PI SEQUENCES
5 7 Marks
ARITHEMATIC PROGRESSION AP
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a nth term a n 1 d a First term
n term no
2 Sum TO FIRST n TERMS d common difference
d NEXT PREVIOUS
Sn a L l last term
I
given 1 n anti
If last term no
I
dEl d2 1 i
Sn d i att se
3
za n 1 i
Nowsolve Quadratic
, GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION GP
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a 3
it at
t
1 nth term a un a First term
n Term no
2 Sunn OF FIRST n TERMS r Common ratio
r Next
Sn a r 1 all rn previous
r I 1 r
r 1 rel
we choose the based
formula
onvalue of r The denominator
must be positive
3 SUM TO INFINITY
ONLY EXISTS IF A PROGRESSION
is CONVERGING
DIVERGING CONVERGING DIVERGING
yr
I 6 I
, I Cr I
So a
1 r
AP GP
d Next Previous r Next
Previous
nth term at th ild nth terms a rn
Sn Sns alt
i
glate r I
Sn Latin id Sn all rn
I r
I Last
So a
t h
5 7 Marks
ARITHEMATIC PROGRESSION AP
477710 13 I I d 13 10 3
25720 5 10 5 I 4 5 10 5
a nth term a n 1 d a First term
n term no
2 Sum TO FIRST n TERMS d common difference
d NEXT PREVIOUS
Sn a L l last term
I
given 1 n anti
If last term no
I
dEl d2 1 i
Sn d i att se
3
za n 1 i
Nowsolve Quadratic
, GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION GP
1 27478716 32 9 42 2
a 3
it at
t
1 nth term a un a First term
n Term no
2 Sunn OF FIRST n TERMS r Common ratio
r Next
Sn a r 1 all rn previous
r I 1 r
r 1 rel
we choose the based
formula
onvalue of r The denominator
must be positive
3 SUM TO INFINITY
ONLY EXISTS IF A PROGRESSION
is CONVERGING
DIVERGING CONVERGING DIVERGING
yr
I 6 I
, I Cr I
So a
1 r
AP GP
d Next Previous r Next
Previous
nth term at th ild nth terms a rn
Sn Sns alt
i
glate r I
Sn Latin id Sn all rn
I r
I Last
So a
t h
