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1 An ar|thmet|c progress|on ls a sequence of numbers ln whlch each Lerm ls obLalned from lLs
prevlous Lerm bv addlna a consLanL called Lhe common d|fference
a 1he aeneral Lerm ls
n
= o +(n -)
l Jhere o ls Lhe flrsL Lerm and ls Lhe common dlfference
b 1o prove Lhe sequence ls an A Lhere's a need Lo show LhaL
n+1
-
n
ls a consLanL
lndependenL of n
c 1he sum of Lhe flrsL n Lerms ls
n
=
n
2
(o +
n
)
d 1he Lerm ln beLween Lwo alLernaLe Lerms ls called Lhe ar|thmet|c mean
2 A geometr|c progress|on ls a sequence of numbers ln whlch each Lerm ls obLalned from Lhe
prevlous Lerm bv mulLlplvlna a consLanL called Lhe common rat|o
a 1he aeneral Lerm ls
n
= or
n-1

l Jhere o ls Lhe flrsL Lerm and r ls Lhe common raLlo
b 1o prove Lhe sequence ls an C Lhere's a need Lo show LhaL

ls a consLanL
lndependenL of n
c 1he sum of Lhe flrsL n Lerms ls
n
=
u(

-1)
-1
or
u(1-

)
1-

d 1he Lerm ln beLween Lwo alLernaLe Lerms ls called Lhe geometr|c mean
3 A sequence ls converaenL lf lL has a flnlLe llmlL
a 1he sum Lo lnflnlLv (Lhe llmlL) ls

=
u
1-