Topic: Arithmetic Sequence 2.

John started giving chocolates to friends since

Formula: August 1. He gave 25 chocolates last August 4 and
𝒂𝒏 = 𝒂𝟏 + (𝒏 − 𝟏) 𝒅 77 chocolates today. Find the number of chocolates
he gave on August 1.
Skill: Find the nth term in an arithmetic sequence. 𝒂𝒏
1. 7, 21, 35,… 𝑎9

Skill: Find the term number of a term in an arithmetic

2. 𝑎1= 9 d = -6 𝑎13 sequence. “n”
1. Which term of the sequence is 9, 9.4, 9.8,… is 17?

3. Josh spent P150.00 on August 1, P170.00 on

August 2, P190.00 on August 3, and so on, how
much did Josh spend on August 31?
2. How many terms are there in the sequence 1, 4, 7,
10, … 682?

Skill: Find the common difference. “d”

1. 6, 0, -6, …

3. How many odd numbers are there between 28 and

99?

2. 𝑎1 = 22, 𝑎7 = 70

Skill: Write a recursive and explicit form for an

arithmetic sequence.
3. 𝑎3 = 16 𝑎8 = 36
Sequence Recursive

3, 5, 7, 9,…
-3, - 6, -9, -12, …
4. John started giving chocolates to friends since -6, -5, -4, -3, …
August 1. He gave 25 chocolates last August 4 and
77 chocolates today. Find the increase in number 3, 2, 1, 0, …
of chocolates John brought each day.

Sequence Explicit

3, 5, 7, 9,…
Skill: Find the first term of an arithmetic sequence. 𝒂𝟏
-3, - 6, -9, -12, …
1. 𝑎5 = 71 𝑎14 = 179
-6, -5, -4, -3, …

3, 2, 1, 0, …

Saturday Class August 11, 2018

Bonus Problems: Skill: Find the arithmetic mean.
Find the value of x, then write the first 5 terms of the Insert two arithmetic mean between 21 and 33.
arithmetic sequence a1, and d.

1. a1= x, d=3x, a9= 25

1 Insert three arithmetic mean between 11 and 35

2. a1= x, d=2x, a14= 30

3
3. a1= x, d=8x, a7= 10

4. If the 4th term of an arithmetic sequence is 24 and the

12th term is 56, what is the first term?
Given: , ,
What are you looking for?
Formula you will use to solve the problem:
Solution:

Final Answer:
5. If the 5th term of an arithmetic sequence is 11 and the
16th term is -77, what is the 20th term?
Given: , ,
What are you looking for?
Formula you will use to solve the problem:
Solution:

Final Answer:

Saturday Class August 11, 2018