Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education - National Capital Region

SCHOOLS DIVISION OF PASAY CITY

Mathematics 10
Quarter 1 / Week 2 / Day 7 & Day 8

Objectives: 1. Determines the sum of the first n

terms Prepared By:
of a given arithmetic sequence. Rizaldo C. Isales
Pasay City West High
2. Illustrates Geometric Sequence School
Address: P. Zamora St., Pasay City
Telephone numbers: 831-6660 831-7498 831-7933
Email address: /deped.pasay@deped.gov.ph
Lesson 1. Arithmetic Series
2. Illustrating Geometric
7&8 Sequence
WHAT IS THE SUM OF ALL INTEGERS
FROM 1 TO 100?

1 + 2 + 3 + . . .+ 98 + 99 + 100?

Can you do it in less than a minute?

A famous story tells that this was the problem given
by an elementary school teacher to a famous
mathematician to keep him busy. Do you know that
he was able to get the sum within seconds only? His
name was Karl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1885). Do
you know how he did?
1. What is the sum of 1 and 100, 2 and 99, 3 and
98, . . .50 and 51?

2. How many pairs are there in #1?

3. From your answers in #1 and #2, how do you get the

sum of the integers from 1 to 100?

4. What is the sum of the integers from 1 to 100?

 The sum of the terms of an arithmetic
sequence.

FIND THE SUM OF THE FOLLOWING

ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE:
1. 3, 6, 9, 12 30

2. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 30
1. Find the sum of the arithmetic sequence
17, 15, 13, 11, 9, 7, 5, 3, 1
1. Find the sum of the arithmetic sequence
17, 15, 13, 11, 9, 7, 5, 3, 1

n=9
d=–3
n = 10
1. Find the sum of the arithmetic series 16 + 24 + 32
+...
n = 16?

2. Find the sum of the integers from 1 to 40 inclusive?

Geometric
Sequence
A geometric progression or geometric sequence is a
sequence where each term after the first is obtained
by multiplying the preceding term by a non-zero
constant called the common ratio.
 n 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Sequence 2 4 8 16
Remember:

• The formula for the sum of the first n terms of an

arithmetic sequence is

•A geometric sequence is a sequence where each term after the

first is
obtained by multiplying the preceding term by a non-zero
constant
Assignment:

• Answer Activity Sheet 7 and 8 and submit it

next meeting. Don’t forget to write your
name, grade and section and the date of
the submission.
 GOOD

LUCK

AND

ENJOY

LEARNING!