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Revision Notes for CBSE Class 11 Maths Chapter 8 (Sequences and Series) - Free PDF Download

A "sequence" is nothing but an ordered list of numbers. The numbers that are present in the ordered list are called as  "elements" or "terms" of the sequence. When you add up all the terms in a sequence, you get a "series"; the addition, as well as the resulting value, is called the "sum" or "summation." For example, the sequence "1, 2, 3, 4" contains the terms "1", "2", "3", and "4"; the corresponding series is the sum "1 + 2 + 3 + 4", and the series' value is 10. The Sequence and Series Class 11 Notes is one of the important materials when it comes to understanding the basic topics and complex problems in the chapter. With the help of revision notes students can revise the syllabus in a concise manner, right from definitions of sequence, Series and Progressions to important problems from exam point of view. The first chapter includes sequences and series, as well as their key properties. Topics like increasing, decreasing, bounded, convergent, and divergent sequences are discussed at basic level, which is appropriate for a 11-grade student. A.P. and G.P. are explained in detail and important problems are addressed and solved. The famous Fibonacci type sequences are demonstrated, as well as different methods for finding formulae for the nth term of a recursive sequence and recursive formulas for other known series. You'll find new ways to find the nth term and partial sums for non-geometric and non-arithmetic sequences in Class 11 Maths Chapter 8 Notes.


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Sequences and Series Class 11 Notes Maths - Basic Subjective Questions


Section–A (1 Mark Questions)

1. If the sum of n terms of an A.P. is given by Sn=3n+2n2 then find the common difference of the A.P.

Ans. Given, $S_n=3 n+2 n^2$

$$ \begin{aligned} & S_1=3(1)+2(1)^2=5=a_1 \\ & S_2=3(2)+2(2)^2=14=a_1+a_2 \\ & \therefore S_2-S_1=9=a_2 \\ & \therefore d=a_2-a_1=9-5=4 . \end{aligned} $$


2. If the third term of G.P. is 4, then what is the product of its first 5 terms.

Ans. Let $a$ and $r$ be the first term and common ratio of G.P., respectively.

Given that the third term is 4 .


$$\therefore a r^2=4$$

Product of first 5 terms


$$=a \cdot a r \cdot a r^2 \cdot a r^3 \cdot a r^4=a^5 r^{10}=\left(a r^2\right)^5=4^5\text {. }$$


3. The 17th term from the end of A.P. -36,-31,-26,.....79 is ________. 

Ans. Here, $a=-36$ and $d=-31-(-36)=5$

$$\begin{aligned}& l=79 \\& \therefore 17^{\text {th }} \text { term from the end }=l-(n-1) d \\& =79-(17-1)(5)=79-80=-1 .\end{aligned}$$


4. Sum of the series $3+1+\frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{9}+\frac{1}{27}+....$ n terms, is ________.

Ans. The formula for the summation of $n$ terms of an geometric series is $S_n=\frac{a\left(1-r^n\right)}{1-r}$, where $a$ is the first term in the series and $r$ is the rate of change between successive terms.

Here $a=3$ and $r=\frac{1}{3}$

$$S_n=\frac{3\left(1-\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^n\right)}{1-\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)}=\frac{9}{}\left(1-\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^n\right) \text {. }$$


5. The first two terms of the sequence defined by a1=3 and an=3an-1 + 2 for all n>1 ________. 

Ans. Given: $a_1=3$ and $a_n=3 a_{n-1}+2$, for all $n>1$

When $n=2$ :

$$\begin{aligned}& a_2=3 a_{2-1}=3 a_1+2=3(3)+2 \\& =9+2=11 .\end{aligned}$$

Section-B (2 Marks Questions)

6. If 9 times the 9th term of an A.P. is equal to 13 times the 13th term, then prove that the 22nd term of the A.P. is zero.

Ans. Let the first term and common difference of given A.P. be $a$ and $d$, respectively.

