Calculator Technique for To solve for n,

AC → 9565938 SHIFT → 1[STAT] → 7:Reg → 4:x-caret

Geometric Progression 9565938x-caret = 15 answer

Problem Given the sequence 2, 6, 18, 54, ...

Sum of the first ten terms,
1. Find the 12th term AC → SHIFT → log[Σ] → ALPHA → )[X] → SHIFT → 1[STAT] → 7:Reg → 5:y-
2. Find n if an = 9,565,938. caret → SHIFT → )[,] → 1 → SHIFT → )[,] → 10 → )

3. Find the sum of the first ten terms

The calculator will display Σ(Xy-caret,1,10) then press [=].
Solution by Calculator
Σ(Xy-caret,1,10) = 59048 ← answer
Why A·B^X?
The nth term formula an = a1rn – 1 for geometric progression is exponential
in form, the variable n in the formula is the X equivalent in the calculator. You may also sove the sum outside the STAT mode
(MODE → 1:COMP then SHIFT → log[Σ])
MODE → 3:STAT → 6:A·B^X
Each term which is given by an = a1rn – 1.
X Y
$\displaystyle \sum_{x=1}^{10}$(2(3ALPHA X - 1)) = 59048 answer
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2 6
3 18 Or you may do
$\displaystyle \sum_{x=0}^{9}$(2 × 3ALPHA X) = 59048

To solve for the 12th term

AC → 12 SHIFT → 1[STAT] → 7:Reg → 5:y-caret
12y-caret = 354294 answer

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Calculator Technique for
3. Find the 52nd term.
Harmonic Progression 4. If the nth term is 250, find n.
Problem
5. Calculate the sum of the first 60 terms.
Find the 30th term of the sequence 6, 3, 2, ...
6. Compute for the sum between 12th and 37th terms, inclusive.
Solution by Calculator
MODE → 3:STAT → 8:1/X Among the many STAT type, why A+BX?
The formula an = am + (n - m)d is linear in n. In calculator, we input n at X column and
X Y
an at Y column. Thus our X is linear representing the variable n in the formula.
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Bring your calculator to Linear Regression in STAT mode:
2 3
MODE → 3:STAT → 2:A+BX and input the coordinates.
3 2
X (for n) Y (for an)
6 12
AC → 30 SHIFT → 1[STAT] → 7:Reg → 5:y-caret 30 180

30y-caret = 0.2 answer To find the first term:

AC → 1 SHIFT → 1[STAT] → 7:Reg → 5:y-caret and calculate 1y-caret, be sure to
place 1 in front of y-caret.

Calculator Technique for 1y-caret = -23 → answer for the first term

Arithmetic Progression
To find the 52nd term, and again AC → 52 SHIFT → 1[STAT] → 7:Reg → 5:y-
Problem: Arithmetic Progression The 6th term of an arithmetic progression is 12 and caret and make sure you place 52 in front of y-caret.
the 30th term is 180.
52y-caret = 334 → answer for the 52nd term
1. What is the common difference of the sequence?

2. Determine the first term?

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To find n for an = 250, Reset your calculator into general calculation mode: MODE → 1:COMP then SHIFT
AC → 250 SHIFT → 1[STAT] → 7:Reg → 4:x-caret → log.

250x-caret = 40 → answer for n Sum of first 60 terms:

$\displaystyle \sum_{x=1}^{60}$ (-23 + (ALPHA X - 1) × 7) = 11010

To find the common difference, solve for any term adjacent to a given term, say 7th
term because the 6th term is given then do 7y-caret - 12 = 7 for d. For some fun, Or you can do
randomly subtract any two adjacent terms like 18y-caret - 17y-caret, etc. Try it! $\displaystyle \sum_{x=0}^{59}$ (-23 + 7 ALPHA X) = 11010 which yield the same
result.

Sum of Arithmetic Progression by Calculator

Sum of the first 60 terms: Sum from 12th to 37th terms
AC → SHIFT → log[Σ] → ALPHA → )[X] → SHIFT → 1[STAT] → 7:Reg → 5:y- $\displaystyle \sum_{x={12}}^{37}$ (-23 + (ALPHA X - 1) × 7) = 3679
caret → SHIFT → )[,] → 1 → SHIFT → )[,] → 60 → )

Or you may do
The calculator will display Σ(Xy-caret,1,60) then press [=]. $\displaystyle \sum_{x=11}^{36}$ (-23 + 7 ALPHA X) = 3679
Σ(Xy-caret,1,60) = 11010 ← answer

Sum from 12th to 37th terms,

Σ(Xy-caret,12,37) = 3679 ← answer

Another way to solve for the sum is to use the Σ calculation outside the STAT mode.
The concept is to add each term in the progression. Any term in the progression is
given by an = a1 + (n - 1)d. In this problem, a1 = -23 and d = 7, thus, our equation for
an is an = -23 + (n - 1)(7).