Name: ______________________________________________ Date: __________

ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE

An arithmetic sequence is a sequence in which the difference between any two

successive terms is a constant. This constant is called the common difference.
Term is any number in a sequence.

The formula for the nth term of an arithmetic sequence is

an = a1 + (n 1)d

where an = the nth term

a1 = the first term
d = the common difference
n = the number of terms

The terms between two given terms of an arithmetic sequence are called
arithmetic means.
One arithmetic mean between two terms is called the arithmetic mean or average
ab
of the two terms. The average of a and b is .
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ARITHMETIC SERIES

A series is an indicated sum of terms of a sequence.

The sum of the terms of an arithmetic sequence is called an arithmetic series.
The formula for the sum of an arithmetic series is

n n
Sn = [2a1 +(n 1)d] or Sn = (a1 + an )
2 2

where Sn = the sum

n = the number of terms
a1 = the first term
an = the last term
d = the common difference
ACTIVITY
A. Tell whether each sequence is arithmetic or not. Support your answer.

1.) 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, ___________________________________________________

2.) 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, ___________________________________________________

3.) 3, 9, 16, 24,33, ___________________________________________________

B. Solve the following problems:

4.) Find the 18th term of the arithmetic sequence 3, 10, 17, 24,

5.) Determine the term which has the value -38 in the arithmetic sequence 7, 4, 1, -2,..

6.) Find the sum of the first 20 positive even numbers.

7.) Find the sum of all multiples of 3 between 5 and 64.

8.) A restaurant has square tables which seat four people per table. When two tables are
placed together, six people can be seated. If you have 22 guests in your party and you want
them to sit together in a very long table, how many of these square tables should the
restaurant put together?

9.) Find the arithmetic mean of 15 and 71.

10.) Insert four (4) arithmetic means between 9 and 29.

C. Real Life Application

Determination and hard work can help bring you to a targeted end. Name a
sequence of steps that you can set for yourself to have a successful life.