Harmonic Sequence

A sequence whose reciprocals form an arithmetic sequence

Find the 8th term of the harmonic sequence ½, ¼, 1/6,…

d= 2 n=8 a 1= 2

Find the 15th term of the harmonic sequence 1/3 , 1/6, 1/9,…
d= 3 n= 15 a 1= 3

Harmonic Mean
It is the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the given sequence
 Insert a harmonic mean between 1/5 and 1/13.
1/5, 1/ 9, 1/13

Insert a harmonic mean between 1/7 and 1/19.

1/7 , 1/13, 1/19

Insert five harmonic means between 1/4 and 1/22.

•  Harmonic Series
The sum of the terms of the harmonic
sequence.
1. Write out the harmonic series generated by
the formula where a = 2 and b= 3
1st term ----- =
2nd Term ----- =
3rd Term ------ =
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2. Find the sum of the first 6 terms of the

harmonic sequence 1,
•Find
  the sum of the first 5 terms of the
harmonic sequence

 
•1.
  Write out the harmonic series generated by
the formula where a = 3 and b= 5.

2. Find the sum of the first 8 terms of the

harmonic sequence 1,

3. Find the sum of the first 6 terms of the

harmonic sequence 1,