Activity Sheet No. 2 Sum of The First N Terms of An Arithmetic Sequence
Activity Sheet No. 2 Sum of The First N Terms of An Arithmetic Sequence
Activity Sheet No. 2 Sum of The First N Terms of An Arithmetic Sequence
A. Find the sum of of the following numbers. (The first item is done for you).
1. 4, 12, 20, 28, 36, 44, 52 ∑ ¿ 4+12+20+ 28+36+44 +52=196
2. 7, 9, 11, 13, 15
7. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
B. Find the indicated sum of each arithmetic sequence given below. Show your solutions.
1. Find the sum of the first thirty terms of the arithmetic sequence 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, … .
2. Find the sum of all the integers from 10 to 75 which are exactly divisible by 5.
20 pts. 3. Find the sum of all the even integers from 24 to 100.
C. Application. Find what is being asked for in each item below. Show your solutions.
1. A freely falling body starting from rest, falls 16 ft. during the 1 st second, 48 ft. during the 2nd second, 80
ft. during the 3rd second, and so on. Calculate the distance it falls during the fifteenth second and the
total distance it falls in 15 seconds from rest.
15 pts. 2. How long will it take to pay off a debt of ₱880 if ₱25 is paid the first month, ₱27 the second month,
₱29 the third month, and so on?
3. A pile of logs has 24 logs in th e first layer, 23 logs in the second layer, 22 logs in the third layer and so
on; the last layer (topmost layer) containing 10 logs. Find the total number of logs in the pile.