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Arithmetic Sequences
5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 3n+2,
-4, 1, 6, 11, 16, 5n 9, . . .
11, 7, 3, -1, -5, -4n + 15, . . .
nth term
of arithmetic sequence
an = a1 + d(n 1)
an = a1 + d(n 1)
an = 8 + 3(n 1)
an = 8 + 3n 3
an = 3n + 5
an = a1 + d(n 1)
an = -6 + 7(n 1)
an = -6 + 7n 7
an = 7n - 13
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an = a1 + d(n 1)
an = 23 + -4(n 1)
an = 23 - 4n + 4
an = -4n + 27
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an = a1 + d(n 1)
a100 = 5 + 6(100 1)
a100 = 5 + 6(99)
a100 = 5 + 594
a100 = 599
an = a1 + d(n 1)
a956 = 156 + -16(956 1)
a956 = 156 - 16(955)
a956 = 156 - 15280
a956 = -15124
S100
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100 (101)
5050
2
Summing it up
Sn = a1 + (a1 + d) + (a1 + 2d) + + an
Sn = an + (an - d) + (an - 2d) + + a1
2S n (a1 an ) (a1 an ) (a1 an ) ... (a1 an )
2 S n n(a1 an )
n
n(a1 an )
S n ai
2
i 1
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1 + 4 + 7 + 10 + 13 + 16 + 19
a1 = 1
an = 19
n=7
n(a1 an )
Sn
2
7(1 19)
Sn
2
7(20)
Sn
2
S n 70
4 + 6 + 8 + 10 + 12 + 14 + 16 +
18 + 20 + 22 + 24
a1 = 4
an = 24
n = 11
n(a1 an )
Sn
2
11(4 24)
Sn
2
11(28)
Sn
2
S n 154
n(a1 an )
Sn
2
100(1 100)
Sn
2
100(101)
Sn
2
S n 5050
Sn = 9 + 12 + 15 + . . . + 1344
an a1 d (n 1)
1344 9 3(n 1)
1344 9 3n 3
1344 3n 6
1338 3n
446 n
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n(a1 an )
Sn
2
n(9 1344)
Sn
2
446(1353)
Sn
2
S n 301719
Sn = 28 + 35 + 42 + . . . + 987
an a1 d (n 1)
987 28 7(n 1)
987 28 7n 7
987 7n 21
966 7n
138 n
n(a1 an )
Sn
2
n(28 987)
Sn
2
138(1015)
Sn
2
S n 70035
25
Evaluate
a1 = 16
an = 82
d=3
n = 23
(3i 7)
i 3
Sn = 16 + 19 + 22 + . . . + 82
n(a1 an )
Sn
2
23(16 82)
Sn
2
23(98)
Sn
2
S n 1127
100
Evaluate
a1 = -29
an = -199
d = -2
n = 86
(2k 1)
k 15
Sn = -29 - 31 - 33 + . . . - 199
n(a1 an )
Sn
2
86(29 199)
Sn
2
86(228)
Sn
2
S n 9804
2
an a1 d (n 1)
n(1001 9999)
S
n
9999 1001 11(n 1)
2
9999 1001 11n 11
819(11000)
9999 11n 990
Sn
2
9009 11n
S n 4504500
819 n
Review -- Arithmetic
nth term
an a1 d (n 1)
Sum of n terms
n(a1 an )
Sn
2