1.2 Arithmetic Geometric Fibonacci and Harmonic Sequences

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Arithmetic Sequences and Series

Objectives:
 define arithmetic sequence and series

 find the nth term of an arithmetic sequence

 solve for the sum of the 1st n terms of an


arithmetic series
 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, …
 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, …
 -8, -2, 4, 10, …
 3, 11, 19, 27, 35, …
Arithmetic Sequence
 is a sequence in which each
term after the first is
obtained by adding a fixed
number to the previous term
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, … th
60 ?
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, … th
54 ?

-8, -2, 4, 10, … 22 nd?

3, 11, 19, 27, 35, … 121 st?


Formula for the nth term
of an Arithmetic Sequence:
Write a formula for the
nth term
of the given arithmetic
sequences.
1.) 12, 19, 26, 33, 40, …
2.) 9, 1, -7, -15, -23, …
Arithmetic Arithmetic
Sequence Series
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, … 2+4+6+8+10+…

-8, -2, 4, 10, … -8 + (-2) + 4 + 10 + …

3, 11, 19, 27, 35, … 3+11+19+27+35+…


Arithmetic Series
 is the sum of a specified
number of terms of an
arithmetic sequence
Activity 1.2
1.) What would be
the summation of the
st
1 100 counting
numbers?
= 1+2+3+4+5+…100
Read as:
“the sum
from
n = 1 to
st
Formula for the sum of the n
1
terms of an Arithmetic Series:
Alternative formula:
Find the indicated sum.

1.) a1 = 6, d = 3 ; S6
Seatwork:

Find the indicated sum for each sequence:

2.) a1 = 7, d = -3 ; S10
3.) a1 = 3, d = 2 ; S8
Geometric Sequences and Series
Objectives:
 define geometric sequence and series

 find the nth term of a geometric sequence

 solve for the sum of the 1st n terms of a


geometric series
 3, 6, 12, 24, 48,…
 1, -3, 9, -27, 81, …
15 15 15
 15, , , ,…
2 4 8
1 1 1 1
 , , , ,…
2 4 8 16

 64, −32, 16, −8, …


Geometric Sequence
 is a sequence in which each
term after the first is
obtained by multiplying the
preceding term by a
constant
1.) 3,6,12,24,48, … 7th term.
2.) 1,-3,9,-27,81, … 18th term.
3.) 15,15/2,15/4,15/8, … 16th term.
4.) 1/2,1/4,1/8,1/16,1/32, … 9 th term.
5.) 64, -32, 16, -8, … 21 st term.
General Term for
Geometric Sequence:

an = a1 rn-1
1.) 3,6,12,24,48, … 12th term.
2.) 1,-3,9,-27,81, … 18th term.
3.) 15,15/2,15/4,15/8, … 16th term.
4.) 1/2,1/4,1/8,1/16,1/32, … 9 th term.
5.) 64, -32, 16, -8, … 21 st term.
Geometric Series
 the indicated sum of
a geometric sequence
st
Formula for the sum of the n
1
terms of a Geometric Series:
Alternative Formula:
1.) 3,6,12,24,48, … (1
st 12 terms )
2.) 1,-3,9,-27,81, … (1
st 18 terms )
3.) 15,15/2,15/4,15/8, … (1
st 16 terms )
4.) 1/2,1/4,1/8,1/16,1/32, … (1 st 9 terms )
5.) 64, -32, 16, -8, … (1
st 21 terms )
3,__,__,__,48
*What are the missing numbers in the
geometric sequence above?
Arithmet
ic/
Geometri
Find the missing numbers
of the ff. geometric
sequences.
2.) 1,__,__,__,81
3.) 64, __, __, -8
Find the missing numbers
of the ff. arithmetic
sequences.
4.) 8,__,__,__,28
5.) 18, __, __, 30
Seatwork:
1.) Solve for the first four terms of the
sequence with a1 = 4 ; r = -1/4.
2.) Solve for the S6 of the series
9 + -9 + 9 + -9…
3.) Find the two geometric means
between 3 and 192.
Activity
1.3
1.) Find the three geometric means
bet. 6 & 96.
2.) Find the sum of the first six terms
of the geometric sequence: -2, -6, -18,
-54,…
3.) Write the terms
and find the sum of
1 1 1 1
+ + + +⋯
2 4 8 16
Special Types
of Sequences
1, 4, 9, 16, 25,…
1, 3, 6, 10,…
1, 1, 2, 3, 5,

Fibonacci
Sequence
 is a sequence of numbers
whose terms is the sum of
the two numbers that come
before it.
21, 34, 55, __,
144,…
1 1 1 1 1
 , , , ,
2 5 8 11 14

1 1 1 1
 , , ,
4 8 12 16
Harmonic Sequence
 is a sequence of numbers
whose reciprocals form
an arithmetic sequence
Find the 9thterm of the
harmonic sequence

1 1 1
, , ,…
2 5 8
How to get the nth term of a
harmonic sequence?
1.) Write the corresponding
arithmetic sequence,
2.) find the nth term, &
3.) get the
reciprocal
Practice:

I.
State whether the given sequence is
Arithmetic, Geometric, Harmonic,
Fibonacci, or Others.
If it is arithmetic, give the common
difference. If it is geometric, give the
common ratio.
1.) 4, 8, 16, 32, …
1 1 1
2.) , , ,…
2 4 6
3.) 7, 10, 15, 22, 31, …
4.) 80, 40, 20, 10, …
2 1 2
5.) 1, , ,
3 2 5
6.) 60, 30, 15, 7.5
7.) 32, 28, 24, 20, …
1 1 1
8.) , , , …
4 11 18
9.) 100, -50, 25, -12.5
1 1 1
10.) , , , . .
7 14 21
II.

Find the first four terms


of the following
sequences.
2
11.) an = + 2
n
12.) an = 4 – 7n
2
n +2
13.) an =
n
SUMMARY:
Common 1,2,3,4,5
Arithmetic difference

Common ratio 3,9,27,81


Geometric

Reciprocals form
Harmonic arithmetic 1/2,1/4,1/6,1/8

Sum of the two


Fibonacci numbers that come 1,1,2,3,5,8,13
before it
Sequence Series

1,2,3,4,5 1+2+3+4+5

3,9,27,81 3+9+27+81

1/2,1/4,1/6,1/8 ½ + ¼ + 1/6 + 1/8


Quiz: 1 whole
(Show your solution)
Find the sum of the first 8 terms of
each arithmetic sequence.
Find the sum of the first 10
terms of each geometric
sequence.
Find the required value in each
arithmetic sequence.

6.) a1 = 6, d = 30, a8 = ?
7.) a10 = 20, a1 = 40, d = ?
8.) a2 = 15, a9 = 39, a16 =?
Find the required value in each
geometric sequence.

9.) a1 = 8, r = 5, a7 = ?
10.)a3 = 8, a5 = 14, a8 = ?
Find the formula for the nth term of the
following sequences.

11.) 22, 10, − 2, − 14, − 26, …


𝟏 𝟏
12.) 9, 3, 1, , ,…
𝟑 𝟗
13.) 1, − 3, − 9, − 17, − 27, − 39, …
𝟒 𝟐 𝟒 𝟏
14.) 1, , , , ,…
𝟕 𝟓 𝟏𝟑 𝟒
𝟏 𝟏
15.) 4, − 1, , − ,…
𝟒 𝟏𝟔

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