Arithmetic Sequence #1

Arithmetic Sequence
- A sequence where every term after the first is obtained by adding a constant called the common
difference

*For any Arithmetic Sequence, the general rule is

Order *Note: Note that this formula
only works for a specific
An = A1 + (n - 1) d sequence as compared to the
other (An = A1 + (n - 1) d) which
Common Difference works on every sequence

An = 2n
First term

*Is the following an Arithmetic Sequence? Why?

1) 3 , 7 , 11 , 15 , 19,…
4 4 4 4

- Yes, because the sequence has a common difference of 4

2) 4, 16, 64, 256,…
12 48 192

- No, because the sequence has no common difference

3) 48, 24, 12, 6, 3,…
24 12 6 3

- No, because the sequence has no common difference

4) 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36,…
3 5 7 9 11

- No, because the sequence has no common difference

5) 1, , 0, − , …
- - -

- Yes, because the sequence has a common difference of -