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Warm Up: 1) Simplify The Formula: A 5 + (n-1) 6

The document provides information about arithmetic sequences and series. It defines arithmetic sequences as sequences where each term is calculated by adding a common difference to the previous term. The document also introduces the formulas to calculate individual terms in a sequence, the sum of terms in an arithmetic series, and the average of terms in a sequence. Examples are provided to demonstrate how to use the formulas to find individual terms, sums, and averages.

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Warm Up: 1) Simplify The Formula: A 5 + (n-1) 6

The document provides information about arithmetic sequences and series. It defines arithmetic sequences as sequences where each term is calculated by adding a common difference to the previous term. The document also introduces the formulas to calculate individual terms in a sequence, the sum of terms in an arithmetic series, and the average of terms in a sequence. Examples are provided to demonstrate how to use the formulas to find individual terms, sums, and averages.

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Warm Up

1)Simplify the formula:


a = 5 + (n-1)6

2)Solve the system:


2x + y = 9
9x + 4y = 10
Math II

UNIT QUESTION: How is a


geometric sequence like an
exponential function?
Standard: MM2A2, MM2A3

Today’s Question:
How do you calculate the sum of an
arithmetic sequence?
Standard: MM2A3d,e
Sequences and
Series
Sequence

• There are 2 types of Sequences


Arithmetic:
You add a common difference each
time.
Geometric:
You multiply a common ratio each
time.
Arithmetic Sequences
Example:
• {2, 5, 8, 11, 14, ...}
Add 3 each time
• {0, 4, 8, 12, 16, ...}
Add 4 each time
• {2, -1, -4, -7, -10, ...}
Add –3 each time
Arithmetic Sequences
• Find the 7th term of the sequence:
2,5,8,…
Determine the pattern:
Add 3 (known as the common difference)
Write the new sequence:
2,5,8,11,14,17,20

So the 7th number is 20


Arithmetic Sequences

• When you want to find a large


sequence, this process is long and
there is great room for error.
• To find the 20th, 45th, etc. term use the
following formula:
an = a1 + (n - 1)d
Arithmetic Sequences
an = a1 + (n - 1)d
Where:
a1 is the first number in the sequence
n is the number of the term you are
looking for
d is the common difference
an is the value of the term you are
looking for
Arithmetic Sequences
• Find the 15th term of the sequence:
34, 23, 12,…
Using the formula an = a1 + (n - 1)d,
a1 = 34
d = -11
n = 15

an = 34 + (n-1)(-11) = -11n + 45

a15 = -11(15) + 45

a15 = -120
Arithmetic Sequences

Melanie is starting to train for a swim


meet. She begins by swimming 5 laps
per day for a week. Each week she
plans to increase her number of daily
laps by 2. How many laps per day will
she swim during the 15th week of
training?
Arithmetic Sequences
• What do you know?
an = a1 + (n - 1)d

a1 = 5
d= 2
n= 15
t15 = ?
Arithmetic Sequences

• tn = t1 + (n - 1)d
• tn = 5 + (n - 1)2
• tn = 2n + 3
• t15 = 2(15) + 3
• t15 = 33
During the 15th week she will swim 33 laps per
day.
Arithmetic Series

• The sum of the terms in a sequence are


called a series.
• There are two methods used to find
arithmetic series:
Formula
Sigma Notation
Arithmetic Series
Sequence Sum Average Avg. x n
2, 5, 8, 40 8 40
11, 14
1, 8, 15, 46 23/2 46
22
-1,1, 3 3 1 3

What’s another way to get the average without adding all the
numbers and dividing by n?
Arithmetic Series
 a1 + an 
Sn = n  ÷
 2 
• a1 = first term
• n = number of terms
• an = value of the nth term
In many problems, you will first have to
use the arithmetic sequence formula.
Arithmetic Series
• Find the sum of the first forty terms in
an arithmetic series in which t1 = 70 and
d = -21
So:
• n = 40
• a1 = 70
• an = ?
• Sn = ?
Arithmetic Series

Use the sequence formula to find t 40.


an = 70 + (n - 1)(-21)
an = -21n + 91
a40 = -749
Arithmetic Series

• Now use the series formula:


S40 = 40 [(70 + -749)/2]
S40 = 40(-339.5)
S40 = -13,580

So the sum of the first 40 terms is


-13,580
Arithmetic Series
• Find a formula for the partial sum of this
series:
1+3+5+....+(2n-5)+(2n-3)+(2n-1)
 a1 + an 
Sn = n  ÷
 2 
 1 + 2n − 1 
Sn = n  ÷
 2 
Sn = n 2
Class work

Workbook Page 154-155 #1-24, 28


Homework

Day 1: page 140 #1-8

Day 2: page 141 #2-26 even

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