LESSON PLAN IN MATHEMATICS 10 March 7, 2019

I. Objectives

A. Illustrate a geometric sequence;

B. Determine the th term of a geometric sequence; and

C. Cite ways how geometric sequence is applied in real life scenarios.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Geometric Sequence

References:  Mathematics – Grade 10 Learner’s Module by Melvin M. Callanta, et al

 E-Math 10 by Orlando A. Oronce and Marilyn O. Mendoza, pp. 42-57
 Next Century Mathematics Advanced Algebra, Trigonometry, and
Statistics by Fernando B. Orines, et al, pages350-357
 URL: wiki.engageeducation.org.au/further-maths/number-
patterns/applications-of-geometric-sequences

Materials: PowerPoint Presentation, whiteboard, pair of scissors, bond papers

Valuing: frugality and industry

III. Procedure

A. Introductory Activity

1. Settling Down

a. Prepare the class by asking learners to arrange their chairs and to pick up any
piece of paper scattered on the floor; check room ventilation making sure
that is set to body’s normal temperature; and that the classroom is free
from any noise or other disturbances.

b. Check the attendance of learners.

2. Review

Have the learners do the following:

a. Define an arithmetic sequence.

b. Give an example of an arithmetic sequence with 5 terms.

c. Give the formula on finding the th term of an arithmetic sequence.

d. In the arithmetic sequence , identify the 14th term.

3. Drill

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Conduct a drill activity on finding the missing term of a given sequence.

a. 12, 19, 26, 33, 40, _______ f. , ,

b. 9, 1, -7, -15, -23, _______
g. 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, _____
c. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ______
h. 1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, ______
d. 5, 6, 8, 11, 15, ________
i. 1, 8, 19, 32, 49, _____
e. 1, 8, 27, 64, ______
j. 5, 15, 45, 135, _____

Answers: 1. 47 2. -31 3. 36 4. 20 5. 125 6. 7. 21 8. 29 9. 68 10. 405

4. Motivation

a. Have each learner bring a pair of scissors and a piece of short bond paper, and
perform the following procedures:

a.1. Cut the paper in half.

a.2. Stack the halves. Cut the stack in half.

a.3. Continue stacking and cutting the paper intro strips about half an inch
wide.

b. Guide the class in filling out the given table:

number of cuts 1 2 3 4 5
number of pieces

c. Ask this question: “What can you observe about the change in the number of
pieces with each cut after the first?”

B. Development of the Lesson

1. Presentation

a. Call a learner to list the numbers in the second row from the least to the
greatest, with commas separating the numbers.

number of pieces 2 4 8 16 32

(List: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32)

b. Let the learners find the common ratio between any two consecutive terms in
the sequence.

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(Common Ratio: 2)

c. Tell the learners that the sequence 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 is an example of a type of

sequence. Let the learners unscramble the following letters to identify the
type of sequence:

C R E G O M E T I

(Type of sequence: Geometric Sequence)

2. Discussion

a. Have the learners define geometric sequence before giving its mathematical
definition.

Geometric Sequence or Geometric Progression is a sequence in which

each term is obtained by multiplying the preceding term by a fixed number.

b. From the definition given, call five learners to write examples of geometric
sequence on the board. Have each of them identify the common ratio of
the sequence written.

c. Have the learners study the pattern below for the sequence 2, 4, 8, 16, 32.

numerical 2 4 8 16 32 … th term
Sequence
symbols 1 2 3 4 5 … an
Expressed in terms of numerical 2 2(2) 4(2) 8(2) 16(2) …
(common ratio) and the
previous term symbols 1· 2· 3· 4· … n-1·

Expressed in terms of
2 2(2) 2(4) 2(8) 2(16) …
numerical
(common ratio) and the 2(2) 2(2)1 2(2)2 2(2)3 2(2)4 …
first term ( 1)
symbols 1·
0
1·
1
1·
2
1·
3
1·
4 … 1·
n-1

d. Tell the learners that the values in the last column describe the th of a
geometric sequence.

e. Give the formula for finding any term of a geometric sequence.

or

where:
is the nth term
is the number of terms
is the common ratio

f. Guide the learners in finding the indicated term of the given geometric
sequence.

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f.1.

f.2.

f.3.

3. Application

a. Divide the class into nine (9) groups where each group is composed of three to
six (3-6) members. Assign each group with one of the three (3) tasks
prepared.

