I.
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to attain the following with
at least 75 % level of mastery:
A. Define geometric sequence;
B. Differentiate geometric sequence from arithmetic sequence; and
C. Find the common ratio and the succeeding terms of a geometric sequence.
II. Subject Matter
Topic: Sequence and Series
- Geometric Sequence
Reference: Intermediate Algebra, pp. 184-186
Distance Learning Module Mathematics 2, pp. 25-26
Materials: powerpoint presentation, bond paper
Values Integration: Accuracy, cooperation
III. Procedure
A. Introductory Activities
1. Checking of Attendance
2. Review
a. What is an arithmetic sequence?
b. Give an example of arithmetic sequence.
3. Motivation
PAPER-FOLDING ACTIVITY
B. Development of the lesson
Fold Number of Rectangles
1st fold 2
2nd fold 4
3rd fold 8
4th fold 16
What do you notice from the number of rectangles?
What is the ratio of the given sequence?
What is geometric sequence?
Activity 1.
Directions: Analyze the problem and complete the table below.
A tennis ball is dropped from a height of 160 cm. and always rebounds one half of
the distance fallen. How high does it rebound the fifth time?
Rebound 1 2 3 4 5
Height 80
How did you get the height of the ball?
Do you use a constant number? What do you call that constant number?
How did you get the next term?
Activity 2.
Directions: Determine whether the given sequence is geometric or arithmetic
1. 3, 6, 12, 24, . . . ________________________
2. 5, 15, 25, 35, . . . ________________________
3. 50, 10, 2, . . . ________________________
4. -3, 6, -12, . . . ________________________
5. -10, -8, -6, -4, . . . ________________________
How can you determine whether a given sequence is geometric or an arithmetic?
Activity 3.
Directions: Identify the common ratio in the given sequence and supply the missing
terms.
1. -3, -9, -27, _________, __________
2. -4, 16, _________, __________
3. 6, _________, 54, 162, _________
4. 64, __________, 16, 8, _________
5. 189, 63, _________, __________
How did you find the common ratio?
How did you get the next term?
C. Generalization
A geometric sequence is a sequence in which term is obtained by
multiplying the preceding term by a constant number, called the common ratio.
Arithmetic sequence and geometric sequence are both sequence, however,
they differ from each other. In a geometric sequence, the term is obtained by
multiplying the preceding term by a constant number, called common ratio while
an arithmetic sequence, the term is obtained by adding the preceding term by a
constant number, called common difference.
To find the next terms in a geometric sequence, we multiply the preceding
term by the common ratio.
IV. Evaluation
Directions: Answer the following.
1. Which of the following sequence is geometric?
a. 2, 5, 8, 11, . . . c. 10, 20, 30, 40, . . .
b. 2, -6, 18, -54, . . . d. 1, 5, 9, 13, . . .
2. A geometric sequence is a sequence in which a term is obtained by adding the
preceding term by a constant number. True or False?
3. Give the common ratio of the geometric sequence 81, 243, 729, . . .
4. Give the missing term in the sequence 5, 15, 45, , 405, . . .
5. Find the next two terms of the sequence 7, 49, 343, ______, _______.
V. Assignment
Directions: Find the indicated term for each geometric sequence.
1. 3, 15, 75, . . . _______________________
2. 2, 10, 50, . . . _______________________
3. 2, 6, 18, . . . _______________________
4. 1, 3, 9, 27, . . . _______________________
5. 9, -3, 1, . . . _______________________
