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LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

MATHEMATICS 10
QUARTER 1 - WEEK 1

GENERATING PATTERNS

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I. Introduction
Hello learners! This Learning Activity Sheet is another tool to help deepen
your understanding and master the mathematical concepts and principles in
generating patterns. Enjoy while learning!

II. Learning Objectives

After answering this activity sheet, you must be able to generate patterns
(M10AL-la-1).
Specifically:
1. Generate and Describe Patterns;
2. Find the next few terms of a sequence;
3. List the terms in a sequence given the general term; and
4. Find the general nth term of a sequence.

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III. Vocabulary Words

Before we proceed to our lesson, let us first identify the unfamiliar words that we might
encounter in this activity. Are you ready?

 Pattern- is a series or sequence that repeats.

 Finite Sequence- a sequence with first term and last term.
 Infinite Sequence- a sequence with first term but no last term.
 Function- a relation in which element of the domain is paired with exactly one
element of the range.
 Sequence- a function whose domain is the finite set {1,2,3,…,n} or the infinite set {1,2,3,
…}
 Succession- in real numbers is an application of the set N (set of natural number excluding
zero) in the set R of the real numbers.

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IV. Learning Activities

I’m back! Let us study the concepts of generating patterns.

A sequence is a set of numbers written in succession. Each element of the succession is called term. The
first element is called first term, followed by the second term, third term and so on.

3,5,7,9,..
In the given sequence above the first term is 3, the second term is 5, the third term is 7, the fourth term is
9, and the three periods is called the ellipsis which means the sequence continues indefinitely.

Example 1: Find the next three terms in each sequence.

a. 5,10,15,20, …
b. 25,21,17,13, …
c. 7,14,28,56, …
Solution:
a. In the given sequence
5, 10, 15, 20, …

+5 +5 +5
A term is obtained by adding 5 to the previous term, therefore, the next three terms are 25,30,35.

b. Observe that in the sequence

25, 21, 17, 13, …
c
-4 -4 -4
A term is obtained by adding -4 to the previous term, therefore, the next three terms are 9,5,1.
c. In the sequence
7, 14, 28, 56, …
c
x2 x2 x2
A term is obtained by multiplying the previous term by 2, therefore, the next three terms are
112,224,448.

FINITE AND INFINITE SEQUENCE

A sequence can either be finite or infinite. It is said to be finite if it has a first term and a last term. If the
sequence has a first term but no last term, then it is an infinite term.
Example 2: Tell whether the sequence is finite or infinite
a. 1,3,5,7
b. 1,2,4,8,16, …
c. 0,1,2,3,4, …
d. 5,10,15,20, …
e. 3,6,9,12,15
Solution:
a. Finite. The first term is 1 and the last term is 7.
b. Infinite. The first term is 1 and the ellipsis (three dots) imply that is endless.
c. Infinite. The first term is 0 and there is no last term

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d. Infinite. The first term is 5 and there is no last term

e. Finite. The first term is 3 and the last term is 15.
Each term of the sequence is denoted by a nwhere n is the term number for instance, a 1
for the first term,a 2for the second term, a 3for the third term and so on.

LISTING THE TERMS OF THE SEQUENCE

A sequence can also be described as a function whose domain is the finite set {1,2,3, 4,…n} or the infinite set
{1,2,3,…}. This means that for every value of n, there is only one corresponding value for a n.

Example 3. Solve for the first three terms of the sequence a n=3 n
Solution: Substitute the numbers 1 to 3 for n one after the other.
a n=3 n
a 1=3 ( 1 )=3
a 2=3 ( 2 )=6
a 3=3 ( 3 )=9
Therefore, the first three terms of the sequence are 3,6,9.
Example 4. Solve for the first four terms of the sequence a n=12− 2 n
Solution: Substitute the numbers 1 to 4 for n one after the other.
a n=12− 2 n
a 1=12− 2 ( 1 ) =12− 2=10
a 2=12− 2 ( 2 ) =12− 4=8
a 3=12− 2 ( 3 )=12− 6=6
a 4=12 −2 ( 4 )=12 −8=4
Therefore, the first four terms of the sequence are 10,8,6,4.
Example 5. What is the tenth term of the sequence a n=5 n −3 ?
Solution: Substitute 10 for n.
a n=5 n −3
a 10 =5 (10 ) − 3=50 −3=47
The tenth term of the sequence a n=5 n −3 is 47.

FINDING THE GENERAL

Example 6. Write an equation that describes the sequence 5,7,9,11, …

Solution:
 Prepare a table with a row headings n and a n, n represents the number of terms,a n represent the corresponding
elements of the terms

n 1 2 3 4 … n
an 5 7 9 11 … ?
 First take the difference between any two consecutive terms:
5, 7, 9, 11, …

2 2 2 -----difference
Since the difference is constant (2), the general term is linear in nature. The linear equation in one variable n
can take the form, an+b=an, where a and b are constants.

