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Understanding Arithmetic Sequences in Real Life
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Today we are going to explore how arithmetic sequences show up in our day-to-day lives. Can anyone think of a situation where you'd want to save money incrementally?
What about saving for a new game or a phone?
Exactly! If you save $50 this month and increase that by $10 each month, those amounts create an arithmetic sequence. Let's break down how this pattern works!
Using Formulas to Find Savings
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Let’s translate our example into a formula. If you save $50 in the first month, your first term (a) is 50, and your common difference (d) is 10. What will the total savings be after 12 months?
I think we can use the sum formula for the first n terms! So it will be S_n = (2a + (n-1)d) / 2 * n, right?
Close! The formula is right, but we need to apply the values now. Can you calculate it for n=12?
Let’s see! So it’s S_12 = (2*50 + (12-1)*10) / 2 * 12. That gives me $660!
Fantastic! So after one year, you’d save $660. That's a great use of arithmetic sequences!
Real-World Implications of Arithmetic Sequences
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Beyond personal savings, where else do you think arithmetic sequences might be useful?
Maybe in planning events, like how many seats are in a stadium?
Great thought! When you have rows with a fixed number of increasing seats, that's exactly an arithmetic sequence. Let’s work through an example together.
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In this section, students explore practical applications of arithmetic sequences, learning how to model real-world situations such as savings plans through numerical sequences. With the aid of specific examples, students will understand how to employ formulas to calculate totals over time.
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In this section, we delve into the real-world application of arithmetic sequences. An arithmetic sequence consists of numbers in which the difference between consecutive terms is constant. Understanding this concept allows us to solve diverse problems in various fields, such as finance, by calculating total savings over a certain period. Here, we dissect a practical example of savings made over a year, where a person saves an increasing amount each month.
Key Concepts:
- Modeling Real-World Situations: Students learn to translate real-life scenarios into arithmetic sequences.
- Formulas: Use of the nth-term formula and the sum formula to determine savings over time.
- Example Application: A scenario is presented where monthly savings increase incrementally, confirming how arithmetic sequences work in practice.
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Real-world Application
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✅ Example 3: Real-world Application
A person saves $100 in the first month, then $120 in the second month, $140 in the third, and so on. How much will they have saved in total after 12 months?
Solution:
• 𝑎 = 100, 𝑑 = 20, 𝑛 = 12
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𝑆 = (2⋅100+(12−1)⋅20) = 6(200+220) = 6⋅420 = 2520
12 2
Detailed Explanation
In this example, we consider a savings plan where the amount saved increases every month by a fixed amount. We start with an initial savings of $100, and each subsequent month, the savings increase by $20. To determine the total savings after 12 months, we use the sum formula for the first n terms of the arithmetic sequence. Here, 'n' is the number of months (12), 'a' is the first month's savings ($100), and 'd' is the common difference ($20). We plug these values into the formula to find the total savings: S = (2a + (n-1)d) / 2. This gives us the total amount saved over the year.
Examples & Analogies
Imagine you plant a tree that grows taller by the same amount every month. Starting from a sapling, it reaches a height of 1 meter in the first month. In the second month, it grows to 1.2 meters, then to 1.4 meters in the third month, and so on. If you want to know how tall your tree will be over the course of a year, you can use the same arithmetic sequence principles to calculate the total growth height after each month.
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Key Concepts
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Modeling Real-World Situations: Students learn to translate real-life scenarios into arithmetic sequences.
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Formulas: Use of the nth-term formula and the sum formula to determine savings over time.
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Example Application: A scenario is presented where monthly savings increase incrementally, confirming how arithmetic sequences work in practice.
Examples & Real-Life Applications
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Examples
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A person saves $100 in the first month, then $120 in the second month, $140 in the third month, and continues this pattern over 12 months to find total savings.
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Finding the total number of seats in a stadium where each row has two more seats than the previous row.
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🎵 Rhymes Time
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If you save each dime, increasing with time, an arithmetic line is your savings climb.
📖 Fascinating Stories
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A builder constructs a stadium with each row having two more seats than the one in front. The first row begins with 20, growing every row, just like the numbers add in an arithmetic sequence.
🧠 Other Memory Gems
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For common difference, think 'Dimes'- it's always that same amount you step by!
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- Arithmetic
- Summation
- Sequence - key concepts to remember.
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Term: Arithmetic Sequence
Definition:
A sequence of numbers in which the difference between consecutive terms is constant.
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Term: Common Difference
Definition:
The constant difference between consecutive terms in an arithmetic sequence.
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Term: Sum of an Arithmetic Sequence
Definition:
The total amount calculated by adding up the terms of the arithmetic sequence.