic series described by a 1 = 50, 20 = 4 + 2n – 2
n = 25 and d = -4 20 = 2 + 2n
6. Find the sum of first 40 terms of the series 18 = 2n
12 - 22 + 32 - 42 + ........ 9=n
7. How many terms of the arithmetic progression 9, 17, 25, ... There are 9 rows in the grocery shelf.
must be taken to give a sum of 636?
8. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 5, the last term is n
45 and the sum is 400. Find the number of terms and Sn= ( a ¿ ¿ 1+ an )¿
common difference. 2
9. In an arithmetic sequence 60, 56, 52, 48, ... starting from 9
the first term, how many terms are needed so that their sum S9 = ( 4 +20 )
2
is 368 ?
10. Find the sum of all 3 digit natural numbers, which are 9
S9 = (24 )
divisible by 9. 2
S9 =108
There are 108 cans in the display.
MATH 10
1ST QUARTER
c. Mylie is getting better at math. On her first test she scores 50
HANDOUTS 8
points, then she scores 53, 56, 59 and 62 on her next 4 tests and
TOPIC: APPLICATION OF ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE AND
her scores increase arithmetically thereafter. If she takes 20 test,
SERIES
how many points will she have earned in all after the last test?
50, 53, 56, 59, 62, …
1. An amphitheater has 50 rows of seats with 30 seats in the first row,
32 in the second, 34 in the third, and so on.
Given
a. How many seats are there in the 50th row?
a1 = 50
b. Find the seating capacity of the amphitheater.
an = ?
30, 32, 34, …
d=3
n = 20
a1 = 32
d=2 20
S20= [2 ( 50 ) +(20−1)3 ]
n = 50 2
a. S20=10 [ 100+ ( 19 ) 3 ]
an = a1 + (n – 1)d S20=10 [ 100+57 ]
a50 = 32 + (50 – 1)2
a50 = 32 + (49)2 S20=10 [ 157 ]
a50 = 32 + 98 S20=1570
a50 = 130 Mylie earned 1570 points after she took the 20 tests.
The 50th row has 130 seats.
3. Gemini was advised by her physician to walk each day in the
b. morning as a daily exercise. On the first day of June, he walks 10m,
50 on the second 15m, on the third 20m and so on. How far will he walk
S5 0= [2 ( 32 ) +( 50−1)2]
2 on the last day of the month? On what day will Gemini walk 145m?
S5 0=25 [64+( 49)2] 10, 15, 20, …
S5 0=25 ( 64 +98 ) Given
a1 = 10
S5 0=10 ( 162 ) d=5
S5 0=1 62 0 an = 145
There are 1620 seats in the ampitheater. n=?

an = a1 + (n – 1)d
2. A display of cans on a grocery shelf consist of 20 cans on the 145 = 10 + (n – 1)5
bottom, 18 cans in the next row and so on in an arithmetic sequence, 145 = 10 + 5n – 5
until the top row has 4 cans. 145 = 5 + 5n
a. How many rows are there in the shelf? 140 = 5n
b. How many cans in total are in the display? 28 = n

4, … , 18, 20 Gemini will walk 145m at 8th day.

Given PRACTICE EXERCISES

a1 = 4 Solve the following.
an = 20
d=2 1. Mrs. Marcellana has 3,250php in her bank account. If she plans to
n=? deposit 100php per month, write the first 6 terms of a sequence that
would represent her monthly account balances starting with her
an = a1 + (n – 1)d current balance as the first term.
20 = 4 + (n – 1)2
2. Erin`s exercise plan lasts for 6 minutes on the first day and
increases by 4 minutes each day. For how long will Mason exercise
on the eighteenth day?

3. A man works in a grocery store. He stacks tuna cans in rows,

where there are 39 cans in the first row, 37 in the second, 35 in the
third, and so on. Find the row which has exactly 29 cans.

4. The population of a city was 57 of a million in 2010 and 5 million

in 2016. The population growth can be described as an arithmetic
sequence. Find its common difference, which represents the annual
growth of the population.