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Generating Pattern v.2

The document defines and provides examples of sequences and their terms. It discusses finite and infinite sequences. It provides examples of finding terms of a sequence given the general term and finding the general term given terms. Specifically, it discusses: - Sequences are sets of objects listed in order with each member called a term - Terms can be written as a1, a2, a3, etc, where an is the nth term - Sequences are finite, with a limited number of terms, or infinite, with a countless number of terms - The general or nth term an can describe the entire sequence - Examples are given of finding the first few terms when the general term is given, and finding the general

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Generating Pattern v.2

The document defines and provides examples of sequences and their terms. It discusses finite and infinite sequences. It provides examples of finding terms of a sequence given the general term and finding the general term given terms. Specifically, it discusses: - Sequences are sets of objects listed in order with each member called a term - Terms can be written as a1, a2, a3, etc, where an is the nth term - Sequences are finite, with a limited number of terms, or infinite, with a countless number of terms - The general or nth term an can describe the entire sequence - Examples are given of finding the first few terms when the general term is given, and finding the general

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Generating

Patterns
ACTIVITY
What’s next?
a. 1, 10, 100, 1000, ___, ___
b. 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, ___, ___
c. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ___, ___
d. 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, ___, ___
e. O, T, T, F, F, S, S, E, ___, ___
f. J, F, M, A, M, J, J, A, ___, ___
A 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.
Sequences are
classified as
FINITE and
INFINITE.
A FINITE sequence contains a limited
number of terms. This means it has an
end or last term.
Examples:
a) Days of the week: {𝑆𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑦, 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑦,
𝑇𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑑𝑎𝑦, . . . , 𝑆𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑎𝑦}
b) First 10 positive perfect squares:
{1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100 }
On the other hand, an 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.
Examples:
a) Counting numbers: {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, . . .}
b) Multiples of 5: {5, 10, 15, 20, 15, . . .}
Sometimes a pattern in the sequence can be
obtained and the sequence can be written
using a general term. In this example, 𝑥, 2𝑥2 ,
3𝑥3, 4𝑥4 , 5𝑥5 , 6𝑥6 , . . ., each term has the
same exponent and coefficient. We can write
this sequence as 𝑎ₙ = 𝑛𝑥ⁿ where 𝑛 = 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, . .., and 𝑎ₙ is called the general or nth
term.
 
A.Finding several terms of a sequence, given the
general term:
Example 1:
Let us consider the sequence given by aₙ = 2n + 1
Find the first four terms of this sequence.
a1 = 2(1) + 1 = 2 + 1 = 3
a2 = 2(2) + 1 = 4 + 1 = 5  Therefore, the
first four terms
a3 = 2(3) + 1 = 6 + 1 = 7 of the sequence
are 𝟑, 𝟓, 𝟕, 9.
a4 = 2(4) + 1 = 8 + 1 = 9
Example 2:
Find the first four terms of the sequence
whose nth term is aₙ = 2 + 3n.
n = { 1, 2, 3, 4}. Substituting these values in
the given rule, we have:
a1 = 2 + 3(1) = 2 + 3 = 5
a2 = 2 + 3(2) = 2 + 6 = 8  Therefore, the
first four terms
a3 = 2 + 3(3) = 2 + 9 = 11 of the sequence
are 5, 8, 11, 14.
a4 = 2 + 3(4) = 2 + 12 = 14
A. Finding the general term, given several
terms of the sequence:
Example 3.
Write the general term of the sequence 5, 12, 19, 26, 33,
…
Solution: Notice that each term is 7 more than the
previous term. We can search the pattern using a tabular
form.
In the pattern, the number of times that 7 is added
to 5 is one less than the nth term (n – 1). Thus,
aₙ = 5 + 7(n − 1) equate aₙ and 5 + 7(n −1)
aₙ = 5 + 7𝑛 – 7 apply distributive
property of multiplication
aₙ = 7𝑛 – 2 combine similar terms
 
Therefore, the nth term of the sequence is
𝐚𝐧 = 𝟕𝒏 – 𝟐, where 𝑛 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, …
APPLICATION:
Find the first five terms of the
sequence given by:
1. aₙ = 4n + 4
2. aₙ = 12 – 3n
ASSIGNMENT:

Answer Activity 1 Complete


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