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to our
Math Class
Arithmetic
Sequence
Objective:
1. illustrate an arithmetic sequence
2. determine arithmetic means, nth term of
an arithmetic sequence and sum of the
terms of a given arithmetic sequence
Success Criteria:
I can...
 Arithmetic or Not?
2, 5, 8, 11, 15, …..
-3/2, -1/2, 1/2, 3/2, …..
3, 5, 7, 10, 13, …..
0.5, 1, 1.5, …..
9, 9, 9, 9, 9, …..
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 Solve it!

Give the first three terms of the

arithmetic sequence whose common
difference is 8 and whose first term
𝑎 1 is -3.
 Solve it!

List down the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th terms

of the arithmetic sequence whose
common difference is -2 and whose
first term a 1 is -1.
Practice (Notebook): Use the formula to find the nth
term in the following sequence.

1.What is the 50th term in the sequence with

a 1 = -0.3 and d= 1.2.
2.What is the 20th term in the sequence with
a4= 6 and d= 2.
3. Find the common difference of the
arithmetic sequence with a4 = 6 and a8 = 22.
Quiz (Notebook): Solve for the following.

1.What is the 10th term in the sequence with

a1= 3 and d= 3.
2.What is the 20th term in the sequence with
a4 = 6 and a8 = 22
3. Find the common difference a 1 = 5 and
a10 = 59
 Solve it!

Consider the sequence:

3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15. Find the sum of the
corresponding series S7 .
 Solve it!

Consider the sequence:

4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25. Find the sum
of the corresponding series S8 .
 Solve it!

Find the sum of the first 6 terms of the

sequence with a 3 = 2 and d = 4.
 Solve it!

Find the sum of the first 11 terms of

the sequence with a4 = 5 and a8 = 17.
Quiz (Notebook): Solve for the following.

1. ) _, 11, _ 14
2. ) a 1 = 12 and d = -2, what is a19 ?
3. ) a 10 = 20 and a 1 = 40, what is d?
4. ) Find the sum of 4+9+14+19+...+54
5. ) Find S7 if a1= 5 and a 7 = 35
 Essential Question/s

How do we find the first

five terms of the
sequence?
 Essential Question/s
How do we find the
common difference if we
are given the values of two
terms in a sequence?
 Essential Question/s
How do we find the nth
term of a sequence if you
are given the values of two
other terms?
Self Assessment
Success Criterion
Completion