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    1) Gauss was asked to find the sum of the first 100 counting numbers and quickly realized the sum is 5050 by recognizing a pattern. 2) An arithmetic series is the sum of terms in an arithmetic sequence. The general formula for the sum of an arithmetic series is Sn = (n/2) * (a1 + an) where n is the number of terms, a1 is the first term, and an is the last term. 3) There are alternative formulas that can be used if the first term, common difference, and number of terms are known.

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    1) Gauss was asked to find the sum of the first 100 counting numbers and quickly realized the sum is 5050 by recognizing a pattern. 2) An arithmetic series is the sum of terms in an arithmetic sequence. The general formula for the sum of an arithmetic series is Sn = (n/2) * (a1 + an) where n is the number of terms, a1 is the first term, and an is the last term. 3) There are alternative formulas that can be used if the first term, common difference, and number of terms are known.

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    1) Gauss was asked to find the sum of the first 100 counting numbers and quickly realized the sum is 5050 by recognizing a pattern. 2) An arithmetic series is the sum of terms in an arithmetic sequence. The general formula for the sum of an arithmetic series is Sn = (n/2) * (a1 + an) where n is the number of terms, a1 is the first term, and an is the last term. 3) There are alternative formulas that can be used if the first term, common difference, and number of terms are known.

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    1) Gauss was asked to find the sum of the first 100 counting numbers and quickly realized the sum is 5050 by recognizing a pattern. 2) An arithmetic series is the sum of terms in an arithmetic sequence. The general formula for the sum of an arithmetic series is Sn = (n/2) * (a1 + an) where n is the number of terms, a1 is the first term, and an is the last term. 3) There are alternative formulas that can be used if the first term, common difference, and number of terms are known.

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    Arithmetic

    Sequences
    and Series
    Sequences Series

    List with commas “Indicated sum”

    3, 8, 13, 18 3 + 8 + 13 + 18
    Arithmetic
    Series
    According to an old story, one day Gauss and his classmates were asked to find the
    sum of the first hundred counting numbers.
    1 + 2 + 3 + . . . 98 + 99 + 100.
    All the other students in the class began by adding two
    numbers at a time, starting from the first term. Gauss
    found a quicker method.

    Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss

    Since there are 100 of these sums of 101, the total is 100 x 101 = 10 100.
    The sum, 10 100, is twice the sum of the numbers 1 through 100, therefore
    1 + 2 + 3 + . . . + 100 = 10,100/2 = 5050.
    1.2.4
    What is the sum of 1 to 100?
    = (n+1)(n)
    2
    = (100+1)(100)
    2
    = (100+1)(100)
    2
    = (101)(100)
    2
    = 10,100
    2

    = 5,050
    a1   a1  d    a1  2d   . . .   a1   n  1 d 
     a   n  1 d   . . .   a
    1 1  2d    a1  d   a1

     a  a   n 1 d     a  a   n  1 d    . . .   a  a   n  1 d  


    1 1 1 1 1 1

    s
     S  Sum
    n  a1  an   n  Number of Terms

     
    a1  First Term
    2 
     an  Last Term

    The General Arithmetic Series
    In general, the sum of an arithmetic series may be
    written as:

    n Used when you know the first

    sn   t1  tn 
    term, last term, and the number
    of terms.
    2 tn = a + (n- 1)d
    n
    S n   t1  t1  (n  1)d 
    n - number of terms
    t1 - first term
    tn - last term
    2
    tn

    n
    sn  2a  n  1d 
    Used when you know the first
    term, the common difference, and
    2 the number of terms.
    1.2.6
    Arithmetic Series: An indicated sum of
    terms in an arithmetic sequence.

    Example:

    Arithmetic VS Arithmetic
    Sequence Series

    3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11
    + 13
    Arithmetic Series
    Determine the sum of the sequence 17, 12, 7, . . ., -38.

    n n t1 = 17
    sn   2t1   n  1 d  S n  (t1  tn ) tn = -38
    2 2
    d = -5
    n=?
    12
    tn = t1 + (n - 1)d S12  (17  (38))
    2
    -38 = 17 + (n - 1)(-5)
    -38 = 17 - 5n + 5 S12 = -126
    -60 = -5n
    12 = n

    The sum of the sequence is -126.

    1.2.7
    Find the sum of the terms of this
    arithmetic series. 35
    n  a1  an 

    k 1
     29  3k 
    S
    2

    n  35 35  26  76 
    S
    a1  26 2
    S  875
    a35  76
    Find the sum of the terms of this arithmetic
    series. 151  147  143  139  . . .   5 
    What term is -5?
    n  a1  an  an  a1   n  1 d
    S
    2 5  151   n  1  4 
    n  40
    n  40 40  151  5 
    S
    a1  151 2
    S  2920
    a40  5
    e f or m u la f o r th e su m of
    Alternat
    an Ar ith m e t ic Se ri e s .

    Substitute an  a1   n  1 d

    n  a1  an 
    S
    2
    n  a1  a1   n  1 d  n  # of Terms
    S 
    2
     a1  1st Term
    n  2a1   n  1 d   d  Difference
    S 
    2
    n  a1  an  n  2a1   n  1 d 
    S S
    2 2
    n  35 a1  40 an  130 n  35 a1  40 d  5

    35  40  130  35  2  40    35  1 3


    S S
    2 2
    S  1575 S  1575

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