GE 04 MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD

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SEQUENCES
Sequence refers to an ordered list of numbers called
terms, which may have repeated values.
Ellipsis means go on
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, . . . forever (infinite)
Terms

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LET’S TRY THIS!
GENERATING A SEQUENCE
Analyze the given sequence for its rule and identify the
next three terms.
1. 1, 10, 100, 1000…
2. 4, 7, 10, 13, 16…
3. 1, 2, 4, 7, 11…

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 TYPES OF SEQUENCES

ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE HARMONIC SEQUENCE

GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE FIBONACCI SEQUENCE

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ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE

An arithmetic sequence is an ordered set of numbers

that have a common difference between each
consecutive term.
Examples: 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, …
-7, -3, 1, 5, 9, …
17, 34, 51, 68, …

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ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE

Find the common difference and the next three terms

of the given sequences.
1. -7, 4, 15, ___, ___, ___ 3. 4.1, 11.1, 18.1, ___, ___, ___
2. -8, -5, -2, ___, ___, ___ 4. -3, -23,-43 ___, ___, ___

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Nth TERM OF AN ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE

To find the nth term:

𝒂𝒏 = 𝒂𝟏 + 𝒏 − 𝟏 𝒅
where:
𝒂𝒏 = nth term of the sequence
𝒂𝟏 = first term of the sequence
𝒅 = common difference
n = term position

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Nth TERM OF AN ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE

Example 1: Find the 20th term of the sequence 4, 9, 14, 19, …

Example 2: Find the 15th term of the sequence 12, 21, 30, 39, …
Example 3: Find 𝒂𝒏 , if 𝑎1 = 7, d=3, n=11
Example 4: Find 𝒂𝒏 , if 𝑎1 = 50, d=-8, n=10
Example 5: What term is 52 in the arithmetic sequence -3, 2, 7, 12, …?

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 ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE- WORD PROBLEM

Daniel is an athlete for a 100m dash. After his

competition he received a knee injury. His trainer
instructed him to return to his jogging program slowly.
He suggests jogging for 12 minutes for the first week
and each week thereafter, he will increase that time by
6 minutes. What is his jogging time for the 8th week?

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GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE

Geometric sequences are sequences where the term can be

determined by multiplying the previous term with a fixed
factor we call the common ratio.
Examples: 6, 18, 54, 162, . . .
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
, , , ,...
𝟐 𝟔 𝟏𝟖 𝟓𝟒
-3, -12, -48 …

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GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE

Find the common ratio and the next three terms of

the given sequences.
1. 1, 4, 16, 64, ___, ___, ___
2. 1, -1, 1, -1, , ___, ___, ___
3. 100, 10, 1, 0.1, ___, ___, ___

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Nth TERM OF GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE

To find the nth term:

𝒏−𝟏
𝒂𝒏 = 𝒂𝟏 𝒓
where:
𝒂𝒏 = nth term of the sequence
𝒂𝟏 = first term of the sequence
𝒓 = common ratio
n = term position

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Nth TERM OF GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE

Example 1: Find the 10th term of the sequence 3, 6, 12, 24…

Example 2: Find 𝒂𝒏 , if 𝑎1 = 5, r=-2, n=7
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
Example 3: Find the 12th term of the sequence , , , …
𝟐 𝟒 𝟖 𝟏𝟔
Example 4: Find 𝒂𝒏 , if 𝑎1 = 2, r=5, n=9
Example 5: Find 𝒂𝟏 if n=4 ; 𝒂𝒏 = -40; r=-2

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GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE- WORD PROBLEM

Riza, a college student, saved P50.00 in January.

Suppose she will save twice that amount during the
following month. How much will she save in December?

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ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE vs. GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE

1. 5, 8, 11, … 5. 12, 60, 300, …

2. 12, 16, 20, … 6. 8, 16, 32, …
3. 6, 18, 54, … 7. 15, 23, 31, …
4. 3, 7, 11, … 8. 9, -18, 36, …

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