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Five-Minute Check (over Lesson 101)
CCSS
Then/Now
New Vocabulary
Key Concept: nth Term of an Arithmetic Sequence
Example 1: Find the nth term
Example 2: Write Equations for the nth Term
Example 3: Find Arithmetic Means
Key Concept: Partial Sum of an Arithmetic Series
Example 4: Use the Sum Formulas
Example 5: Find the First Three Terms
Key Concept: Sigma Notation
Example 6: Standardized Test Example: Use Sigma Notation
Over Lesson 101
5-Minute Check 1
A. arithmetic
B. geometric
C. neither
Determine whether the sequence is arithmetic,
geometric, or neither.
18, 11, 4,
Over Lesson 101
5-Minute Check 2
A. arithmetic
B. geometric
C. neither
Determine whether the sequence is arithmetic,
geometric, or neither.
1, 2, 4, 8,
Over Lesson 101
5-Minute Check 3
A. arithmetic
B. geometric
C. neither
Determine whether the sequence is arithmetic,
geometric, or neither.
5, 6, 8, 11,
Over Lesson 101
5-Minute Check 4
A. 125, 150, 175
B. 125, 250, 500
C. 125, 145, 175
D. 150, 200, 225
Find the next three terms of the sequence.
25, 50, 75, 100,
Over Lesson 101
5-Minute Check 5
A. 236, 266, 336
B. 306, 336, 416
C. 1296, 7776, 46,656
D. 1296, 3888, 11,664
Find the next three terms of the sequence.
1, 6, 36, 216,
Over Lesson 101
5-Minute Check 6
A. 2; 14.5
B. 2.5; 22
C. 2; 22
D. 2.5; 14.5
Find the first term and the ninth term of the
arithmetic sequence.
___, 4.5, 7, 9.5, 12,
CCSS
Content Standards
A.CED.4 Rearrange formulas to highlight a
quantity of interest, using the same
reasoning as in solving equations.
Mathematical Practices
8 Look for and express regularity in repeated
reasoning.
Then/Now
You determined whether a sequence was
arithmetic.
Use arithmetic sequences.
Find sums of arithmetic series.
Vocabulary
arithmetic means
series
arithmetic series
partial sum
sigma notation
Concept
Example 1
Find the nth Term
Find the 20th term of the arithmetic sequence
3, 10, 17, 24, .
Step 1 Find the common difference.
24 17 = 7 17 10 = 7 10 3 = 7
So, d = 7.
Example 1
Find the nth Term
Answer: The 20th term of the sequence is 136.
Step 2 Find the 20th term.
a
n
= a
1
+ (n 1)d nth term of an
arithmetic sequence
a
20
= 3 + (20 1)7 a
1
= 3, d = 7, n = 20
= 3 + 133 or 136 Simplify.
Example 1
A. 134
B. 140
C. 146
D. 152
Find the 17th term of the arithmetic sequence 6, 14,
22, 30, .
Example 2A
Write Equations for the nth Term
A. Write an equation for the nth term of the
arithmetic sequence below.
8, 6, 4,
Answer: a
n
= 2n 10
d = 6 (8) or 2; 8 is the first term.
a
n
= a
1
+ (n 1)d nth term of an arithmetic
sequence
a
n
= 8 + (n 1)2 a
1
= 8 and d = 2
a
n
= 8 + (2n 2) Distributive Property
a
n
= 2n 10 Simplify.
Example 2B
Write Equations for the nth Term
B. Write an equation for the nth term of the
arithmetic sequence below.
a
6
= 11, d = 11
First, find a
1
.
a
n
= a
1
+ (n 1)d nth term of an arithmetic
sequence
11 = a
1
+ (6 1)(11) a
6
= 11, n = 6, and d = 11
11 = a
1
55 Multiply.
66 = a
1
Add 55 to each side.
Example 2B
Write Equations for the nth Term
Answer: a
n
= 11n + 77
Then write the equation.
a
n
= a
1
