MATHEMATICS 10

QUARTER 1 – MODULE 1:

GENERATING
PATTERNS
At the end of the session, the students are expected to:

A.Generate pattern from a given succession of

objects, numbers, and letters, or symbols;

B. Find the nth term of a sequence; and

C.Write the rule for the nth term of a sequence.

REVIEW:

INDUCTIVE REASONING – is the process of observing

data, recognizing patterns, and making generalizations
(conjecture) from observations.

CONJECTURE – is a conclusion made from observing data

or an educated guess based on patterns.
COMPLETE ME!

Direction: Make a conjecture about each pattern. Then use your conjecture to draw
or write the next term in the pattern.

1
2
DOWN 1

12
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, _____
COMPLETE ME!

Direction: Make a conjecture about each pattern. Then use your conjecture to draw
or write the next term in the pattern.

1 1
2
DOWN 2
6

128, 64, 32, 16

___
COMPLETE ME!

Direction: Make a conjecture about each pattern. Then use your conjecture to draw
or write the next term in the pattern.

1 1
2 1 6
ACROSS 3

1, 8, 27, 64, 125,216

___
COMPLETE ME!

Direction: Make a conjecture about each pattern. Then use your conjecture to draw
or write the next term in the pattern.

1 1
DOWN 4
2 1 6
0
10 000
1, 10, 100, 1000, _____
0
0
0
COMPLETE ME!

Direction: Make a conjecture about each pattern. Then use your conjecture to draw
or write the next term in the pattern.

1 1
DOWN 5
2 1 6
0
2 0
3, 9, 27, 81, 243
4 0
_____
3 0
COMPLETE ME!

Direction: Make a conjecture about each pattern. Then use your conjecture to draw
or write the next term in the pattern.

1 1
ACROSS 5
2 1 6
0
4, 20, 100, 500, 2 500
2 5 0 0
_____
4 0
3 0
COMPLETE ME!

Direction: Make a conjecture about each pattern. Then use your conjecture to draw
or write the next term in the pattern.

1 1 DOWN 6
2 1 6
0
4D
1A, 2B, 3C, _____
2 5 0 0
4 0 4
3 0 D
COMPLETE ME!

Direction: Make a conjecture about each pattern. Then use your conjecture to draw
or write the next term in the pattern.

1 1
ACROSS 7
2 1 6
0
13
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, _____
2 5 0 0
4 0 4
1 3 0 D
COMPLETE ME!

Direction: Make a conjecture about each pattern. Then use your conjecture to draw
or write the next term in the pattern.
ACROSS 8
1 1
2 1 6 J, F, M, A, M, J, J, A,
0
S O N D
____ ____, ___, ____
2 5 0 0
4 0 4
1 3 S 0 N D
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Direction: Make a conjecture about each pattern. Then use your conjecture to draw
or write the next term in the pattern.

1 DOWN 9
1
2 1 6
O, T, T, F, F, S, S, E,
0 N _____
_____, T
2 5 0 0
4 0 4
1 3 S 0 N D
T
DEFINITION:

SEQUENCE is a set of objects which is listed in a specific order, one

after another.

Each member or element in the sequence is called TERM.

The terms in a sequence can be written as a1, a2, a3, a4, . . ., an, . . .
Which means a1 is the first term, a2 is the second term, a3 is the third
term, . . ., an is the nth term, and so on.
 CLASSIFICATION OF SEQUENCES

1.Finite sequence – contains a limited number of terms.

Example:
Days of the week: {Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, . . ., Saturday}
 CLASSIFICATION OF SEQUENCES

2. Infinite sequence – contains a countless number of terms. The

number of terms of the sequence continues
without stopping or it has no end term.
The ellipsis (…) at the end of the following
examples shows that the sequences are
infinite.
Example:
Counting numbers: {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, . . .}
Sometimes a pattern in the sequence can be obtained and the
sequence can be written using a general term or nth term.

Example:
x, 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, …, each term has the same exponent
and coefficient.
General or nth term: an = nx n

Where n=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, …,
an is called the general or nth term
 FINDING SEVERAL TERMS OF A SEQUENCE, GIVEN THE
GENERAL TERM:

Example 1:
Find the first four terms of the sequence an = 2n – 1.
First term, n = 1 Second term, n = 2 Third term, n = 3 Fourth term, n = 4

An = 2n – 1 An = 2n – 1 An = 2n – 1 An = 2n – 1
A1 = 2(1) – 1 A2 = 2(2) – 1 A3 = 2(3) – 1 A4 = 2(4) – 1
A1 = 1 A2 = 3 A3 = 5 A4 = 7

Therefore, the first four terms of the sequence are 1, 3, 5, 7.

 FINDING SEVERAL TERMS OF A SEQUECE, GIVEN THE
GENERAL TERM:
Example 2:
Find the 5th to the 8th terms of the sequence
5th Term 8th Term

b5 = b8 =

b5 = b5 =

b5 = b8 =
FINDING THE GENERAL TERM, GIVEN SEVERAL TERMS
OF THE SEQUENCE:

Example 3:
Write the general term of the sequence 5, 12, 19, 26, 33, . . .

An = 7n - 2
A1 = 7(1) – 2 = 5 A3 = 7(3) – 2 = 19

A2 = 7(2) – 2 = 12 A5 = 7(5) – 2 = 33
 FINDING THE GENERAL TERM, GIVEN SEVERAL TERMS
OF THE SEQUENCE:

Example 5:
Write the general term of the sequence

𝑎 1 𝑎 1 𝑎 1 1
𝑛=¿ 2 ¿ 1=¿ 2 =1 ¿ 3=¿ 2 = ¿
𝑛 1 3 9

𝑎 1 1 𝑎 1 1
2=¿ 2 = ¿ 4 =¿ = ¿
2 4 4 2
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 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Do what is asked in each item.

a. Generate the first 7 terms of the sequence defined by

an = 3n + 5

b. Find a7 in the sequence {3, 6, 9, . . . }

c. Give the nth term of the sequence {5, 7, 9, 11, 13}

a. Generate the first 7 terms of the sequence defined by
an = 3n + 5

a1 = 3(1) + 5 = 8 a5 = 3(5) + 5 = 20
a2 = 3(2) + 5 = 11 a6 = 3(6) + 5 = 23
a3 = 3(3) + 5 = 14
a7 = 3(7) + 5 = 26
a4 = 3(4) + 5 = 17

The first 7 terms are 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26

Find a7 in the sequence {3, 6, 9, . . . }

3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21

The a7 is 21.
 Give the nth term of the sequence {5, 7, 9, 11, 13}

An = 2n + 3

A1 = 2(1)+ 3 = 5 A3 = 2(3)+ 3 = 9

A2 = 2(2)+ 3 = 7 A5 = 2(5)+ 3 = 13