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    Arithmetic Progression: Arithmetical Series Structure

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    An arithmetic progression is a sequence of numbers where the difference between consecutive terms is constant. It has the form: Sn=a+(a+d)+(a+2d)+...+(a+nd) Where a is the first term, d is the common difference between terms, and Sn is the sum of the first n terms. The nth term is given by An=a+(n-1)d. Some key properties are that the sum of an arithmetic progression can be calculated as Sn=n(a+l)/2, where l is the last term, and arithmetic means can be used to find missing terms by taking the average of the preceding and following terms.

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    An arithmetic progression is a sequence of numbers where the difference between consecutive terms is constant. It has the form: Sn=a+(a+d)+(a+2d)+...+(a+nd) Where a is the first term, d is the common difference between terms, and Sn is the sum of the first n terms. The nth term is given by An=a+(n-1)d. Some key properties are that the sum of an arithmetic progression can be calculated as Sn=n(a+l)/2, where l is the last term, and arithmetic means can be used to find missing terms by taking the average of the preceding and following terms.

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    An arithmetic progression is a sequence of numbers where the difference between consecutive terms is constant. It has the form: Sn=a+(a+d)+(a+2d)+...+(a+nd) Where a is the first term, d is the common difference between terms, and Sn is the sum of the first n terms. The nth term is given by An=a+(n-1)d. Some key properties are that the sum of an arithmetic progression can be calculated as Sn=n(a+l)/2, where l is the last term, and arithmetic means can be used to find missing terms by taking the average of the preceding and following terms.

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    Arithmetic Progression: Arithmetical Series Structure

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    An arithmetic progression is a sequence of numbers where the difference between consecutive terms is constant. It has the form: Sn=a+(a+d)+(a+2d)+...+(a+nd) Where a is the first term, d is the common difference between terms, and Sn is the sum of the first n terms. The nth term is given by An=a+(n-1)d. Some key properties are that the sum of an arithmetic progression can be calculated as Sn=n(a+l)/2, where l is the last term, and arithmetic means can be used to find missing terms by taking the average of the preceding and following terms.

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    Arithmetic Progression

    Arithmetical series structure

    An arithmetical series starts with the first term, usually given the letter
    'a'. For each subsequent term of the series another term is added. This
    is a multiple of the letter 'd' called 'the common difference'.
    So the series has the structure:
    Sn=a+(a+d)+(a+2d)+(a+3d)+(a+4d)+(a+5d)+………+l
    where Snis the sum to 'n' terms, the letter 'l' is the last term.
    The common difference 'd' is calculated by subtracting any term from
    the subsequent term.
    The nth term (sometimes called the 'general term')is given by:

    An=a+(n-1)d

    Arithmetic Progression Problem


    1) Is the row 1,11,21,31... arithemtic progression?

    Solution: Yes it is arithmetic progression with first term 1 and


    common differnece 10.
    Proof of the sum of an arithmetical series

    The sum of an arithmetical series is found by adding two


    identical series together, but putting the second series in
    reverse order.

    Sn = a+(a+d)+(a+2d)+…….+(l-2d)+(l-d)+l…………………………………(i)

    Sn= l+(l-d)+(l-2d)+…………..+(a+2d)+(a+d)+a……………………………(ii)

    2Sn=(a+l)+( a+l)+( a+l)+………………+( a+l)+( a+l)+( a+l)

    Now,2Sn=n(a+l)

    Then, Sn=n/2(a+l).

    Therefore Sum of n terms of AP=NO.OF TERMS(1ST TERM+LAST TERM)

    2
    Example #2
    In an arithmetical progression the 8th term is 23 and the 11th term is
    4 times the 3rd term.
    Find the 1st term, the common difference and the sum of the first 10
    terms.

    Solution: 8th term,a+7d=23……………….(i)

    a+10d=4(a+2d)

    =>a+10d=4a+8d

    =>3a=2d

    a =2d/3
    Now putting this value of a in (i) we get d =3 and then a=2

    Therefore,1st term=a=2

    c.d.=d=3

    Sum=n[2a+(n-1)d]/2

    =155
    Example #3
    The sum of terms of an arithmetic progression is 48.
    If the first term is 3 and the common difference is 2, find the number
    of terms.

    Solve by yourself

    Answer->n=6 ,n=-8(neglected bcoz n cannt be -ve)


    Arithmetic Mean

    This is a method of finding a term sandwiched between two


    other terms. The required term is calculated by taking an
    average of the term before and the term after.

    So if we have a sequence of terms: a b c and a and c are


    known. Then term b is given by:
    b= a+c
    2

    a, A1,A2,A3,………………….An,b………………………………(i)

    HERE, A1,A2,A3…………An ARE THE N ARITHMETIC MEANS NOW IF WE


    HAVE TO FIND IT THEN WE CAN PROCEED AS

    Here In eqn.i we see that there are (n+2)terms


    Then (n+2)th term,b=a+(n+2-1)d
    =>b=a+(n+1)d
    =>b-a=(n+1)d
    =>d=(b-a)/(n+1)

    Then , A1=a+d
    A2=a+2d and so on
    DO U HAVE ANY QUERIES???????
    THANK YOU

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