 Form two equation by using two pairs of numbers from the table.

Equation 1: Equation 2:
Given: Given:
n=1; an = 5 n=2; an = 7
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a (1)+b=5 a (2)+b=7
a+ b=5 (Eq.1) 2 a+b=7 (Eq.2)
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 Subtract equation (1) from equation (2) we have

2 a+b=7 (Eq.2)
a+ b=5 (Eq.1)
a=2
 Substitute the value of a into the equation 1 to get the value of b.
a+ b=5
2+b=5
2 −2+b=5 −2
b=3
 Substitute the values of a and b in the general linear form an+ b=an.
an+ b=an
2 n+3=an
Therefore, the general term for the sequence is a n=2 n+3.

Example 7. Write an equation that describes the sequence 2,6,10,14,…

Solution:
 Prepare a table with a row headings n and a n, n represents the number of terms,a n represent the corresponding
elements of the terms

n 1 2 3 4 … n
an 2 6 10 14 … ?
 First take the difference between any two consecutive terms:
2, 6, 10, 14,…

4 4 4 -----difference
Since the difference is constant (4), the general term is linear in nature. The linear equation in one variable n
can take the form, an+b=an, where a and b are constants.

 Form two equation by using two pairs of numbers from the table.
Equation 1: Equation 2:
Given: Given:
n=1; an = 2 n=2; an = 6

an+ b=an an+ b=an

a (1)+b=2 a (2)+b=6
a+ b=2 (Eq.1) 2 a+b=6 (Eq.2)

 Subtract equation (1) from equation (2), we have

2 a+b=6 (Eq.2)
a+ b=2 (Eq.1)
a=4
 Substitute the value of a into the equation 1 to get the value of b.
a+ b=2
4 +b=2
4 − 4+b=2 −4
b=−2

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 Substitute the values of a and b in the general linear form an+ b=an.
an+ b=an
4 n −2=an
Therefore, the general term for the sequence is a n=4 n −2.

Congratulations! You’ve almost done with the discussion. Let’s us do some learning activities.

Practice Exercises
Activity 1: What’s the missing terms?
Find the missing terms of each sequence.
1. 12,16,20,__,28,32,__,__
2. 47,44,41,38,__,__,__
3. __,__,40,50,60,__
4. 160,80,40,20,10,__,__,__
5. 13,__,__,__,-11,-17
Activity 2: How well do you know me?
Write F if the sequence is finite or I if the sequence is Infinite.
1. 2,3,4,5, …10
2. 7,10,13,16,19,22,25
3. 4,9,4,19, …
4. 2,6,18,54
1 1 1 1
5. , , , ,…
4 8 16 32
ACTIVITY 3: Term after Term
Find the first 5 terms of the sequence given the nth term.
1. a n=n+ 4
2. a n=2 n −1
3. a n=12− 3 n To check your
answers, go to Key
4. a n=3n
on page 6. If you got
5. a n=¿ 20 it means that you
are on the right
ACTIVITY
6. 4: Getting to Know You track! If you got 10
What is the nth term for each sequence below? and below, don’t
1. 3,4,5,6,7, … worry you’ll learn
2. 3,5,7,9,11, … more as we go on.
7 19 31 43
3. , , , ,…
2 2 2 2
4. 7,11,15,19,23 , …
5. 15,7,-1,-9,…

It’s been a great journey! You’re done with different activities in generating
patterns. Please continue to learn more about it.

Congratulations!

What did you learn?

V. REFLECTION

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Today, I learned about________________________________________

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ANSWER KEY:

ACTIVITY 1 ACTIVITY 2 ACTIVITY 3 ACTIVITY 4

WHAT’S THE HOW WELL DO YOU TERM AFTER TERM GETTING TO KNOW
MISSING TERM? KNOW ME? YOU
1. 24,36,40 1. F 1. a n=2+n
2. 35,32,29 1. 5,6,7,8,9
2. F 2. a n=2 n+1
3. 20,30,70 2. 1,3,5,7,9
3. I 5
4. 5,2.5,1.25 3. 9,6,3,0,-3 3. a n=6 n −
4. F
4. 3,9,27,81,243 2
5. 7,1,-5 5. I
5. -2,4,-8,16,-32 4. a n=4 n+3
5. a n=−8 n+ 23

V. Reflection VI. References:

(Answer may vary in the explanation) Mathematics Quarter 1-Module 1:Generating Patterns
Mathematics Learner’s Material Module 10
E-Math: Worktext in Mathematics 10
E-Math: Intermediate Algebra II

CONGRATULATIONS for a job well done! You were able to master the
lesson in generating patterns. It means you can still do more. It is so much
fun, right? Keep going and happy learning!

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