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 Objective:
determines arithmetic means, nth
term of an arithmetic sequence and
sum of the terms of a given
arithmetic sequence.
 What is it?
 A sequence is a set of numbers in a specific
order. What this means is that the set of
numbers can be put into a one-to-one
correspondence with the Counting Numbers (1, 2,
3, 4, ... ). Thus, you can talk about the 1st
element (or term) in a sequence or the 10th
element in a sequence or the 101st element in a
sequence.
 An arithmetic sequence is a sequence in which
the difference between any two consecutive
terms is the same, i.e., the difference is a
constant.
 It is a sequence in which the difference between
two successive terms has a constant (d) which is
called the common difference.
 General Formula:
tn=a+(n-1)d
a = first term
n = no. of terms
d = common difference
(term-previous term)
tn = nth term
 Points to Ponder
 The sequence that begins 1, 4, 7, 10, 13,
16, . . . is an arithmetic sequence since
the difference between consecutive
terms is always 3.
 The sequence that begins 8, 6, 4, 2, 0, -2,
-4, . . . is an arithmetic sequence since the
difference between consecutive terms is
always -2.
 In order to identify if a pattern is an
arithmetic sequence you must examine
consecutive terms. If all consecutive
terms have a common difference you can
conclude that the sequence is arithmetic.
 Examples:
Find the variables being asked.
1. 2,7,12 find d and t12
d=5
t12=a+(n-1)d
=2+(11-1)5
=2+11(5)
=2+55
answer: 57
2. 6, 10, 14 find t50
d=40
t50=6+(50-1)4
=6+(49)4
=6+196
=202
3. Find the 15th term of the A.P if the fifth term is
12 and the tenth term is -3

t5= a + (5-1)d
t10= a + (10-1)d
(a+4d=12)-1 a+4d=12
a+9d=-3 a+4(-3)=12
-a-4d=-12 a-12=12
a+9d=-3 a=24
5d=-15 t15= a +(15-1)d
d=-3 =24+14(-3)
=14+(-42)
= -15
4. Find the value of k if 6-2k, 3k+1,
and 5k form an A.P.

(3k+1)-(6-2k)=(5k)-(3k+1)
3k+1-6-2k=5k-3k-1
5k-5=2k-1
3k=4
k= 4/3
5. Insert three arithmetic means
between 4 and 10

4, t2,t3,t4,10 t2=4+3/2= 5 ½
t5=a +(5-1)d t3=5 ½+3/2=7
10=4+4d t4=7+3/2= 8 ½
6=4d
d=3/2
ACTIVITIES
I. Determine which of the following sequences are in A.P.
For those that are in A.P, give the common difference,
and the next three terms of the sequence.

1. 0.1, 0.01, 0.001…

2. 40, 42, 44, 46…
3. 5, 8, 11, 14…
4. 1/3, 1/4, 1/6, 1/12…
5. 1.2, 1.8, 2.4…
6. -11, -7, -3, 1…
7. x+2, 2x+1, 3x…
8. 1/3, 1, 5/3..
9. 5/3, 15/4, 5…
10. √2, √3, √4, √5…
II. Given the first term (a), and
the common difference (d) of
an A.P, find the next 5 terms.

1. a = 2/5 d = 1/10
2. a = 1.5 d = 0.3
3. a = 3 d = -5
4. a = -3 d=2
5. a = x+4 d = x-2
III. Find the common difference and
insert four arithmetic means
between the given numbers.

1. 9 and 24
2. -25 and 3
3. 4 and 179
4. 50.1 and 50. 7
5. a and a+12
6. x + 2 and x + 10
IV. Problem solving. Find the variable
being asked.

1. If 5x – 3, x + 2 and 3x – 11 form an
A.P, find x and t21.

2. If the first term is -4, and the

common difference is 3, what term
is 116?

3. The ninth term of an A.P is 15, and

the 17th term is 27, find the a and
d.
4. The third term of an A.P is 9
and its 7th term is 49, what is
the 11th term?

5. A carpenter made a ladder with

16 rungs. The bottom rung is 70
cm. if each succeeding rung is 1
cm shorter than the preceding,
how long is the top most rung?
Answers
Test I answers:
1. Not A.P
2. A.P, d = 2, Next 3 terms = 48, 50, 52
3. A.P, d = 3, Next 3 terms = 17, 20, 23
4. A.P, d = -1/12, Next 3 terms = 0, -1/12, -1/6
5. A.P, d = 0.6, Next 3 terms = 3, 3.6, 4.2
6. A.P, d = 4, Next 3 terms = 5, 9, 13
7. A.P, d = x-1, Next 3 terms = 4x-1, 5x-2, 6x-3
8. A.P, d = 2/3, Next 3 terms = 2 1/3, 3, 3 2/3
9. Not A.P
10. Not A.P
Test II answers:
1. 1/2, 3/5, 7/10, 4/5,
9/10
2. 1.8, 2.1, 2.4, 2.7, 3
3. -2, -7, -12, -17, -22
4. -1, 1, 3, 5, 7
5. 2x+2, 3x, 4x-2, 5x-4,
6x-6
Test III answers:
1. d = 3, Four arithmetic means = 12, 15, 18,
21
2. d = 28/5, Four arithmetic means = -19 2/5,
-13 4/5, -8 1/5, -2 3/5
3. d = 35, Four arithmetic means = 39, 74,
109, 144
4. d = 0.12, Four arithmetic means = 50.22,
50.34, 50.46, 50.58
5. d = 12/5, Four arithmetic means = a +
12/5, a + 24/5, a + 36/5, a + 48/5
6. d = 8/5, Four arithmetic means = x + 18/5,
x + 26/5, x + 34/5, x + 42/5
Test IV answers:
1. x = 3, t21 = -128
2. n = 41st term
3. d = 3/2, a = 3
4. 11 term = 89
th

5. t16 = 55 cm
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