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Common Number Patterns

Common number patterns include arithmetic sequences, geometric sequences, and special sequences. Arithmetic sequences are formed by adding the same value to the previous number, like adding 3 to get the next number in 1, 4, 7, 10. Geometric sequences multiply the previous number by the same value, like multiplying by 2 to get the next number in 2, 4, 8, 16. Special sequences include triangular numbers, square numbers, cube numbers, and Fibonacci numbers, each with their own distinctive patterns.

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Common Number Patterns

Common number patterns include arithmetic sequences, geometric sequences, and special sequences. Arithmetic sequences are formed by adding the same value to the previous number, like adding 3 to get the next number in 1, 4, 7, 10. Geometric sequences multiply the previous number by the same value, like multiplying by 2 to get the next number in 2, 4, 8, 16. Special sequences include triangular numbers, square numbers, cube numbers, and Fibonacci numbers, each with their own distinctive patterns.

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Common Number Patterns

Numbers can have interesting patterns. Here we list the most common patterns and how they are made.

Arithmetic Sequences
An Arithmetic Sequence is made by adding some value each time.

Example:
1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, ... This sequence has a difference of 3 between each number. The pattern is continued by adding 3 to the last number each time.

Example:
3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, 33, 38, ... This sequence has a difference of 5 between each number. The pattern is continued by adding 5 to the last number each time. The value added each time is called the "common difference" What is the common difference in this example? 19, 27, 35, 43, ... Answer: The common difference is 8 The common difference could also be negative, like this: 25, 23, 21, 19, 17, 15, ... This common difference is -2 The pattern is continued by subtracting 2 each time.

Geometric Sequences

A Geometric Sequence is made by multiplying by some value each time.

Example:
2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, ... This sequence has a factor of 2 between each number. The pattern is continued by multiplying by 2 each time.

Example:
3, 9, 27, 81, 243, 729, 2187, ... This sequence has a factor of 3 between each number. The pattern is continued by multiplying by 3 each time.

Special Sequences
Triangular Numbers
1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, 45, ... This Triangular Number Sequence is generated from a pattern of dots which form a triangle. By adding another row of dots and counting all the dots we can find the next number of the sequence:

Square Numbers
1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, ...

The next number is made by squaring where it is in the pattern. The second number is 2 squared (22 or 22) The seventh number is 7 squared (72 or 77) etc

Cube Numbers
1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216, 343, 512, 729, ... The next number is made by cubing where it is in the pattern. The second number is 2 cubed (23 or 222) The seventh number is 7 cubed (73 or 777) etc

Fibonacci Numbers
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, ... The Fibonacci Sequence is found by adding the two numbers before it together. The 2 is found by adding the two numbers before it (1+1) The 21 is found by adding the two numbers before it (8+13) The next number in the sequence above would be 55 (21+34) Can you figure out the next few numbers?

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