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The document discusses number patterns and their importance in mathematics and problem solving. It defines number patterns as lists of numbers that follow a certain sequence or pattern. It then provides examples of common number patterns such as arithmetic sequences, geometric sequences, triangular numbers, square numbers, cube numbers, and Fibonacci numbers. Each type of number pattern is defined by the rule used to determine the next number in the sequence.

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3.number Pattern

The document discusses number patterns and their importance in mathematics and problem solving. It defines number patterns as lists of numbers that follow a certain sequence or pattern. It then provides examples of common number patterns such as arithmetic sequences, geometric sequences, triangular numbers, square numbers, cube numbers, and Fibonacci numbers. Each type of number pattern is defined by the rule used to determine the next number in the sequence.

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NUMBER PATTERN:

Mathematics is especially useful when it helps you predict, and number patterns are all
about prediction. What will the 50th number of this pattern be? How many cupcakes
would we need if we gave a party for the town instead of just our class? Working with
number patterns leads directly to the concept of functions in mathematics: a formal
description of the relationships among different quantities.

Recognizing number patterns is also an important problem-solving skill. If you see a


pattern when you look systematically at specific examples, you can use that pattern to
generalize what you see into a broader solution to a problem.

Definatioan:

A list of numbers that follow a certain sequence or


pattern.

Example: 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, … starts at 1 and


jumps 3 every time.

Example: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, … doubles each time

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.

Examples:
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.

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.

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

3, 9, 27, 81, 243, 729, 2187, ...


This sequence has a factor of 3 between each number.
The pattern is continued by multiplying the last number by 3 each time.

Special Sequences
Triangular Numbers
1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, 45, ...

This 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 2×2)
The seventh number is 7 squared (72 or 7×7) 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 2×2×2)
The seventh number is 7 cubed (73 or 7×7×7) etc

Fibonacci Numbers
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, ...

The next number is found by adding the two numbers before it together.
The 2 is found by adding the two numbers in front of it (1+1)
The 21 is found by adding the two numbers in front of it (8+13)
The next number in the sequence above would be 55 (21+34)

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