Arithmetic Progression

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In today’s class, we will be talking about the arithmetic progression. Enjoy the class!

CONTENT

Sequence
Definition of Arithmetic Progression
Denotations in Arithmetic progression
Deriving formulae for the term of A. P.
Sum of an arithmetic series

Find the next two terms in each of the following sets of number and in each case state the rule which gives the term.

(a) 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25(any term +4 = next term)

(b) 2, 6, 18, 54, 162, 486, 1458 (any term x 3 = next term)

(d) 10, 9, 7, 4, 0, -5, -11, –18, -26, (starting from 10, subtract 1, 2, 3 from immediate no).

In each of the examples below, there is a rule which will give more terms in the list. A list like this is called a SEQUENCE in many cases; it can simply matter if a general term can be found for a sequence e.g.

1, 5, 9, 13, 17 can be expressed as

1, 5, 9, 13, 17 ……………. 4n – 3 where n = no of terms

Check: 5^th term = 4(5) -3

20 – 3 = 17

10^th term = 4(10) – 3

40 – 3 = 37

Example 2

Find the 6^th and 9^th terms of the sequence whose nth term is

(a) (2n + 1)

(b) 3 – 5n.

Solution

(a) 2n + 1

6^th term = 2(6) + 1 = 12 + 1 = 13

9^th term = 2 (9) + 1 = 18 + 1 = 19

(b) 3 – 5n

6^th term = 3 – 5 (6) = 3 – 30 = -27

9^th term = 3 – 5 (9) = 3 – 45 = –42

GENERAL EVALUATION

An A. P. has 15 terms and a common difference of -3, find its first and last term if its sum is 120.
On the 1^st of January, a student puts N10 in a box, on the 2^nd she puts N20 in the box, on the 3^rd she puts N30 and so on putting on the same no. of N10 notes as the day of the month. How much will be in the box if she keeps doing this till 16^th January?
The salary scale for a clerical officer starts at N55, 200 per annum. A rise of N3, 600 is given at the end of each year, find the total amount of money earned in 12 years.
4. Find the 7^th term and the nth term of the progression 27,9,3,…
If 8, x, y, – 4 are in A.P, find x and y.

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Arithmetic Progression