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Arithmetic Progressions

An Arithmetic Progression is a SEQUENCE of numbers in which we get each term by adding a particular number to the previous term, except the first term.

Each number in the sequence is known as term.

The fixed number i.e. the difference between each term with its preceding term is known as common difference. It can be positive, NEGATIVE or zero. It is represented as ‘d’.

Some Examples of Arithmetic Progressions

Common difference Value of d Example

d > 0, positive 10 20, 30, 40, 50,…

d < 0, negative -25 100, 75, 50, 25, 0

d = 0, zero 0 5, 5, 5, 5,..

General form of Arithmetic Progression

General form of Arithmetic Progression

Where the first term is ‘a’ and the common difference is ‘d’.

Example

Given sequence is 2, 5, 8, 11, 14,…

Here, a = 2 and d = 3

d = 5 – 2 = 8 – 5 = 11 – 8 = 3

First term is a = 2

Second term is a + d = 2 + 3 = 5

Third term is a + 2d = 2 + 6 = 8 and so on.

Finite or Infinite Arithmetic Progressions

1. Finite Arithmetic Progression

If there are only a limited number of terms in the sequence then it is known as finite Arithmetic Progression.

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Arithmetic Progressions

An Arithmetic Progression is a sequence of numbers in which we get each term by adding a particular number to the previous term, except the first term.

Arithmetic Progressions

Each number in the sequence is known as term.

The fixed number i.e. the difference between each term with its preceding term is known as common difference. It can be positive, negative or zero. It is represented as ‘d’.

Some Examples of Arithmetic Progressions

Common difference Value of d Example

d > 0, positive 10 20, 30, 40, 50,…

d < 0, negative -25 100, 75, 50, 25, 0

d = 0, zero 0 5, 5, 5, 5,..

General form of Arithmetic Progression

General form of Arithmetic Progression

Where the first term is ‘a’ and the common difference is ‘d’.

Example

Given sequence is 2, 5, 8, 11, 14,…

Here, a = 2 and d = 3

d = 5 – 2 = 8 – 5 = 11 – 8 = 3

First term is a = 2

Second term is a + d = 2 + 3 = 5

Third term is a + 2d = 2 + 6 = 8 and so on.

Finite or Infinite Arithmetic Progressions

1. Finite Arithmetic Progression

If there are only a limited number of terms in the sequence then it is known as finite Arithmetic Progression.

229, 329, 429, 529, 629

2. Infinite Arithmetic Progression

If there are an infinite number of terms in the sequence then it is known as infinite Arithmetic Progression.

2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18…..…

The nth term of an Arithmetic Progression

If an is the nth term,a1 is the first term, n is the number of terms in the sequence and d is a common difference then the nth term of an Arithmetic Progression will be

The nth term of an Arithmetic Progression

Example

Find the 11th term of the AP: 24, 20, 16,…

Solution

Given a = 24, n = 11, d = 20 – 24 = – 4

an = a + (n - 1)d

a11 = 24 + (11-1) – 4

= 24 + (10) – 4

=24 – 40

= -16

Arithmetic Series

The arithmetic series is the sum of all the terms of the arithmetic sequence.

The arithmetic series is in the form of

{a + (a + d) + (a + 2d) + (a + 3d) + .........}

Sum of first n terms of an Arithmetic series

Sum of the first n terms of the sequence is CALCULATED by

229, 329, 429, 529, 629

2. Infinite Arithmetic Progression

If there are an infinite number of terms in the sequence then it is known as infinite Arithmetic Progression.

2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18…..…

The nth term of an Arithmetic Progression

If an is the nth term,a1 is the first term, n is the number of terms in the sequence and d is a common difference then the nth term of an Arithmetic Progression will be



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