It is given that $9 a_9=13 a_{13}$

$$ \begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow 9(a+8 d)=13(a+12 d) \\ & \Rightarrow 9 a+72 d=13 a+156 d \\ & \Rightarrow 4 a+84 d=0 \\ & \Rightarrow(a+21 d)=0 \\ & \Rightarrow a_{22}=0 . \end{aligned} $$


7. If a,b and c are in G.P., then find the value of $\frac{a-b}{b-c}$ .

Ans. Given that, $a, b$ and $c$ are in G.P.

$\Rightarrow b=a r$ and $c=a r^2$, where $r$ is the common ratio.

$$\Rightarrow \frac{a-b}{b-c}=\frac{a-a r}{a r-a r^2}=\frac{a(1-r)}{ar(1-r)}=\frac{1}{r}=\frac{a}{b} o r \frac{b}{c}$$


8. The sum of terms equidistant from the beginning and end in an A.P. is equal to ________.

Ans. Let $a$ be the first term and $d$ be the common difference of the A.P.

$a_r=r^{4 t}$ term from the beginning $=a+(r-1) d$

$a_r^{\prime}=r^{\text {di }}$ term from the end $=(a+(n-1) d)+(r-1)(-d)$

(as first term is $a_n=a+(n-1) d$ and common difference is ' $-d^{\prime}$ )

Now,

$$a_r+a^{\prime} r=a+(r-1) d+(a+(n-1) d)+(r-1)(-d)$$

$=2 a+(n-1) d$, which is independent of ' $r$ '

Thus, sum of the terms equidistant from the beginning and end in an A.P. is constant.


9. A man saved Rs. 66000 in 20 years. In each succeeding year after the first year, he saved Rs. 200 more than what he saved in the previous year. How much did he save in the first year?

Ans. Let us assume that the man saved Rs. $a$ in the first year.

In each succeeding year, an increment of Rs. 200 is made.

So, it forms an A.P. whose first term $=a$, common difference, $d=200$ and $n=20$

$$ \begin{aligned} & \therefore S_{20}=\frac{20}{2}[2 a+(20-1) d] \\ & \Rightarrow 66000=10[2 a+19 \times 200] \\ & \Rightarrow 6600=2 a+19 \times 200 \\ & \Rightarrow 2 a=2800 \\ & \therefore a=1400 . \end{aligned} $$


10. The sum of interior angles of a triangle is $180^{\circ}$. Show that the sum of the interior angles of polygons with 3, 4, 5, 6, ... sides form an arithmetic progression. Find the sum of the interior angles for a 21-sided polygon.

Ans. We know that the sum of interior angles of a polygon of side $n$ is $(n-2) \times 180^{\circ}$.

Let $a_n=(n-2) \times 180^{\circ}$

Since $a_n$ is linear in $n$, it is $n^{\text {,h }}$ term of some A.P.

$$a_3=(3-2) \times 180^{\circ}=180^{\circ}$$

Common difference, $d=180^{\circ}$

Sum of the interior angles for a 21-sided polygon is:

$$a_{21}=(21-2) \times 180^{\circ}=3420^{\circ} \text {. }$$


11. Find the $r^{th}$ term of an A.P., whose sum of first n terms is $2n+3n^{2}$ .

Ans. Sum of $n$ terms of A.P., $S_n=2 n+3 n^2$

$$a_n=S_n-S_{n-1}$$

$$\begin{aligned}& =\left(2 n+3 n^2\right)-\left[2(n-1)+3(n-1)^2\right] \\& =[2 n-2(n-1)]+\left[3 n^2-3(n-1)^2\right] \\& =2(n-n+1)+3(n-n+1)(n+n-1) \\& =2+3(2 n-1) \\& =6 n-1 \\& \therefore r^{\text {sn }} \text { term } a_r=6 r-1 .\end{aligned}$$


12. Show that the products of the corresponding terms of the sequences $a,ar,ar^{2},....ar^{n-1}$ and $A,AR,AR^{2},....AR^{n-1}$ form a G.P., and find the common ratio.

Ans. It has to be proved that the sequence, $a A, \operatorname{ar} A R, a r^2 A R^2, \ldots a r^{n-1} A R^{n-1}$, forms G.P


$\dfrac{\text { Second term }}{\text { First term }}=\dfrac{a r A R}{a A}=r R$


$\dfrac{\text { Third term }}{\text { Second term }}=\dfrac{a r^2 A R^2}{a r A R}=r R$


Thus, the above sequenee forms a G.P. and the common ratio is $r R$.