+ (n 1)d nth term of an arithmetic
sequence
a
n
= 66 + (n 1)(11) a
1
= 66, and d = 11
a
n
= 66 + (11n + 11) Distributive Property
a
n
= 11n + 77 Simplify.
Example 2A
A. Write an equation for the nth term of the
arithmetic sequence below.
12, 3, 6,
A. a
n
= 9n 21
B. a
n
= 9n 21
C. a
n
= 9n + 21
D. a
n
= 9n + 21
Example 2B
B. Write an equation for the nth term of the
arithmetic sequence below.
a
4
= 45, d = 5
A. a
n
= 5n + 25
B. a
n
= 5n 20
C. a
n
= 5n + 40
D. a
n
= 5n + 30
Example 3
Find Arithmetic Means
Find the arithmetic means in the sequence
21, ___, ___, ___, 45, .
Step 1 Since there are three terms between the first
and last terms given, there are 3 + 2 or 5
total terms, so n = 5.
Step 2 Find d.
a
n
= a
1
+ (n 1)d Formula for the nth term
45 = 21 + (5 1)d n = 5, a
1
= 21, a
5
= 45
45 = 21 + 4d Distributive Property
24 = 4d Subtract 21 from each side.
6 = d Divide each side by 4.
Example 3
Find Arithmetic Means
Step 3 Use the value of d to find the three
arithmetic means.
Answer: The arithmetic means are 27, 33, and 39.
21 27 33 39 45
+6 +6 +6 +6
Example 3
A. 16, 19, 22
B. 17, 21, 25
C. 13, 17, 21
D. 15, 17, 19
Find the three arithmetic means between
13 and 25.
Concept
Example 4
Use the Sum Formulas
Find the sum 8 + 12 + 16 + + 80.
Step 1 a
1
= 8, a
n
= 80, and d = 12 8 or 4.
We need to find n before we can use one of
the formulas.
a
n
= a
1
+ (n 1)d nth term of an
arithmetic
sequence
80 = 8 + (n 1)(4) a
n
= 80, a
1
= 8,
and d = 4
80 = 4n + 4 Simplify.
19 = n Solve for n.
Example 4
Use the Sum Formulas
Step 2 Use either formula to find S
n
.
Answer: 836
Sum formula
a
1
= 8, n = 19,
d = 4
Simplify.
Example 4
A. 318
B. 327
C. 340
D. 365
Find the sum 5 + 12 + 19 + + 68.
Example 5
Find the First Three Terms
Find the first three terms of an arithmetic series in
which a
1
= 14, a
n
= 29, and S
n
= 129.
Step 1 Since you know a
1
, a
n
, and S
n
, use
to find n.
Sum formula
S
n
= 129, a
1
= 14,
a
n
= 29
Simplify.
Divide each side by 43.
Example 5
Find the First Three Terms
Step 2 Find d.
a
n
= a
1
+ (n 1)d nth term of an arithmetic
sequence
29 = 14 + (6 1)d a
n
= 29, a
1
= 14, n = 6
15 = 5d Subtract 14 from each
side.
3 = d Divide each side by 5.
Example 5
Find the First Three Terms
Step 3 Use d to determine a
2
and a
3
.
a
2
= 14 + 3 or 17
a
3
= 17 + 3 or 20
Answer: The first three terms are 14, 17, and 20.
Example 5
A. 16, 21, 26
B. 11, 16, 21
C. 11, 17, 23, 30
D. 17, 23, 30, 36
Find the first three terms of an arithmetic series in
which a
1
= 11, a
n
= 31, and S
n
= 105.
Concept
Example 6
A. 23 B. 70
C. 98 D. 112
Read the Test Item
You need to find the sum of the series.
Find a
1
, a
n
, and n.
Evaluate .
Use Sigma Notation
Example 6
Method 1 Since the sum is an arithmetic series, use

the formula . There are 8

terms.
a
1
= 2(3) + 1 or 7, and a
8
= 2(10) + 1

or 21
Use Sigma Notation
Example 6
Solve the Test Item
Method 2 Find the terms by replacing k with
3, 4, ..., 10. Then add.
Use Sigma Notation
Example 6
Answer: The sum of the series is 112. The correct
answer is D.
Use Sigma Notation
Example 6
A. 85
B. 95
C. 108
D. 133
Evaluate .