1 Patterns and Sequences
1 Patterns and Sequences
Prepared by:
LOUIE P. ESMUNDO
Math 10 Teacher
OBJECTIVES:
Example
1. What is the next figure in the pattern
below?
Numbers in a problem that are not given
can be found by using established pattern.
Example:
2. What number comes next in 1,3,5,7,9,
11
____?
Solution:
Looking at the given numbers, the sequence is increasing, with each term being
two more than the previous term: 3= 1+ 2, 5 = 3+2 , 7= 5+2 , and 9= 7+2.
Therefore, the next term should be 11 since 11 =9+2.
What particular object do you think
constitutes patterns and numbers? FACTS:
We are familiar with the
sunflower. This flower
demonstrates how nature
works to optimize the
available space. This
arrangement allows the
sunflower seeds to occupy
the flower head in a way
that maximizes their access
to light and necessary
nutrients.
Let’s Discover!
Direction: Read, understand, and perform the given instructions below then
answer the questions asked.
Materials: string, pair of scissors
1) Prepare five (5) strings with equal lengths.
2) Cut the first string once. (a) How many pieces are there? _____
Cut the second string twice. (b) How many pieces are there? _____
Cut the third string thrice. (c) How many pieces are there? _____
Cut the fourth string four times. (d) How many pieces are there? _____
Cut the fifth string five times. (e) How many pieces are there? _____
3) Based from your answers, complete the table below.
Let’s Discover!
4) Without cutting a string 6 times, how many pieces are there?
_____
5) Have you seen a pattern? If yes, describe the pattern and state
your conjecture. Use a formula or equation in your conjecture,
where y is the number of pieces and x is the number of cuts.
2. 2,4,8,16,32,...