13. If the sum of n terms of an A.P. is $(pn+qn^{2})$, where p and q are constants, find the common difference.

Ans. It is known that,

$$S_n=\frac{n}{2}[2 a+(n-1) d]$$

According to the given condition,

$$\begin{aligned}& \frac{n}{2}[2 a+(n-1) d]=p n+q n^2 \\& \Rightarrow \frac{n}{2}[2 a+n d-d]=p n+q n^2 \\& \Rightarrow n a+n^2 \frac{d}{2}-n \cdot \frac{d}{2}=p n+qn^2\end{aligned}$$

Comparing the coefficients of $n^2$ on both sides, we obtain

$$\frac{d}{2}=q \Rightarrow d=2 q$$

Thus, the common difference of the A.P. is $2 q$.


PDF Summary - Class 11 Maths Sequences and Series Notes (Chapter 8)

1. Definition:

Any function with domain as a set of natural numbers is called sequence.

Real sequence: Sequence with range as subset of real numbers.

Series:

For example:-

If \[{a_1}\;,\;{a_2}\;,{a_3}\;,\;...............\;,\;{a_n}\]is a sequence, then \[{a_1}\; + \;{a_2}\; + \;{a_3}\; + \;...............\; + \;{a_n}\]  is a series.

Progression: When terms of a sequence follow a certain pattern. 

But it is not always necessary that terms of sequence follow a certain pattern.


1.1 Arithmetic Progression (AP):

An arithmetic progression is a sequence of numbers in which each successive term is a sum of its preceding term and a fixed number.

If this fixed number is positive, then it is an increasing AP and if this fixed number is negative, then it is a decreasing AP.

This fixed term is called common difference and is usually represented by ‘d’.

Let ‘a’ be the first term of an AP.

Nth term of an AP: \[{t_n}\; = \;a\; + \left( {n\; - \;1} \right)d\;,\;{\text{where}}\;\;d\; = \;{a_n} - \;{a_{n - 1}}\]

Sum of first N terms of an AP: \[{S_n}\; = \;\dfrac{n}{2}\left[ {a\; + \;\left( {n\; - \;1} \right)d} \right]\; = \;\dfrac{n}{2}\left[ {a\; + \;l} \right]\;{\text{where}}\;{\text{,}}\;l\;{\text{is}}\;{\text{last}}\;{\text{term}}\;{\text{of}}\;{\text{an}}\;{\text{AP}}\].


Properties of an AP:

  • Increasing, Decreasing, Multiplying and dividing each term of an AP by a non-zero constant results into an AP.

  • 3 numbers in an AP: \[a\; - \;d\;,\;a\;,\;a\; + \;d\]

4 numbers in an AP: \[a\; - \;3d\;,\;a\; - \;d\;,\;a\; + \;d\;,\;a\; + \;3d\]

5 numbers in an AP: \[a\; - \;2d\;,\;a\; - \;d\;,\;a\;,\;a\; + \;d\;,\;a\; + \;2d\]

6 numbers in an AP: \[a\; - \;5d\;,\;a\; - \;3d\;,\;a\; - \;d\;,\;a\; + \;d\;,\;a\; + \;3d\;,\;a\; + \;5d\]

  • An AP can have zero, positive or negative common difference.

  •  The sum of the two terms of an AP equidistant from the beginning & end is constant and equal to the sum of first & last terms.

  • Any term of an AP (except the first) is equal to half the sum of terms which are equidistant from it.

\[ \Rightarrow \;\;{a_n}\; = \;\dfrac{1}{2}\left( {{a_{n\; - \;k}}\; + \;{a_{n\; + \;k}}} \right)\;\;,\;k\; < \;n\]

  • \[{t_r}\; = \;{S_r}\; - \;{S_{r\; - \;1}}\]

  • If three numbers are in AP : a, b, c are in AP \[ \Rightarrow \;2b\; = \;a\; + \;c\]

  • Nth term of an AP is a linear expression in n: \[An\; + \;B\]where A is the common difference of an AP.


