Arithmetic series

Series

● A series is a sum of a sequence.

● Thus, given a sequence {un}, the sum of the first 12 terms,
written as S12 is given by:

● S12 = u1 + u2 + u3 + … + u11 + u12

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● However, this is an inefficient way of writing a sum. There

is an alternative, shorthand way, known as sigma
notation:

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 Arithmetic series
● An arithmetic series is a sum of the terms in an
arithmetic sequence.
● There are two formulae that can be used to find the sum
of the first n terms of an arithmetic sequence, Sn,
depending on the information you are given about the
sequence:

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● Measure the height of each step in the new staircase at

the end of the corridor (the top one is the first step).
● How many steps would you need to theoretically be
3.905 metres below the top step?

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