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WEEK 2

Pascal’s Triangle

We are already familiar with the number patterns found in sets such as 2, 5, 8, 11
and since they are among the patterns we first learned in school. As we advance, we
experience number patterns through the vast concepts of Algebra, Trigonometry, and
Calculus, among others. Mathematics is especially useful because it helps us predict
phenomena and situations, and number patterns, specifically, are all about prediction.
Research shows that recognizing these patterns is also an important problem-solving
skill. Therefore, to enhance this skill, we begin with the patterns in one geometric design
called the Pascal’s Triangle.

The Pascal’s Triangle, also known as the Chinese Triangle, was discovered by a
French Mathematician named Blaise Pascal. We use arithmetic patterns to develop this
Triangle. Specifically, to get the next row of the triangle, we just have to add the first
term to the second term, then the second term to the third term, and so forth. If we have
the term 1 in the first row, the second row will have the terms 1, 2, 1 because of 0+1,
1+1, and 1+0. For the third row, we add 0+1, 1+2, 2+1, and 1+0, resulting in 1, 3, 3, 1.

Further, to check the Pascal’s Triangle, we can use the expansions of binomial
expressions. Each row of the triangle has x and y values, where:

x= 1 or the first term in a row in the Pascal’s Triangle;

xy= middle term/s in a row in the Pascal’s Triangle; and

y= 1 or the last term in a row in the Pascal’s Triangle

This gives us the coefficients for an expanded binomial of the form (x + y)n,
where the power of n is the row of the triangle. Illustration 1 shows how we can derive
these binomial expansions. Observe the pattern of expansion below to continue to the
power of 7, 8, 9, etc.

ANY NUMBER RAISED TO ZERO (0) IS EQUAL TO ONE.


Illustration 1

Note: Check your answers at the end of the assignment.

Wrapping up, let’s differentiate the two common types of mathematical


sequences: arithmetic and geometric sequences. An arithmetic sequence is created
through constant difference between each consecutive pair of terms. A geometric
sequence instead has a constant ratio between each pair of consecutive terms. This
means that the next term is obtained by multiplying the preceding number by a constant
factor. Examples below will help you understand the differences between the two better.

Example 1: 3, 7, 11, 15, … is an arithmetic sequence because it is formed by


adding 4 to each term in the sequence, which is called the common difference.

Example 2: 3, 6, 12, 24, … is a geometric sequence because it is formed by


multiplying each term by 2 to get the succeeding terms, which are called the common
ratio. Incidentally, the geometric sequence is the consecutive horizontal sums in the
Pascal’s triangle.

Arithmetic Sequence / Arithmetic Progression

-an ordered set of numbers that have common difference between each
consecutive term. (ADDITION/SUBRTACTION)

Geometric Sequence / Geometric Progression

-an ordered set of numbers that progresses by multiplying or dividing each


term by common ratio.

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