1.2 Geometric Progression (GP):

It is a sequence in which each term is obtained by multiplying the preceding term by a fixed number (which is constant) called common ratio. First term of GP is non zero.

Common ratio can be obtained by dividing a term by its consecutive preceding term.

If ‘a’ is the first term and ‘r’ is the common ratio then,

GP is \[a\;,ar\;,\;a{r^2}\;,\;a{r^3}\;,\;a{r^4}\;,\;.\;.\;.\;.\;.\;.\;.\;\]

Nth term of a GP: \[{t_n}\; = \;a{r^{n - 1}}\]

Sum of first N terms of a GP: \[{s_n}\; = \;\dfrac{{a\left( {1\; - \;{r^n}} \right)}}{{\left( {1\; - \;r} \right)}}\;,\;r\; \ne \;1\]

Sum of infinite GP when \[|r|\; < \;1\;\;\& \;\;n\; \to \;\infty \]

\[|r|\; < \;1\;\; \Rightarrow \;{r^n}\; \to \;0\; \Rightarrow \;{S_\infty }\; = \;\dfrac{a}{{1\; - \;r}}\]


Properties of a GP:

  • Multiplying and dividing each term of a GP by a non- zero constant results into a GP.

  • Reciprocal of terms of GP is also GP.

  • 3 consecutive terms in GP: \[\dfrac{a}{r}\;,\;a\;,\;ar\]

4 consecutive terms in GP: \[\dfrac{a}{{{r^2}}}\;,\;\dfrac{a}{r}\;,\;ar\;,\;a{r^2}\]

  • If three numbers are in GP : a, b, c are in GP \[ \Rightarrow \;{b^2}\; = \;ac\]

  • Each term of a GP raised to the same power also forms a G.P.

  • Choosing terms of GP at regular intervals also forms a GP.

  • The product of the terms equidistant from the beginning and the last is always same and is equal to the product of the first and the last term for a finite GP.

  • If \[{a_1}\;,\;{a_2}\;,{a_3}\;,\;...............\;,\;{a_n}\] forms GP with non-zero and non-negative terms then\[\log {a_1}\;,\;\log {a_2}\;\log ,{a_3}\;,\;...............\;,\;\log {a_n}\] are in GP or vice versa.


2. Means:

2.1 Arithmetic Mean

When three terms are in AP, the middle term is called AM between the other two.

If a, b, c are in AP, b is AM between a and c.

If n positive terms \[{a_1}\;,\;{a_2}\;,{a_3}\;,\;...............\;,\;{a_n}\] are in AP, then AM is:

\[A\; = \;\dfrac{{{a_1}\; + \;{a_2}\; + \;{a_3}\; + \;.......\; + \;{a_n}}}{n}\]


2.2 n-Arithmetic Means Between Two Numbers

If a, b are two numbers and \[a\;,\;{a_1}\;,\;{a_2}\;,{a_3}\;,\;...............\;,\;{a_n}\;,\;b\]are in an AP, then

\[{a_1}\;,\;{a_2}\;,{a_3}\;,\;...............\;,\;{a_n}\] are n AM’s between a and b.

\[{A_1}\; = \;a\; + \;d\;,\;{A_2}\; = \;a\; + \;2d\;,\;...........\;,\;{A_n}\; = \;a\; + \;nd\], where \[d\; = \;\dfrac{{b\; - \;a}}{{n\; + \;1}}\]

NOTE: Sum of n AM’s inserted between a and b is equal to n times a single AM between a and b.\[\Rightarrow \; \sum\limits_{r\; = \;1}^n {{A_r}}\; = \;nA\]


2.3 Geometric Mean

If \[a,{\text{ }}b,{\text{ }}c\]are in GP, then b is called GM between a and c.

