ARITHMETIC SEQUENCES
Maths SL
Learning Objectives- AP
a) What is an AP and it’s associated notation
b) Derive
c) Applying
d) 2 formulas for
e) TOK Gauss how a genius thinks, deriving
f) Recap
g) Sigma notation
h) Intro different sequences
i) Generating sequences given nth term
formula
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• Extension: 56-57 red writing looking for
volunteers
• Volunteer TOK: what is zero? Slide 49
From before
End of todays lesson
Constant- Hone in on one term, don’t
expand all Key
Choose value of r that makes
X’s cancel
e.G if r=5
a b
b)
X’s did not cancel so r =5 not worth pursuing!
click here for answer
60 sec challenge
Sigma
Given sigma notation find sum of the
series….
=
= 52
Does r have to start at 0?
Starter 1
Make sure you attempt i)
Starter:2
Write the next 2 numbers in the
sequence…….
Arithmetic -esque Geometric and quadratic- esque
j) -2,6,-12,20,-30…….
Others……..
k) 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8,……… l) 1, 4, 27, 256……
l) -1, 40, -4 , 60, -7, 80….
Some possible solutions….
Why did I say possible?
What’s the next numbers in this sequence…..
1, 2, 3, 4……..
Generating terms given nth term
formula
Notation:
“Y=“
then type in
nth term formula
“x^2+6x”
type in
nth term formula
“x^2+6x”
“2nd” “table”
Hey presto your calc is showing that when
n is 1 y is 7.
Or in other words:
Term number Term
1 7
2 16
3 27
4 40
5 55
6 72
Attempt at least 2
JOTD
If you can not generate the nth term
formula for this quadratic sequence
• 0,-2,-2,0,4,10
• Please attend the support session this
afternoon.
• Answer
Learning Objectives- AP
a) What is an AP and it’s associated notation
b) Derive
c) Applying
d) 2 formulas for
e) TOK Gauss how a genius thinks, deriving
f) Recap
g) Sigma notation
h) Intro different sequences
i) Generating sequences given nth term
formula
Learning Objectives
d) 2 formulas for
e) TOK Gauss, how a genius thinks, deriving
f) Applying population growth etc
g) Andy time to shine manual nCr method &
factorials
Arithmetic sequences
In an arithmetic sequence (or arithmetic progression) the difference between any two
consecutive terms is always the same. This is called the common difference.
For example, the sequence:
8, 11, 14, 17, 20, …
is an arithmetic sequence with 3 as the common difference.
We could write this sequence as:
8, 8 + 3, 8 + 3 + 3, 8 + 3 + 3 + 3, 8 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3, …
or
8, 8 + 3, 8 + (2 × 3), 8 (3 × 3), 8 + (4 × 3), …
Arithmetic sequences: Deriving
If we call the first term of an arithmetic sequence a and the common difference d we can
write a general arithmetic sequence as:
1 2 3 4 5 99 n
a, a + d, a + 2d, a + 3d, a + 4d, …
The nth term of an arithmetic sequence with first term a and common
difference d is
Check on GDC Check on GDC
does it give you the sequence? does it give you the sequence?
Groups. Can now complete Ex6C Q2
As trying to find which term number (n)
gives a term of 10….
So
Groups: Can now complete Ex6C Q4
Gauss’ method
It is said that when the famous mathematician Karl Friedrich Gauss was a young boy at
school, his teacher asked the class to add together every whole number from one to a
hundred.
The teacher expected this activity to keep the class occupied for some time and so he was
amazed when Gauss put up his hand and gave the answer almost immediately!
Your goal………group 34-36
• Recreate Gauss genius for
• Generalise for summing any number of
integers
Gauss Imagined 2 sets of the data.
Can you spot the patterns which the
Genius did?
Did you get it?
Q.E.D
Q.E.D ?
• Quod Erat Demonstrandum
• often placed at the end of a mathematical
proof to indicate its completion
We have just looked at a specific type
of AP
• a=1
• d=1
For summing any AP this is the formula
You should be able to see the connection
Verifying with google
sheets……..work in groups
https://drive.google.com/file/d/110FZqwm7o4myCOjYxNdz7IiKLuWI56YN/view?usp=sharing
The sum of Arithmetic Sequence:
Can you derive the second equation from the first?
n=20
As interested in first twenty
terms
So the sum of the first
Twenty terms is 390
EX 6C Q3
9+13+ 17+……..41=
As we have been given the last term and know
We need to calculate n,
i.e the term number of 41,
Same procedure as slide 7
Which means the sum of the first 9 terms Which means there are 9
is 225. terms in this sequence.
EX 6C Q5
As
Labelled equation [1] use later
As
From last slide:
Labelled for later: cannot simplify more
To find and use this
formula
e.g
Solve simultaneously………….
Next slides solving simultaneously with TI-84
“APPS”
“3”….”enter”…”2”
In our case there are
2 unknows and
2 equations….”Graph”
aka next
It is important that equations and variables
are ‘lined up’.
Enter all co-efficients.
…”Graph” aka solve
So….
x1 refers to first variable. …….a=6
X2 refers to second variable….d=1/4
Finish remaining question 6C
AP Learning Objectives
a) Ti- 84 Polysmlt2 slide 50
b) Applying population growth etc
c) Careful time (years ) and n maybe different
d) Note on underlined questions-optional
e) Problems with questions?
Learning Objectives
a) manual method nCr
b) What is a GP and it’s associated notation
c) Derive
d) Applying
e) 2 formulas for and when to use each.
f) When can exist?
g) Analysis to derive from
h) How do FINONACCI sequences explain
beauty?
i) EXTENSION: Derive and present to class
j) solve difficult Q with a)
Overview timeframes:
Week 1:
Intro
Week 2:
- Binomial Expansion
- Sigma notation
- Intro sequences, Arithmetic Progressions, Un
Week 3:
- Arithmetic Progressions,
- Geometric Progression Un and Sn
- nCr manual method
Week 4:
- Sum to infinity
- 3 Log rules to help solve GP’s
- Revision questions
Week 5:
- First lesson pre test.
- Final consolidation
Week 6
- assessment- Monday 7th?
