This will serve as a guide for you learners. It specifically aims to illustrate arithmetic sequence, identifying sequences that are arithmetic and their common difference, and solving for the nth term of an arithmetic sequence.
2. Objective
This aims to facilitate students'
learning on how to illustrate
arithmetic sequence and how to
find the nth term of an Arithmetic
Sequence.
4. Example 1
The sequence
6, 9, 12, 15, 18
is an arithmetic sequence
with common difference 3.
The sequence 6, 9, 12,
15, 18 represents the
amount of peso each
week in Brielle's "IPON
CHALLENGE"
5. Common
Difference
To find the common difference in
an arithmetic sequence, just
subtract the first term from the
second term, the second term
from the third term or subtract
two succeeding terms.
6. 6, 9, 12, 15, 18
So, the common difference is 3
7. Example 2
Find the common difference
of arithmetic sequence
20, 18, 16, 14, 12
What is the
common difference?