So, \[{b^2}\; = \;ac\;\;or\;\;b\; = \;\sqrt {ac} \;;\;a > 0\;,\;b > 0\]


2.4 n-Geometric Means between two numbers 

If a, b are two numbers and \[a\;,\;{G_1}\;,\;{G_2}\;,{G_3}\;,\;...............\;,\;{G_n}\;,\;b\]are in a GP, then

\[{G_1}\;,\;{G_2}\;,{G_3}\;,\;...............\;,\;{G_n}\] are n GM’s between a and b.

\[{G_1}\; = \;ar\;,\;{G_2}\; = \;a{r^2}\;,..........,\;{G_n}\; = \;a{r^{n\; - \;1}}\], where \[r\; = \;{\left( {\dfrac{b}{a}} \right)^{\dfrac{1}{{n\; + \;1}}}}\]

NOTE: Product of n GM’s inserted between a and b is equal to nth power of single GM between a and b. \[ \Rightarrow \;{\prod\limits_{r\; = \;1}^n {{G_r}\; = \;\left( G \right)} ^n}\]


2.5 Arithmetic, Geometric and Harmonic means between two given numbers

Let A, G and H be the arithmetic, geometric and harmonic mean between two integers numbers a and b.

\[ \Rightarrow \;A\; = \;\dfrac{{a\; + \;b}}{2}\;,\;G\; = \;\sqrt {ab} \;,\;H\; = \;\dfrac{{2ab}}{{a\; + \;b}}\]

The three means have following three properties:

  1. \[A\; \geqslant \;G\; \geqslant \;H\]

  2. \[{G^2}\; = \;AH\] which means that A, G, H forms a GP.

  3. Equation \[{x^2}\; - \;2Ax\; + \;{G^2}\; = \;0\] have a and b as its roots.

  4. If A, G, H are corresponding means between three given numbers a, b and c, then the equation having a, b, c as its roots is \[{x^3}\; - \;3A{x^2}\; + \;\dfrac{{3{G^2}}}{H}x\; - \;{G^3}\; = \;0\]

NOTE: Some important properties of Arithmetic & Geometric Means between two quantities:

  1. If A and G are arithmetic and geometric mean between a and b then Quadratic equation \[{x^2}\; - \;2Ax\; + \;{G^2}\; = \;0\]has a and b as its roots.

  2. If A and G are AM and GM between two numbers a and b, then

\[a\; = \;A\; + \;\sqrt {{A^2}\; - \;{G^2}} \], \[b\; = \;A\; - \;\sqrt {{A^2}\; - \;{G^2}} \]


3. Sigma Notations:

3.1 Theorems

(i) \[\sum\limits_{r\; = \;1}^n {({a_r}\; + \;{b_r})\; = \;\sum\limits_{r\; = \;1}^n {{a_r}\; + \;\sum\limits_{r\; = \;1}^n {{b_r}} } } \]

(ii) \[\sum\limits_{r\, = \;1}^n {ka\; = \;k\;\sum\limits_{r\, = \;1}^n {{a_r}} } \]

(iii) \[\sum\limits_{r\, = \;1}^n k \; = \;nk\]


4. Sum of n Terms of Some Special Sequences

4.1 Sum of first n natural numbers

\[\sum\limits_{k\, = \;1}^n k \; = \;1\; + \;2\; + \;3\; + \;.......\; + \;n\; = \;\dfrac{{n\left( {n\; + \;1} \right)}}{2}\]


4.2 Sum of squares of  first n natural numbers

\[\sum\limits_{k\, = \;1}^n {{k^2}} \; = \;{1^2}\; + \;{2^2}\; + \;{3^2}\; + \;.......\; + \;{n^2}\; = \;\dfrac{{n\left( {n\; + \;1} \right)\left( {2n\; + \;1} \right)}}{6}\]


4.3 Sum of cubes of  first n natural numbers 

\[\sum\limits_{k\, = \;1}^n {{k^3}} \; = \;{1^3}\; + \;{2^3}\; + \;{3^3}\; + \;.......\; + \;{n^3}\; = \;{\left[ {\dfrac{{n\left( {n\; + \;1} \right)}}{2}} \right]^2}\; = \;{\left[ {\sum\limits_{k\, = \;1}^n k } \right]^2}\]


5. Arithmetico-Geometric series

An arithmetic-geometric progression (A.G.P.) is a progression in which each term can be represented as the product of the terms of an arithmetic progression (AP) and a geometric progression (GP).

