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ARITHMETIC SEQUENCES
Basic Competence 3.6
Class XI
Learning Objectives:
1. Explaining Arithmetic Sequences.
2. Determine the formula for the th term of an Arithmetic Sequence.
3. Determine the th term of an Arithmetic Sequence.
4. Solve contextual problems related to Arithmetic Sequences.
What is the pattern of the number sequence?
where:
is the first term
is the difference between the terms (called the "common difference")
Example:
1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, ...
6, 9, 12, 15, …
What is the 20th term of the Arithmetic Sequence?
Arithmetic Sequence Formula
where:
is the th term
is a natural number
is the first term, and
is the difference between the terms (called the "common difference")