Task 1: Determine whether the given sequence is geometric or not. If it is,

give the common ratio.

a. 11, 22, 44, 88, … f. 7, 10, 15, 22, 31, …

b. 4, 8, 16, 32, … g. 1, -3, 5, -7, …
c. 5, 8, 12, 17, 26, … h. 80, 40, 20, 10, …
d. 32, 28, 24, 20, … i. 20, 30, 36, 42, …
e. 1, 8, 64, 512, … j. 100, -50, 25, -12.5, …

Answers:
a. geometric f. not
b. geometric g. not
c. not h. geometric
d. not i. not
e. geometric j. geometric

Task 2: Find the indicated term of each geometric sequence.

a. 6, 18, 54, 162, … eleventh term (a11) = _____

b. 5, 30, 180, 1080, … eight term (a8) = ______
c. 1 = 7, = 3, tenth term ( 10) = ______
d. 1 = 8, = 5, seventh term ( 7) = ______
e. 1 = 6, 2 = 30 ninth term ( 9) = ______

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Answers:
a. 354 294 b. 1 399 680 c. 137 781 d. 125 000 e. 2 343 750

Task 3: Solve the following problems.

a. Michael saved ₱ 50.00 in January. Suppose he will save twice that amount
during the following month. How much will he save in December?
(Answer: ₱ 102 400.00)

b. If there are 20 bacteria at the end of the first day, how many bacteria will
there be after 15 days if the bacteria double in number every day?
(Answer: 655 360 bacteria)

b. Have the groups with the same task exchange their answer sheets for
checking. Present the correct answers.

c. Have each of the nine (9) groups present their scores.

d. Ask the learners what difficulty or problem they have encountered in doing
the activity. Share to them how these problems are properly addressed.

4. Integration

Ask the learners how geometric sequence is applied in real life scenarios.

Geometric growth is found in many real life scenarios such as population

growth and the growth of an investment.

Examples:

a. A town has a population of 40,000 that is increasing at the rate of 5%

each year. Find the population of the town after 6 years.
(Answer: 53,603)

b. Immanuel deposits ₱10,000 in a bank that pays 3% compound interest

annually. How much money will he have after 11 years without
withdrawal?
(Answer: ₱ 13,842.34)

Geometric decay is found in real life instances such as depreciation and

population decreases.

Examples:

a. Mabel has ₱ 8,000 in a bank which is below her required maintaining

balance. As penalty, her money decreases at the rate of 10% every
month. How much money will she have after one year?
(Answer: ₱ 2,259.44)

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b. A certain radioactive substance decays half of itself every day. Initially,

there are 10 grams. How much substance will be left after 8 days?
(Answer: 0.04 gram)

C. Generalization

Have the learners complete the following sentences:

1. A geometric sequence is a sequence ________________________________________________.

2. An example of geometric sequence is _______________________________________________.

3. To find the th term of a geometric sequence, the formula to use is ______________

where _____________.

IV. Evaluation

Have the learners read each question carefully and be able to answer it by choosing the
letter of the correct answer.

1. What is the type of sequence in which each term is obtained by multiplying the
preceding term by a constant?
a. arithmetic b. geometric c. harmonic d. Fibonacci

2. What term is used for the constant in the sequence?

a. common difference b. common ratio c. number of terms d. first term

3. Which of the following is a geometric sequence?

a. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, … c. 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, …
b. 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, … d. 5, 10, 15, 25, 40, …

4. Which of the following is NOT a geometric sequence?

a. 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, … c. 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, …
b. 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, … d. 3, -3, 3, -3, 3, …

5. In the geometric sequence 6, 30, 150, 750, what is ?

a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6

6. If , then what is ?
a. 12 b. 24 c. 36 d. 48

7. In the geometric sequence , what is the 8th term?

a. 65,536 b. 65,563 c. 56,536 d. 56,563

8. If and , what is ?
a. 11,223 b. 12, 132 c. 12,312 d. 13,122

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9. How many terms are there in the geometric sequence ?

a. 8 b. 9 c. 10 d. 11

10. What is if the sequence is geometric?

a. 15 b. 18 c. 20 d. 22

Answers:
1. b 2. b 3. c 4. b 5. c 6. b 7. a 8. d 9. d 10. b

V. Assignment

Have the learners solve these problems where geometric sequence is applied.

1. The population of a certain province increases by 10% each year. What will be the
population of the province five years from now if the current population is 200,000?
(Answer: 322,102)

2. A car that costs ₱ 700,000.00 depreciates 15% in value each year for the first five
years. What is its cost after 5 years?
(Answer: ₱ 310,593.72)

Prepared by:

JOEY F. VALDRIZ
Teacher III

Observed by:

BRENDA A. SABADO
Principal IV

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