\[AP\;:\;1\;,\;3\;,\;5\;,\;..........\] and \[GP\;;\;1\;,\;x\;,\;{x^2}\;,........\]

\[ \Rightarrow \;\;AGP\;:\;1\;,\;3x\;,\;5{x^2},........\]


5.1 Sum of n terms of an Arithmetico-Geometric Series

${{\text{S}}_n} = {\text{a}} + ({\text{a}} + {\text{d}}){\text{r}} + ({\text{a}} + 2\;{\text{d}}){{\text{r}}^2} +  \ldots  \ldots  + $ $[a + (n - 1)d]{r^{n - 1}}$

then ${S_n} = \dfrac{a}{{1 - r}} + \dfrac{{dr\left( {1 - {r^{n - 1}}} \right)}}{{{{(1 - r)}^2}}} - \dfrac{{[a + (n - 1)d]{r^n}}}{{1 - r}},r \ne 1$


5.2 Sum to Infinity

If $|r| < 1{\text{ \& }}\;n \to \infty $, then $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty }  = 0.\;{S_\infty } = \dfrac{a}{{1 - r}} + \dfrac{{dr}}{{{{(1 - r)}^2}}}$.


6. Harmonic Progression (HP) 

A sequence, reciprocal of whose terms forms an AP is called HP.

If the sequence ${a_1},{a_2},{a_3}, \ldots  \ldots  \ldots  \ldots  \ldots ,{a_n}$ is an HP, then

$\dfrac{1}{{{a_1}}}\;,\;\dfrac{1}{{{a_2}}}\;,\;\dfrac{1}{{{a_3}}}\;,\;.......\;,\;\dfrac{1}{{{a_n}}}$ is an AP or vice versa. There is no formula for the sum of the $n$ terms of an HP. For HP with first terms is a and second term is $b$, then ${n^{{\text{th }}}}$ term is ${t_n} = \dfrac{{ab}}{{b + (n - 1)(a - b)}}$

If \[a,\;b,\;c\] are in ${\text{HP}} \Rightarrow {\text{b}} = \dfrac{{2{\text{ac}}}}{{{\text{a}} + {\text{c}}}}$ or $\dfrac{{\text{a}}}{{\text{c}}} = \dfrac{{{\text{a}} - {\text{b}}}}{{{\text{b}} - {\text{c}}}}$.


7. Harmonic Mean

If \[a,\;b,\;c\] are in HP then, \[b\] is the HM between \[a\;\& \;c\] \[ \Rightarrow \;b\; = \;\dfrac{{2ac}}{{a\; + \;c}}\]. 


Sequence and Series Class 11 Notes

Preparing from CBSE Sequence and Series Notes helps students to understand the important topics such as A.P, G.P, harmonic progressions, the arithmetic-geometric mean, and harmonic mean. These notes help students to get a good score in examinations. Topics are explained in very easy language which helps the students to understand and revise syllabus with almost no time in  Sequences and Series Revision Notes. Students can solve any MCQs and Subjective question paper, once they are thorough with the notes. So students are advised to study Class 11 Maths Chapter 8 Notes without any confusion. Let’s look at the topics covered in these notes. 

  • Meaning of Sequence

  • What is a sequence in Math?

  • Finite Sequence

  • Infinite Sequence

  • Types of Sequence

  • Arithmetic Sequence

  • Geometric Sequence

  • Fibonacci Sequence

  • Meaning of Series

  • Notation of Series

  • Finite and Infinite Series

  • Types of Series

  • Arithmetic Series

  • Geometric Series

  • Meaning of Geometric Progression (G.P.)

  • Meaning of Arithmetic Progression (A.P.)

  • Arithmetic Mean

  • Geometric Mean

  • Relation between A.M. and G.M.

  • Special Series

  • Sum to n terms of Special Series


Meaning of Sequence

A sequence is nothing but a group of objects that follow some particular pattern. If we have some objects which are listed in some kind order so that it has 1st term, 2nd term and so on, then it is a sequence.


What is a Sequence in Math?

In Mathematics, it is defined as a group of numbers which are in an ordered form which follows a particular pattern is called Sequence. There are Finite Sequences and Infinite Sequences. The sequence which has a finite number of terms (Limited terms) is called Finite Sequence. The sequence that has an unlimited number of terms (Infinite terms) is called Infinite Sequence.


