ARITHMETIC

MEAN
ARITHMETIC MEAN IS
FAMILIARIZED AS THE AVERAGE OF A GROUP OF
NUMBERS

BROADER DEFINITION BASED ON THE ARITHMETIC

SEQUENCE:
ARITHMETIC MEANS ARE THE TERMS
BETWEEN ANY TWO DESIGNATED TERMS
IN GENERAL,

X+Y
2
EXAMPLE #1
INSERT 3 MEANS BETWEEN 1 AND 17
1,_,_,_,17
COMMON DIFFERENCE: a2=a1+d
an=a1+(n-1)d a2=1+4
a5=a1+(5-1)d a2=5
17=1+(5-1)d
a3=a2+d
17=1+4d a3=5+4
17-1=4d a3=9
16=4d
4 4
a4=a3+d
d=4
a4=9+4
a4=13
EXAMPLE #2
INSERT ARITHMETIC MEAN BETWEEN
95 AND 185
95,_,185
COMMON DIFF. a2=a1+d
an=a1+(n-1)d a2=95+45
a3=a1+(3-1)d a2=140
185=95+(3-1)d
185-95=2d
90=2d
95,140,185
2 2
d=45