Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 16 views

    Y12 Induction Lesson Sequences

    Uploaded by

    vierabubel
    The document provides examples and explanations of different types of sequences including arithmetic, geometric, and Fibonacci sequences. It discusses how to identify the type of sequence and find formulas to calculate terms and sums, including proofs of the arithmetic and geometric series formulas. Examples are given for using the formulas to find specific terms and sums.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Y12 Induction Lesson Sequences

    Uploaded by

    vierabubel
    16 views18 pages
    The document provides examples and explanations of different types of sequences including arithmetic, geometric, and Fibonacci sequences. It discusses how to identify the type of sequence and find formulas to calculate terms and sums, including proofs of the arithmetic and geometric series formulas. Examples are given for using the formulas to find specific terms and sums.

    Original Description:

    help with A level maths.

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    The document provides examples and explanations of different types of sequences including arithmetic, geometric, and Fibonacci sequences. It discusses how to identify the type of sequence and find formulas to calculate terms and sums, including proofs of the arithmetic and geometric series formulas. Examples are given for using the formulas to find specific terms and sums.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    16 views18 pages

    Y12 Induction Lesson Sequences

    Uploaded by

    vierabubel
    The document provides examples and explanations of different types of sequences including arithmetic, geometric, and Fibonacci sequences. It discusses how to identify the type of sequence and find formulas to calculate terms and sums, including proofs of the arithmetic and geometric series formulas. Examples are given for using the formulas to find specific terms and sums.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    You are on page 1of 18

    Starter: 07/05/2024

    Which belongs to which? (15 minutes)

    Find out which number belongs to which sequence, give the


    term number and justify your decisions. See if there is a
    formulae you can find and use.
    Matching Activity - Find out
    which number belongs to
    which sequence, give the
    term number.
    Matching Activity - Answers
    Types of sequences
    ?
    common difference

    +3 +3 +3 This is a:

    2, 5, 8, 11, 14, … ? Sequence


    Arithmetic
    ! An arithmetic sequence is one
    common?ratio which has a common difference
    between terms.

    ×2 ×2 ×2
    Geometric? Sequence
    3, 6, 12, 24, 48, … (We will explore these later in the chapter)

    This is the Fibonacci Sequence. The recurrence


    relation it follows is

    1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, … ?.
    We will encounter recurrence relations later in
    the chapter.
    Arithmetic Progression Sequences
    SUM: Arithmetic Progression Series
    Question: Prove that the sum of the first 50 natural numbers is 1275.
    SUM: Arithmetic Progression Series
    Question: Find the sum of the first 50 even numbers.
    Arithmetic Series
    ! Sum of first terms
    𝑛
    𝑆 𝑛= ( 2 𝑎+
    ? ( 𝑛 −1 ) 𝑑 )
    2
    Let’s prove it!
    Proving more generally:

    Adding:

    Fro Exam Note: The


    proof has been an exam
    question before. It’s
    also a university
    interview favourite!
    Alternative Formula

    𝑎 + ( 𝑎 + 𝑑 ) + …+ 𝐿
    Suppose last term was .
    We saw earlier that each opposite pair of terms (first
    and last, second and second last, etc.) added to the
    same total, in this case .

    There are pairs, therefore:

    !
    Examples
    Find the sum of the first 30 terms of the following arithmetic sequences…

    1 ? Fro Tips: Again, explicitly write out ”.


    You’re less likely to make incorrect
    substitutions into the formula.
    2 ?
    Make sure you write so you make
    3 ? clear to yourself (and the examiner)
    that you’re finding the sum of the first
    terms, not the th term.

    Find the minimum number of terms for the sum of to exceed 2000.

    So 28 terms needed.

    ?
    Test Your Understanding
    Edexcel C1 Jan 2012 Q9

    𝑇 =?400

    𝑃=£?24450
    Sum of the first terms of a geometric series

    Arithmetic Series Geometric Series


    𝑛
    𝑆 𝑛= ( 2 𝑎+ ?( 𝑛 −1 ) 𝑑 ) 𝑎 1 −𝑟 )
    ( 𝑛
    𝑆 𝑛= ?
    2 1 −𝑟

    Proof:
    Mutiplying by :

    Subtracting:
    ?

    Exam Note: This once came up in


    an exam. And again is a university
    interview favourite!
    Geometric Progression Series
    Examples
    𝑎 1 −𝑟 )
    ( 𝑛
    Geometric Series 𝑆 𝑛=
    1 −𝑟

    Find the sum of the first 10 terms.

    𝑎=3,𝑟=2,𝑛=10
    3 , 6 ,12 , 24 , 48 , … ? ? ?

    1 1 1
    4 , 2 ,1 , , , , …
    2 4 8
    ? 1 ? ?

    𝑎=4 ,𝑟=? ,𝑛=10


    2
    Harder Example
    Find the least value of such that the sum of to terms would
    exceed 2 000 000.

    So 21 terms needed.

    both sides to cancel out “2


    ? to the power of”.
    Does the sequence Converge or Diverge
    1, 0.5, 0.25, 0.125, ...

    1, 2, 4, 8, 16, ...

    As we go further along a sequence, if the terms of a sequence get closer and


    closer to a number, we say the sequence converges to that number.

    ! For a convergent geometric series,


    Quickfire Examples

    1 1 1 𝟏 𝟏
    , , ,… 𝒂= ? , 𝒓 = ? 𝑺 ∞ =𝟏
    𝟐 𝟐 ?
    2 4 8

    ! For a convergent geometric series,


    Quickfire Examples

    1 1 1 𝑺 ∞=
    ? 𝟏
    , , ,…
    2 4 8

    You might also like