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8.2 ARITHMETIC SEQUENCES AND ARITHMETIC MEANS

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Page 1: Recall, in an sequence, the difference between consecutive terms is constant. The constant difference is called the difference and is denoted by d.

8.2 ARITHMETIC SEQUENCES

AND ARITHMETIC

MEANS

Page 2: Recall, in an sequence, the difference between consecutive terms is constant. The constant difference is called the difference and is denoted by d.

Recall, in an sequence, the difference between consecutive terms is constant. The constant difference is called the difference and is denoted by d.

The nth term of an arithmetic sequence with first term and common difference d is given by:

a1

an a1 n 1 d

arithmetic

common

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WRITE A RULE FOR THE NTH TERM AND THEN THE SPECIFIED

TERM OF THE ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE

1.

2.

0.2, 0.25, 0.30,...; a17

32, 47, 62, 77,...; a12

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FIND THE MISSING VALUE USING THE ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE.

3.

a1 2, a17 82, d _____

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FIND THE MISSING VALUE USING THE ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE.

4.

a8 50, d 0.25, a1 _____

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FIND THE MISSING VALUE USING THE ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE.

5.

a1 12, d 7, an 114, n _____

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GIVEN THE SPECIFIED VALUES FOR THE TERMS OF AN ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE, FIND AND .

6.

a1 d

a12 9, a17 24

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GIVEN THE SPECIFIED VALUES FOR THE TERMS OF AN ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE, FIND AND .

7.

a1 d

a7 2, a11 8

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FIND THE SPECIFIED TERM FOR EACH ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE.

8. a6 17, a10 5, a9 _____

Page 10: Recall, in an sequence, the difference between consecutive terms is constant. The constant difference is called the difference and is denoted by d.

FIND THE SPECIFIED TERM FOR EACH ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE.

9. a4 3, a25 66, a30 _____

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The terms between two given terms of an arithmetic sequence are called

between the given terms.

arithmetic means

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INSERT THE STATED NUMBER OF ARITHMETIC MEANS BETWEEN

THE GIVEN NUMBERS.

10. three between 5 and 23

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INSERT THE STATED NUMBER OF ARITHMETIC MEANS BETWEEN

THE GIVEN NUMBERS.

11. nine between -17 and -2

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12. The first tread of a flight of stairs is 22 cm above the ground. If each thread after the first is 15.5 cm above the level of the previous step, how high above the ground is the thread of the 19th step?

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13. At the University of Arizona, the starting salary for a professor is $13,000 with an annual raise of$1,150 each year until the maximum salary of $29,100 is reached. How many years must a person teach in order to reach the maximum salary?