Lesson 1

Prepared by:
ARITHMETIC JUNE T. MICLAT
SEQUENCE
Objectives:

• Define an arithmetic sequence.

• Illustrate an arithmetic sequence.
• Use the formula to find the nth term or unknown term of an arithmetic
sequence.
• Solve word problems involving arithmetic sequence.
 LET’S EXPLORE!
What is the pattern in each sequence?

1. by adding 2 to the preceding term

2. by multiplying 3 to the preceding term

3. by adding -5 to the preceding term

What is a SEQUENCE?

A sequence is a list of things (usually numbers)

that are in order
EXAMPLE
3, 5, 7, 9,…
1st term 2nd term 3rd term 4th term
 FINITE AND INFINITE SEQUENCE

5, 10, 15, 20, …

Infinite
Sequence 10, 20, 30, 40, …100
Finite
Sequence
 Observe

2, 4, 6, 8, …
+2 +2 +2

100, 95, 90, 85, …

+(-5) +(-5) +(-5)
 Definition

Arithmetic • A sequence with a common

difference
Sequence
Common • A constant number being added to
get the next term in the sequence
Difference (d)
 Exercises A

Determine if the given sequence is arithmetic or

not. If it is, find the common difference.
Arithmetic? 𝑑
1. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, … YES 1

2. 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, … NO NONE

 Exercises A

Arithmetic? 𝑑
3. 5, 1, -3, -7, -11, … YES -4

4. 125, 25, 5, 1, 1/5, … NO NONE

 Exercises A

Arithmetic? 𝑑
5. 4, 12, 36, 108, … NO NONE

6. -2, -5, -8, -11, -14, … YES -3

 Exercises B

Find the next 3 terms in the given sequences.

next 3 terms
1. 13, 24, 35, 46, … 57, 68, 79

2. 7, -2, -11, -20,… -29, -38, -47

 Exercises B

next 3 terms
3. -8, -3, 2, 7, … 12, 17, 22

4. -10, -7, -4,… -1, 2, 5

5. 20 000, 22 000, 24, 000, … 26000, 28000, 3000

Activity 1

Determine whether the given sequence is an

Arithmetic Sequence or not. Write AS if the sequence
is an arithmetic sequence and NAS if not.
_______ 1. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5
_______ 2. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
_______ 3. -5, -2, 1, 4
_______ 4. ¼, 1, 4, 16
_______ 5. 3, 8, 13, 18
ASSIGNMENT
Determine the common difference and fifth term of
the following arithmetic sequence.
ARITHMETIC COMMON FIFTH TERM
SEQUNCE DIFFERENCE
1. 12, 15, 18, 21 3 24
2. 65, 58, 51, 44 37
-7
3. 4, 14, 24, 34
10 44
4, 112, 97, 82, 67
-15 52
5. -53, -44, -35, -26
9 -17
SEQUENCE

SOLVING WORD
PROBLEMS INVOLVING
ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE
Formula
The nth term of an arithmetic sequence with first
term (), and common difference is
given by:

𝑎 𝑛=𝑎1 + ( 𝑛 −1 ) 𝑑
Formula

𝑎 𝑛=𝑎1 + ( 𝑛 −1 ) 𝑑
= first term = nth term
= common difference = term position
 Example

1. Find the 21st term in the sequence: 6, 9, 12, 15.

Given : Solution :
= 6
= 3
= 21
= ? Therefore, the 21st term is 66.
Example

2. Find the 102nd term of the arithmetic sequence if

and .
Given : Solution :
= -5
= 2
= 102
= ? Therefore, the 102nd term is 197.
 Try This

3. Find the 19th term of the arithmetic sequence if

and .