Types of Sequence

There are 3 types of sequences:

  • Arithmetic Sequence

  • Geometric Sequence

  • Fibonacci Sequence


Arithmetic Sequence

In any sequence, if the difference between every successive term is a constant then it is defined as Arithmetic Sequence. It can be in ascending or descending order, but it has to be according to a constant number.


Geometric Sequence

In any sequence, if the ratio between each successive term is constant then it is known as Geometric Sequence. It can be in ascending or descending order according to the constant ratio.

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FAQs on Sequences and Series Class 11 Notes CBSE Maths Chapter 8 (Free PDF Download)

1. What are the 4 Types of Sequences?

The 4 types of sequences are:

  • Arithmetic Sequences

  • Geometric Sequences

  • Harmonic Sequences

  • Fibonacci Numbers

2. What is Sequence and Series?

A "sequence" is nothing but an ordered list of numbers. The numbers that are present in the ordered list are called as  "elements" or "terms" of the sequence. When you add up all the terms in a sequence, you get a "series"; the addition, as well as the resulting value, is called the "sum" or "summation." For example, the sequence "1, 2, 3, 4" contains the terms "1", "2", "3", and "4"; the corresponding series is the sum "1 + 2 + 3 + 4", and the series' value is 10.

3. How do I get the Free PDF of CBSE Class 11 Maths Notes Chapter 8 Sequences and Series?

Students can download the free PDF of CBSE Class 11 Maths Notes Chapter 8 Sequences and Series on Vedantu’s website which provides free PDF on different topics of Mathematics. The solutions and concepts are prepared by experts to provide top-notch learning content to students and is helpful for students to score good marks in their board exams.

4. Is Chapter 8 of Class 11 Maths tough?

Mathematics isn't as difficult as it seems. One can be a star in the CBSE Maths exam with excellent grades. You must solve all the questions from Chapter 8 of the Class 11 Maths NCERT textbook. You should also refer to Vedantu’s Revision Notes for Chapter 8 of Class 11 Maths. Mathematics can’t be mugged up as it depends upon your accuracy and precision. You should also solve previous years or sample papers available on Vedantu.

5. Which concepts are discussed in this chapter?

The relevance of sequences,' which play a key part in a range of human activities, is explained in chapter 8 Sequences and Series. In our daily lives, we encounter many examples of sequences, such as the human population, money placed in banks, the value of any product over some time, and so on. When a collection is arranged in such a way that its members are labeled as first, second, third, and so on, it is said to be listed in the form of a sequence.'

6. Write the first five terms of the sequences and obtain the corresponding series:

  1. a1 = -1, an = an-1/n, n ≥ 2

a1 = -1, an = an-1/n, n ≥ 2

Given, an = an-1/n and a1 = -1

Then,

  • a2 = a1/2 = -½

  • a3 = a2/3 = -⅙

  • a4 = a3/4 = -1/24

  • a5 = a4/5 = -1/120

Thus, the first 5 terms we obtained are -1, -½, -⅙, -1/24, -1/120.

7. Are the Revision Notes for Chapter 8 of Class 11 Maths important for the students?

The Revision Notes for Chapter 8 of Class 11 Maths are important for students as Class 11 is the nurturing and base for future competitive examinations. Good grades will result in direct admission to prestigious institutions. Most examinations are based on NCERT and going through Vedantu’s Chapter 8 of Class 11 Maths Revision Notes is important for a better score in the examination. You can easily find the Revision Notes online on Vedantu. These notes are accurate and reliable. These are also great when you want to do quick revisions before the exam.

8. From where I can download Revision Notes of Chapter 8 “Sequence and Series” of Class 11 Maths?

You can download Revision Notes of Chapter 8 “Sequence and Series” of Class 11 Maths from Vedantu’s official website (vedantu.com). On this site, there are notes for all the chapters of Class 11 Maths. Visit their website to download the notes that are available free of cost, as these will help you in revising the concepts in Chapter 8 which you’ve studied. These notes will save your time before the exams as you will have all the important points handy.