{"id":2644,"date":"2023-03-01T17:52:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T12:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tutoroot.com\/blog\/?p=2644"},"modified":"2026-03-12T15:37:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:07:24","slug":"what-is-progression-types-examples-formulae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tutoroot.com\/blog\/what-is-progression-types-examples-formulae\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Progression? Types, Examples, Formulae"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-2649 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tutoroot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Frame-40-300x139.png\" alt=\"What is Progression?\" width=\"1239\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tutoroot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Frame-40-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tutoroot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Frame-40-1024x474.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.tutoroot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Frame-40-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/www.tutoroot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Frame-40.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1239px) 100vw, 1239px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW23815735 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23815735 BCX0\">The series and sequences of mathematics algebra that are connected to numbers and algebraic operations are referred to as progression.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23815735 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW23815735 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is Progression?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW234409872 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234409872 BCX0\">A progression is a set of numbers (or things) that follow a specific pattern. A progression is sometimes referred to as a sequence. Every phrase in a progression is generated by applying a certain rule to the number before it. In other words, a general term (or) nth term, represented by an.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW234409872 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW267661825 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267661825 BCX0\">For example, the natural number sequence 1, 2, 4, 6, 8\u2026 is an Arithmetic Progression with a common difference of two between two <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267661825 BCX0\">subsequent<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267661825 BCX0\"> terms.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW267661825 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Types of Progressions<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Arithmetic progression (AP)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Geometric progression (GP)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Harmonic progression (HP)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is Arithmetic Progression?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW159416361 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159416361 BCX0\">An arithmetic progression (AP) is a numerical series in which each consecutive term is the sum of the term before it and a fixed integer. The common difference is the name given to this fixed number. For instance, 1, 4, 7, 10\u2026 is an AP because each number is produced by adding a fixed number 3 to its preceding phrase.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">2nd semester = 4 = 1 + 3 = 1st semester + 3<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">3rd semester = 7 = 4 + 3 = 2nd semester + 3<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fourth term = 10 = 7 + 3 = third term + 3, and so on.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Arithmetic Progression Examples<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Example 1:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Determine the value of n if a = 10, d = 5, and an = 95.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Given, a = 10, d = 5, and an = 95.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Using formula:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>a = a + (n \u2212 1) \u00d7 d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">95 = 10 + (n \u2212 1) \u00d7 5<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">(n \u2212 1) \u00d7 5 = 95 \u2013 10 = 85<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">(n \u2212 1) = 85\/ 5<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">(n \u2212 1) = 17<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">n = 17 + 1<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">n = 18<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Example 2<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Find the 10th term of the AP 2,12, 22, 32\u2026.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Solution:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Here first term a = 2, and the common difference d is 12-2 = 10 = d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Using the formula and putting n=10, we get<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">a10 = 2+ (10-1)10 = 2 + 90 = 92.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Arithmetic progression Formulae<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Let a be the first term of the progression, d be a common difference, and a be the nth term. The arithmetic progression formulae are thus as follows: a = a + (n &#8211; 1) d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">d = a &#8211; an-1<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\\(S_{n} = \\frac{n}{2} (2a+(n-1)d)\\)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">or<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\\(S_{n}= \\frac{n}{2}(a+I)\\)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW90059431 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90059431 BCX0\">where l is the last term and equals Tn<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">First Term of Arithmetic Progression<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Arithmetic Progression can alternatively be stated in terms of common differences, as follows: a, a + d, a + 2d, a + 3d, a + 4d, &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.., a + (n &#8211; 1) d, where &#8220;a&#8221; is the progression&#8217;s first term.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is Geometric Progression?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW204457248 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204457248 BCX0\">A geometric progression (GP) is a numerical series in which each consecutive term is the product of the term before it and a fixed integer. The common ratio is the name given to this constant quantity. For instance, 4, 16, 64, 256\u2026 is a GP because each number is produced by multiplying a fixed integer 4 by its preceding term.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW204457248 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">2nd term = 16 = 4(4) = 4 (1st term)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The third term = 64 = 4(16) = 4 (2nd term)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">4th term = 256 = 4(64) = 4(3rd term), etc.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Geometric Progression Formulae<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW94867389 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94867389 BCX0\">Let a be the first term of the progression, r be the common ratio, and a be the nth term. The geometric progression formulae are then provided by:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW94867389 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\\(a_{n}=a. r^{n-1}\\)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\\(S_{n}= a\\frac{( r^{n}-1 )}{r-1}\\)<\/strong> (<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209912769 BCX0\">when r is 1 and Sn = <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW209912769 BCX0\">na<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209912769 BCX0\"> when r is 1.<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW145502633 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW145502633 BCX0\">When |r| is 1, the sum of infinite geometric series,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\\(S= \\frac{a}{1-r}\\)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW145502633 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW145502633 BCX0\">and, S diverges when |r| is 1.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Geometric Progression Example<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW124773478 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124773478 BCX0\">Consider the following geometric progression: 1, 4, 16, 64\u2026 Keep in mind that 4\/1 = 16\/4 = 64\/16 =\u2026 = 4. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124773478 BCX0\">All of the ratios are the same.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124773478 BCX0\"> As a result, it is a GP.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW124773478 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is Harmonic Progression?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW218326421 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW218326421 BCX0\">A harmonic progression is a series formed by taking the reciprocal of an arithmetic progression\u2019s terms. A natural number of series is an arithmetic progression. Therefore, we obtain 1,1\/2,1\/3,1\/4\u2026 by calculating the reciprocals of each term. This is an example of harmonic progression.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW218326421 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Harmonic Progression Formula<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In the case of a harmonic progression 1\/a, 1\/(a+d), 1\/(a+2d) &#8230;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW189698538 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189698538 BCX0\">n terms, <strong>\\(a= \\frac{1}{a+(n-1)d}\\)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW161504447 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161504447 BCX0\">Sum of the first terms,\u00a0 <strong>\\(S_{n}= \\frac{1}{d} ln [\\frac{2a + (2n &#8211; 1) d}{2a-d}]\\)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Harmonic Progression Example<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In HP,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">1\/2,1\/4, 1\/6, 1\/8, 1\/16<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">You can see that if you write the denominators individually, they fit in the AP style.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Final Notes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As a result, harmonic progressions terms are those whose denominators are in the arithmetic progression in the correct order and have the same common difference.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We addressed the equations, progression examples, definitions of progressions, types of progressions, and the distinction between <span class=\"TextRun SCXW218326421 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW218326421 BCX0\">Arithmetic Progression<\/span><\/span>, Geometric Progression, and Harmonic Progression. 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