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1.1 Identify characteristics of arithmetic
progression
1.4 Find
a) The sum of the first n terms of arithmetic
progressions 6
b) The sum of a specific number of
consecutive terms of arithmetic
progressions
c) The value of n , given the sum of the first n
terms of arithmetic progressions.
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PROGRESSIONS
( Arithmetic Progression)
ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION
a = _______________
d = _______________
l = _______________ Fill in the
n = _______________ blank
EXERCISE 1:
a) 2, _____ , 8 , ______ , 14 , 17
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b) -2 , -5 , ______ , -11 , ________
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c) -4, ______ , ______ , ,2
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d) 2x -3 , 2x -1 , __________ , __________ , 2x + 5
EXERCISE 2 :
a) 5 , 11 , 17 , 23 , ……….. ( ____________________ )
c) 1 , 4 , 9 , 16 , ……… ( ____________________ )
d) 2x + y , 4x – y , 6x -3y , …… ( ____________________ )
Note:
If x,y and z are three terms of an
arithmetic progression ,
y–x=z-y
4. Given that the first three terms of an arithmetic progression are 2 y, 3 y + 3 and 5y +1 .
Find the value of y.
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1.3 Determine by using formula:
a. specific terms in arithmetic progressions
b. the number of terms in arithmetic progressions
EXERCISE 3:
1. Find the 9th term of the arithmetic 2. Find the 11th term of the arithmetic
progression. progression.
2, 5 , 8 , ….. 5
Solution: 3, , 2,........
a=2 2
d = 5-2=3
T9 2 (9 1)3
= _______
3. For the arithmetic progression 4. Find the nth term of the arithmetic
0.7, 2.1 , 3.5, ….. ,find the 5th term . progression
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4, 6 ,9,.....
2
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EXERCISE 4:
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1. Find the number of terms of the 2. For the arithmetic progression
arithmetic progression 5 , 8 , 11 , ……. Which term is equal
to 320 ?
a) 4,9.14,….. ,64
Tn 64
4 + (n-1)5=64
4+ 5n-5 =64
5n=65
n= 13
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c) 1,1 ,1 ,......, 4
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1.4 Find
a) the sum of the first n terms of arithmetic progressions.
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b) the sum of a specific number of consecutive terms of arithmetic
progressions.
c) the value of n , given the sum of the first n terms of arithmetic
progressions.
n
Sn
2a n 1 d
2
or
n
Sn = a+ l
2
l= the n th term
EXERCISE 5:
1. Find the sum of the first 12 terms of 2. Find the sum of all the terms of the
the arithmetic progression arithmetic progression
-10 , -7 , -4, …… 38 , 31 , 24 , …., -18
term.
Solution:
Sum of all the terms from the 6th term
to the 14th
= S14 S5
=
=
EXERCISE 6:
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1. The 5th and 9th of arithmetic 2. The 2nd and 8th terms of an arithmetic
progression are 4 and 16 respectively. progression are -9 and 3 respectively.
Find the 15th term. Find
Solution: a) the first term and the comman
T5 4 difference.
a (5 1)d 4 b) the sum of 10 terms beginning from
a 4d 4 ......(1) the 12th term.
T9 16
a+(9-1)d=16
a+8d=16 ......(2)
Solve simultaneous equation to find
the value of a and d, then the 15th term.
3. The sum of the first 6 terms of an 4. The sum of the first n terms is given
arithmetic progression is 39 and the 2by S n 6n 3n
SPM QUESTIONS:
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1. 2003:
Paper 1: (no. 7)
2. 2004:
Paper 1: ( no 10)
Given an arithmetic progression -7, -3, 1, …. , state three consecutive terms in this
3 marks progression which sum up to 75
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The volume of water in a tank is 450 litres on the first day. Subsequently, 10 litres of
water is added to the tank everyday.
Calculate the volume , in litres , of water in the tank at the end of the 7th day.
2 marks
4. 2005:
Paper 1: (no. 11)
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Diagram 1 shows part of an arrangement of bricks of equal size.
Diagram 1
The number of bricks in the lowest row is 100. For each of the rows, the number of
bricks is 2 less than in the row below. The height of each bricks is 6 cm.
Ali builds a wall by arranging bricks in this way. The number of bricks in the highest
row is 4. Calculate
a) the height , in cm, of the wall[ 3 marks ]
b) the total price of the bricks used if the price of one brick is 40 sen. [ 3 marks ]
ASSESSMENT:
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a) the number of terms in the progression
b) the sum of all the terms in the progression.
2. Given that k-1 , 2k – 4 and k +5 are the first three terms of arithmetic progression.
Find the common difference.
3. Calculate how many months it will take to repay a debt of RM5800 by monthly
payment of RM100 initially with an increase of RM20 for each month after that.
4. The 4th of an arithmetic progression is 18 and the sum of the first eight terms
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of the progression is 124. Find
a) the first term and the common difference
b) the sum of all the terms from the 10th term to the 20th term.
5. Sum of the first ten of the arithmetic progression is 230 and sum of ten terms
after that is 830. Find the first term and the common difference.
ANSWERS:
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EXERCISE 1: EXERCISE 2:
a) 5,11 1. a) Arithmetic progression
b) -8,-14 b) Not an arithmetic progression
1 c) Not an arithmetic progression
c) 2 , 1 d) Arithmetic progression
2 1
d) 2x+1,2x+3 2. k
3
3. x = 4
EXERCISE 3: 4. y = 5
1. 26 EXERCISE 4:
2. -2 1. a) 13
3. 6.3 b) 26
1 c) 22
4. Tn 5n 3 d) 45
2. T106
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3. T26 4
5. 7k+6 4. 12
EXERCISE
6. T10 9 5:12 x EXERCISE 6:
1. 34
1. 78
2. a) -11,2
2. 90
b) 200
3. 369
3. a) a=14 , d= -3
4. 40
b) -473
4. a) Tn=12n-3
b) d=12
ASSESSMENT:
PAST YEAR QUESTION:
1. a) 49
1. a) k=7
b) 2891
b) S9 252
2. 3
3. 20 2. T10 29, T9 25, T8 21
4. a) 33,-5 3. T7 510
b) -407 4. a) 4
5. 4,6 b) 1100
5. a) 294
b) RM1019.20
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