Harmonic

Sequence
Harmonic Means and Fibonacci Sequence
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Harmonic
Means
Harmonic Means
2 𝑎𝑏
𝑥=
𝑎+𝑏
𝑏=𝑎+ ( 𝑛 − 1 ) 𝑑

The terms of a harmonic

sequence between any two
given non consecutive terms.
𝑎 ,¿ 𝑏

Progress:
EXAMPLE 1.1
Find the harmonic means of 9 and 12
2 𝑎𝑏
Given:
𝑥=¿2(9)(12) 𝑥=
𝑎+𝑏
𝑎=9 9+12
𝑏=12 𝑥=¿1 8(12)
21
𝑥=¿216 ÷ 3
21
72
𝑥=
7
1 7 1
𝐻𝑎𝑟𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑐 𝑆𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 , ,
9 72 12 Progress:
EXAMPLE 1.2
Insert three harmonic means between 2 and 10 𝑎 ,¿ 𝑏
Given: 1 1 1 1 1 𝑏=𝑎+ (𝑛 − 1 ) 𝑑
, , , ,
1 2 𝑥 1 𝑥 2 𝑥 3 10
𝑎=
2 1 1 1
1 − +¿ =¿ +¿( 5 −1𝑑
)
𝑏= 2 10 2
10 1 1
− +¿ =¿4 𝑑
𝑛=5 2 10
1 2
𝑑=?10
𝑑=
5 4𝑑
=¿
4 4
1 Progress:
=𝑑
10
EXAMPLE 1.2
Insert three harmonic means between 2 and 10
1 1 1 1 1 𝑎 ,¿ 𝑏
, , , ,
Given: 2 𝑥 1 𝑥 2 𝑥 3 10 𝑏=𝑎+ (𝑛 − 1 ) 𝑑
1 1 1
1 =¿ −( 1 ) 1
𝑎= 𝑥1 2 10 =𝑎 − ( 𝑛 ) 𝑑
2 𝑥𝑛
1 1 2
𝑏= =¿ 1 1 1
10 𝑥1 5 =¿ −( 3 )
𝑥3 2 10
1
𝑑= 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 1
10 =¿ −( 2 ) =¿ − , , , ,
𝑥2 2 10 𝑥 3 2 10 2 5 10 5 10
1 1 1
=¿ − 1 1
𝑥2 2 5 =¿
𝑥3 5
1 3 Progress:
=¿
𝑥 2 10
 Fibonacci
02 sequence
Fibonacci Sequence
The first two terms are both 1, and every term there
after is the sum of two proceeding terms.
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55,…

Progress:
EXAMPLE 2.1
Find the ninth term of the sequence recursively defined by
𝑎 7=𝑎7 − 1+ 𝑎7 − 2
𝑎 7=𝑎6 + 𝑎5
𝑎𝑛=𝑎𝑛 −1+ 𝑎𝑛 −2 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑛 ≥ 3 𝑎 7=18 +11
𝑎 7=29
𝑎3=¿𝑎3 −1 +¿𝑎3 −2 𝑎 5=𝑎5 −1 +𝑎 5 −2 𝑎 8=𝑎8 − 1+ 𝑎8 − 2
𝑎3=¿𝑎 2+ ¿𝑎 1 𝑎 5=𝑎4 + 𝑎 3 𝑎 8=𝑎7 + 𝑎6
𝑎3=¿3 +¿1 𝑎 5=7+ 4 𝑎 8=29+ 18
𝑎 3=4 𝑎 5=11 𝑎8=47
𝑎4 =¿𝑎4 − 1+¿𝑎 4 − 2𝑎6=𝑎6 −1 +𝑎6 −2 𝑎9=𝑎9 −1 +𝑎 9 −2
𝑎4 =¿𝑎3 +¿𝑎 2 𝑎 6=𝑎5 + 𝑎4 𝑎 9=𝑎 8+ 𝑎7
𝑎4 =¿4 +¿3 𝑎6=11+7 𝑎 9=47+ 29 Progress:
𝑎 4 =7 𝑎6=18 𝑎 9=76 NINTH TERM
ACTIVITY 2:
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Deadline: December 13, 2022