CONCEPT MAP:

List of numbers in which each

term is obtained by adding a fixed
Sum of first n natural number ‘d’ to the preceding term.
numbers: The fixedArithmetic
number ‘d’Progression
is called the
common difference GENERAL FORM
n(n+1)/2 a, a+d, a+2d. a+3d ...........

nth term from Sum:

an = Sn - Sn-1
nth term from the beginning:
an = a + (n-1)d
Here,
a - the first term
n –term
nth number
fromofthe
terms
end:
aann –=nth
l –term
(n-1)d Here,
l – the last term.
When first term and last term
are given, Sum is:
Sn = n/2 [a + an] or
Sn = n/2 [a + l ]

When first term and common

difference is given, Sum is:
Sn = n/2 [2a + (n-1)d ]

Various Terms
No. Of Terms Common
Terms difference
3 a-d, a, a+d d
4 a-3d, a-d, a+d, a+3d 2d
5 a-2d, a-d, a, a+d, a+2d d