Arithme

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Sequences
Progress
A set of numbers having a pattern is called a sequence of numbers.
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Progression

Example 1

Example 2
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Example 4

Example 5

Progressions

Arithmetic
Arithmetic
Progression Geometric
An
progression Progression

arithmetic progression (A.P) is a progression in which the difference

Common
Difference (d)
 between two consecutive terms is constant.
Example: 2, 5, 8, 11, 14…. is an arithmetic progression.

Common difference (d) =any term - previous term

Q1 Find the common difference of each of the following arithmetic

progression.

1.

2.

3. 12,17,22,…………..
4. -5,-1,3,……………
5. 7,2,-3,-8,…………………..
6. -2,-8,-14,………………….
7. 2.5,4,5.5,……..
Q2 Which of the following sequence are in arithmetic progression?
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nth term of an
Arithmetic
Progression
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The first term- a , common difference-d
nth term-Tn
Exercise 1
1. Find the first term ,common difference and the 3 consecutive terms in
the following arithmetic progression.
1,3,5,7,……..

1.5,2.1,2.7,…………

x,x+2,x+4,………………..

2. Find the 7 th term of A.p 2, 10 ,18 ,……………….

3. Find the first term of arithmetic progression with common difference

4 and 10th term 49.

4. Find the common difference & first trem of A.P with 2nd term -3 and 8th
term is 21.

5. Find n ,given that 83 is the nth term of A.P 3,8,13,………

Complete ex.24.1