Series, Partial Sums, and Limiting Sums

Series, Partial Sums, and
Limiting Sums
The population
growth of a virus
inside a body is
exponential,
which can be
predicted at a
certain time with
the help of what
we call a partial
sum. 2
What is the difference between
the partial sums and the infinite
series?
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Partial Sum of a Sequence
For the sequence
the partial sums are
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is the first partial sum.

is the second partial sum.
is called the th partial sum.
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The sequence
is called the sequence of partial sums.
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Find the first four partial sums of the sequence
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Find the first four partial sums of the sequence
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Find the first five partial sums of the
sequence .
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Find the first four partial sums of the sequence whose
th term is
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Find the first four partial sums of the sequence whose
th term is
𝟔 , 𝟏𝟖 , 𝟒𝟐 , 𝟗𝟎
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Find the first four partial sums of the
sequence whose th term is .
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Find the first four partial sums and the th partial sum
of the sequence whose th term is
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Find the first four partial sums and the th partial sum
of the sequence whose th term is
or
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Find the first four partial sums and the
th partial sum of the sequence whose th
term is .
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Partial Sum of an Arithmetic Sequence
The partial sum for an arithmetic sequence, also known

as the arithmetic series, refers to the sum of the terms of
an arithmetic sequence.
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If and are given, the formula is given by
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If and are given, the formula is given by
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Example:
Find the sum of the first 30 terms of the arithmetic
sequence if the first term is 22 and the 18th term is 141.
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Example:
sequence if the first term is 22 and the 18th term is 141.
𝟑 𝟕𝟎𝟓
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Partial Sum of a Finite Geometric Sequence
The partial sum of a finite geometric sequence refers to

the sum of the terms of a geometric sequence.
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The formula for a finite geometric series is given by
where is the first term, and 𝑟 is the common ratio.
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Example:
Find the sum of the first 6 terms of a geometric sequence
whose first term is 8, and the common ratio is 3.
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Example:
Find the sum of the first 6 terms of a geometric sequence
whose first term is 8, and the common ratio is 3.
𝟐 𝟗𝟏𝟐
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sequence if the first term is 20 and the 15th term is
132.
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sequence if the first term is 20 and the 15th term is
132.
10 800
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Find the sum of the first 8 terms of the
geometric sequence whose first term is
4, and the common ratio is .
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A pyramid of cups has 40 pieces in the bottom row and
one fewer cup in each successive row. How many cups
are there in the pyramid?
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A pyramid of cups has 40 pieces in the bottom row and
one fewer cup in each successive row. How many cups
are there in the pyramid?
820 cups
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A movie theater has 30 rows of seats. In
the first row, there are 25 seats.
Additional two seats are placed for each
succeeding row. How many seats are
there in the theater?
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Justine saved ₱20 in the first week of school. Suppose
in any succeeding week, he always saves twice the
amount he saved in the previous week. How much is
his total savings after 3 months?
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Justine saved ₱20 in the first week of school. Suppose
in any succeeding week, he always saves twice the
amount he saved in the previous week. How much is
his total savings after 3 months?
₱81 900
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Joana started collecting marbles. In the
first week, she has 3 marbles. She
doubles her collection every week. How
many marbles will she have after 1 and
a half months?
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In a sequence, we have both finite and
infinite sequences. Are partial sums
infinite or finite?
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Note that we are only getting the sum
of a part of a sequence. Since we can
only have a certain number of parts
that we want to consider, a partial sum
is finite. That is why partial sums are
also sometimes called a finite series.
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Infinite Series
An infinite series is the sum of all the terms in an infinite

sequence.
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Infinite Series
Infinite Convergent Series and Infinite Divergent

Series
When adding the first few terms of a sequence, and it

approaches a finite value 𝑆, we can say that an infinite
series converges (or is convergent); otherwise, it
diverges (or is divergent).
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Infinite Series
Example:
The series is convergent.
The series is divergent.
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Limiting Sum of Infinite Geometric Series
The limiting sum of an infinite geometric series is
for
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Example:
Find the limiting sum of the infinite geometric series
if it exists.
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Example:
if it exists.
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Determine whether the infinite series converges or
diverges.
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Determine whether the infinite series converges or
diverges.
The series is divergent.
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Determine whether the infinite series
converges or diverges.
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if it exists.
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if it exists.
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Find the limiting sum of the infinite
geometric series if it exists.
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Mark is playing basketball with his friends. In the last
few seconds of the game, Mark shoots the ball from
the three-point line and scored, which made their
team win the game. As the ball bounced through the
ring, it falls to the ground and rebounds half the
height, then it comes to a rest, and rolls on the
ground. Solve for the total vertical distance traveled
by the ball if the ring is 10 feet high.
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Mark is playing basketball with his friends. In the last few
seconds of the game, Mark shoots the ball from the three-point
line and scored, which made their team win the game. As the
ball bounced through the ring, it falls to the ground and
rebounds half the height, then it comes to a rest, and rolls on the
ground. Solve for the total vertical distance traveled by the ball if
the ring is 10 feet high.
30 feet
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The antibacterial property of a plant is
to be tested on a petri dish with a
bacteria population of 10 000 cfu/ml
(colony forming units per milliliter).
When injected to an agar of the petri
dish, it reduced the population of the
bacteria by a quarter of its original
population. Solve for the limiting sum of
the infinite geometric series.
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In what condition can we solve
for the limiting sum of an
infinite geometric series?
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Given the following sequence, provide its first four
partial sums and th term of the partial sums.
First Four Partial th term of the

Sequence
Sums Partial Sums
1.
2.
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Solve for the partial sum of the arithmetic/geometric
sequence below.
1. arithmetic sequence:
2. geometric sequence:
3. Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the geometric
sequence whose first term is -8 and
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● A series refers to the sum of the terms in a
sequence.
● Partial sum is the sum of a part of a sequence.
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● Infinite series is the sum of all the terms in an
infinite sequence.
o An infinite series is convergent if it

approaches a specific value. Otherwise, it is
divergent.
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Concept Formula Description
Use this formula when

Partial Sum of an
the first and last term
Arithmetic Sequence
where of the sequence are
• is the partial sum; given.
• is the number of
terms;
• is the first term,
and
• is the nth term.
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Use this formula when

Partial Sum of an
the first term and the
Arithmetic Sequence
common difference
where are given.
• is the partial sum;
terms;
• is the first term, and
• is the common
difference .
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Use this formula to

Partial Sum of a
solve for the partial
Geometric Sequence
where sum of a finite
• is the partial sum;
geometric sequence.
terms;
• is the ratio.
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Use this formula to

Limiting Sum/
solve for the limiting
Sum of Infinite
where sum of an infinite
Geometric Sequence • is the partial sum;
geometric sequence.
• is the ratio.
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Series, Partial Sums, and

For the sequence

the partial sums are

is the first partial sum.

is called the sequence of partial sums.

The partial sum for an arithmetic sequence, also known

If and are given, the formula is given by

If and are given, the formula is given by

The partial sum of a finite geometric sequence refers to

The formula for a finite geometric series is given by

where is the first term, and 𝑟 is the common ratio.

An infinite series is the sum of all the terms in an infinite

Infinite Convergent Series and Infinite Divergent

When adding the first few terms of a sequence, and it

The series is convergent.

The series is divergent.

The limiting sum of an infinite geometric series is

The series is divergent.

First Four Partial th term of the

● Partial sum is the sum of a part of a sequence.

o An infinite series is convergent if it

Use this formula when

Use this formula when

Use this formula to

Use this formula to

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