Fibonacci Sequence &

Harmonic Sequence

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Harmonic Sequence
Is a sequence whose reciprocals form an arithmetic
sequence.
Steps in Solving Harmonic Sequence
1. To solve problems involving harmonic sequence,
convert it into an arithmetic sequence by taking the
reciprocal of each term.
2. Use the appropriate formula in the arithmetic
sequence, and then, again get the reciprocal
Note: There is no formula for the sum of
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Find the of the harmonic sequence , , , , …
 

Get the reciprocal.

9, 12, 15, 18,…
Find the common difference.
𝑑 =𝐴 2 − 𝐴1
   
𝑑 =𝐴 3 − 𝐴2  𝑑 =𝐴 4 − 𝐴 3
 
𝑑 =12− 9  
𝑑 =15− 12 𝑑  =18− 15
 
 
𝒅 =𝟑  
𝒅 =𝟑 𝒅 =𝟑   1
Given:  
𝐴𝑛 = 𝐴1 + ( 𝑛 −1 ) 𝑑 𝐴13 =
45
 
𝐴1 =9  
𝑑 =3
 
𝐴13 =9+ ( 13 −1 ) 3
 
𝑛=13  
𝐴13 = ? 𝐴13 = 9+ ( 12 ) 3
 

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Fibonacci Sequence
is a sequence where its first two terms are either both 1,
or 0 & 1; and each term, thereafter, is obtained by
adding the two preceding terms.
Example:
 
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Find the missing terms of the sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, ____,
 
𝟖  
𝟏𝟑  
𝟐𝟏  
𝟑𝟒
____, ____, _____, _____.
Find the missing terms of the sequence 55, 89, 144,
233, ____,
     
𝟗𝟖𝟕 _____,
𝟔𝟏𝟎 ____,
𝟑𝟕𝟕 ____, 𝟏𝟓𝟗𝟕 _____.
 
𝟐𝟓𝟖𝟒
 

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 Insert 5 harmonic means between and Find its sum.
 

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___, ___, ___, ___, ___,  𝐴 = 𝐴 + 𝑑   𝐴 = 𝐴 +𝑑

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 5 4 6 5
        7 1   𝐴 =4 + 1
2, ___, ___, 3 ___, ___, 4 ___, 5 𝐴5 = +
2 2  
6
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6 𝑑  
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7
 
 
¿   𝐴 =4
5
𝐴6 =
2
1   𝟏
  𝐴 =5   𝑑 =?
𝒅=
𝑛 𝟐
Formula: Arithmetic Means:
  𝑨 = 𝑨 + ( 𝒏 −𝟏 ) 𝒅     𝐴 = 𝐴 +𝑑   𝐴 = 𝐴 + 𝑑
𝒏 𝟏 𝐴 2 =𝐴 1 +𝑑 3 2 4 3
1
  5 1   1
 
5=2+ ( 7− 1 ) 𝑑  
𝐴2 =2+ 𝐴3 = + 𝐴 4=3+ 2 l:
 
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 To find the sum of the sequence simply add all the
terms in the given sequence.
  1 2 1 2 1 2 1
, , , , , ,
2 5 3 7 4 9 5
Harmonic Series:
 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
+ + + + + +
2 5 3 7 4 9 5
 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
+ + + + + +
2 5 3 7 4 9 5
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To solve problems involving sequences:

1. Analyst the problem

2. Determine the type of sequence involve in the

problem.
3. Use the appropriate formula.

3. Substitute the needed values and simplify.

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