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Arithmetic Sequence: Finding The Common Difference (D)

The document discusses arithmetic sequences and how to find the common difference. It provides examples of arithmetic sequences and shows how to calculate the common difference by subtracting consecutive terms. It also demonstrates how to find later terms in a sequence by using the common difference. Finally, it presents examples of finding the common difference and solving for the first term of a sequence given other terms.

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Arithmetic Sequence: Finding The Common Difference (D)

The document discusses arithmetic sequences and how to find the common difference. It provides examples of arithmetic sequences and shows how to calculate the common difference by subtracting consecutive terms. It also demonstrates how to find later terms in a sequence by using the common difference. Finally, it presents examples of finding the common difference and solving for the first term of a sequence given other terms.

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ARITHMETIC

SEQUENCE
Module 2
Finding the common difference(d)
FIND A PATTERN

1.3, 6, 9, 12, …
+3 +3 +3
2.-2, -4, -6, -8, …
-2 -2 -2
ARITHMETIC
ARITHMETICSEQUENCE
SEQUENCE

A sequence where every term after the first term is


obtained by adding a constant called the common
difference (d).

A sequence where the difference between any two


consecutive terms is a constant.
HOW TO FIND THE COMMON
DIFFERENCE
 

-To find the common difference (d), you simply


subtract the term () by its preceding term ()

 
d= () - ()
where n is the term of the sequence
HOW TO FIND THE COMMON
DIFFERENCE
3, 6, 9, 12
1st term 2nd term 3rd term 4th term

d = 2nd term – 1st term


d=6–3
d=3
Therefore, the common difference of the sequence is 3.
HOW TO FIND THE COMMON
DIFFERENCE
-2, -6, -10, -14
 
𝑎1  
𝑎2  
𝑎3  
𝑎4
 
d=– d = -6 + (+2)
d = -6 – (-2) d = -4

Therefore, the common difference of the sequence is -4.


FINDING THE NEXT TERM GIVEN
THE COMMON DIFFERENCE
-2, -6, -10, -14, …
d=-4
Solve for the 5th term Solve for the 6th term
 
𝑎5 =𝑎 4 +𝑑  
𝑎6 =𝑎 5+ 𝑑
 
𝑎5 =−14 +(− 4)  
𝑎6 =−18+(− 4)
 
𝒂𝟓 =−𝟏𝟖  
𝒂𝟔 =−𝟐𝟐
WRITE THE FIRST 4 TERMS OF THE
ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE WITH -1 AS THE FIRST
TERM AND WITH COMMON DIFFERENCE OF ½.
   
Given:
; d=1/2 -1, , 0,
 
Solve for Solve for
   
Solve for
FIND THE COMMON DIFFERENCE OF
 AN ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE WHOSE ,
 
Given: ,
 
Solution:
Let us add d two times to to get .
   
=+2d  
=+2d-11 =
 
=+2d  
=2d  
=d
FIND THE COMMON DIFFERENCE
OF THE ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE
2a – 1, 2a, 2a + 1, …
 
Given: =2a+1, =2a

Solve for d
   
d= d=
 
d=  
d=
Find the value of a to make 3a + 1, 4a, 6a + 1, …
an arithmetic sequence?
 
Given: ; a=?

Solve for a  
𝑑 1= 𝑑 2
 
𝑑 1= 𝑎2 − 𝑎1 𝑑 2 = 𝑎3 − 𝑎 2
   
𝑎 −1=2 𝑎+1
   
𝑑 1=4 𝑎 −(3 𝑎+1) 2𝑑 = ( 6 𝑎+1 ) − 4
 
𝑎
 
−1 −1=2 𝑎 −𝑎
−2 =𝑎
 
𝑑 1= 𝑎 − 1  
𝑑 2= 2𝑎 +1  
a

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