GENERATES PATTERNS

Mathematics 10
 FILL-IN THE BLANKS. What is the NEXT term?
AUGUST
JANUARY, MARCH, MAY, JULY, ____________ THE NEXT MONTH WITH 31 DAYS

FOUR-WHEELER
UNICYCLE, BICYCLE, TRICYCLE, ______________
1 SQUARE, 1 TRIANGLE,
, ______ 1 SQUARE, 2
TRIANGLES, 1 SQUARE,
20 3 TRIANGLES, …
* 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, _____ TO GET THE NEXT TERM, ADD 4
TO THE PREVIOUS TERM

* 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, _____

243 TO GET THE NEXT TERM,
MULTIPLY 3 TO THE PREVIOUS
TERM
In Mathematics, a pattern is a repeated arrangement of numbers, shapes, colours and so on.
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SEQUENCE
• is a function whose domain is the finite set {1, 2, 3,…, n} or the infinite
set {1, 2, 3,… }.
Source: Mathematics – Grade 10 Learner’s Module First Edition 2015
SEQUENCE
is a list of things (usually numbers) that are in order.

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INFINITE AND FINITE SEQUENCE
When the sequence goes on forever it is called an infinite
sequence, otherwise it is a finite sequence.
• 1, 2, 3, 4, ... is a very simple sequence (and it is an infinite
sequence)
• 20, 25, 30, 35, ... is also an infinite sequence
• 1, 3, 5, 7 is the sequence of the first 4 odd numbers (and is a finite
sequence)
• 4, 3, 2, 1 is 4 to 1 backwards
• 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, ... is an infinite sequence where every term
doubles
• 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, ... is the sequence of alternating 0s and 1s (yes
they are in order, it is an alternating order in this case)

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 “Kilos Kabataan”
In her first public address, the principal
mentioned about the success of the recent
“Brigada Eskwela.” Because of this success, the
principal challenged the students, especially the
Grade 9 and Grade 10 students, to extend the 10,15 , 20, 25 , 30, …
same service to their community by having a
one-Saturday community clean-up which the
principal called “Kilos Kabataan Project.”
Volunteers have to sign up until 5 p.m. for the
project. Accepting the principal’s challenge, 10
students immediately signed up for the cleanup.
After 10 minutes, there were already 15 who had
signed up. After 10 more minutes, there were 20,
then 25, 30, and so on. Amazed by the students’
response to the challenge, the principal became
confident that the youth could be mobilized to
create positive change.
Determine the next term in the
sequences below.
1. A1, C2, E3, G4, ___ I5
2. 3CC, 5FF, 7II, ___ 9LL
3. Z, yy, XXX, wwww, ___ VVVVV
4. 1, 0, -1, -2, ___ -3
5. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, ___ 32
6. 1, 4, 9, 16, ___ 25
7. 4, – 12, 36, ___ -108
8. 9, 4, – 1, – 6, – 11, ___ -16
9. 160, 80, 40, 20, 10, ___ 5
10.1, 0.1, 0.01, 0.001, ___ 0.0001
11.¼ , ½ , ¾ , ___ 1
12.1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ___ 13
Determine the 7th term in the sequences
below.
1. A1, C2, E3, G4, ___ I5, K6, M7
2. 3CC, 5FF, 7II, ___ 9LL, 11OO, 13RR, 15UU
3. Z, yy, XXX, wwww, ___ VVVVV, uuuuuu, TTTTTTT
4. 1, 0, -1, -2, ___ -3, -4, -5
5. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, ___ 32, 64
6. 1, 4, 9, 16, ___ 25, 36, 49
7. 4, – 12, 36, ___ -108, 324, -972, 2916
8. 9, 4, – 1, – 6, – 11, ___ -16, -21
9. 160, 80, 40, 20, 10, ___ 5, 2.5
10.1, 0.1, 0.01, 0.001, ___ 0.0001, 0.00001, 0.000001
11.¼ , ½ , ¾ , ___ 1, 5/4, 3/2, 7/4
12.1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ___ 13
Find the first 5 terms of the sequence given
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the n term.
A sequence usually has a RULE, which is a
1. 𝑎𝑛 =𝑛+4 way to find the value of each term. This rule
2. 𝑎𝑛 = 2𝑛 − 1 is expressed in terms of an nth term formula.
3. 𝑎𝑛 = 12 − 3𝑛 We are looking for the values of 𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , 𝑎3 ,
4. 𝑎𝑛 = 3𝑛 𝑎4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎5 .
5. 𝑎𝑛 = (−2)𝑛
𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑎𝑠 "𝑎 𝑠𝑢𝑏 𝑛"
𝑎1 𝑖𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑎𝑠 "𝑎 𝑠𝑢𝑏 1", which is the first term
𝑎2 𝑖𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑎𝑠 "𝑎 𝑠𝑢𝑏 2", which is the second term
and so on …
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 Find the first 5 terms of the sequence given
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the n term.
1. 𝑎𝑛 = 𝑛 + 4
𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑛 = 1 𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑛 = 2 𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑛 = 3 𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑛 = 4 𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑛 = 5
𝑎1 = 1 + 4 𝑎2 = 2 + 4 𝑎3 = 3 + 4 𝑎4 = 4 + 4 𝑎5 = 5 + 4
𝑎1 = 5 𝑎2 = 6 𝑎3 = 7 𝑎4 = 8 𝑎5 = 9

The first 5 terms of 𝑎𝑛 = 𝑛 + 4 are 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

 1. 𝑎𝑛 = 𝑛 + 4
The first 5 terms of 𝑎𝑛 = 𝑛 + 4 are 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Find the 20th term of 𝑎𝑛 = 𝑛 + 4

𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑛 = 20
𝑎20 = 20 + 4
𝑎20 = 24

Find the 99th term of 𝑎𝑛 = 𝑛 + 4

𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑛 = 99
𝑎99 = 99 + 4
𝑎99 = 103
 Find the first 5 terms of the sequence given
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the n term.
2. 𝑎𝑛 = 2𝑛 − 1

𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑛 = 1 𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑛 = 2 𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑛 = 3 𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑛 = 4 𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑛 = 5

𝑎1 = 2 1 − 1 𝑎2 = 2 2 − 1 𝑎3 = 2 3 − 1 𝑎4 = 2 4 − 1 𝑎5 = 2 5 −1
𝑎1 = 2 − 1 𝑎2 = 4 − 1 𝑎3 = 6 − 1 𝑎4 = 8 − 1 𝑎5 = 10 − 1
𝑎1 = 1 𝑎2 = 3 𝑎3 = 5 𝑎4 = 7 𝑎5 = 9

The first 5 terms of 𝑎𝑛 = 2𝑛 − 1 are 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

 2. 𝑎𝑛 = 2𝑛 − 1

The first 5 terms of 𝑎𝑛 = 2𝑛 − 1 are 1, 3, 5, 7, 9.

Find the 20th term of 𝑎 = 2𝑛 − 𝑛 1
𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑛 = 20
𝑎20 = 2 20 − 1
𝑎20 = 40 − 1
𝑎20 = 39

Find the 99th term of 𝑎𝑛 = 2𝑛 − 1

𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑛 = 99
𝑎99 = 2 99 − 1
𝑎99 = 198 − 1
𝑎99 = 197
 Find the first 5 terms of the sequence given
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the n term. 𝑎 = 12 − 3𝑛 𝑛
1. 𝑎𝑛 =𝑛+4
𝑎1 = 12 − 3(1) = 12 − 3 = 9
2. 𝑎𝑛 = 2𝑛 − 1
𝑎2 = 12 − 3 2 = 12 − 6 = 6
3. 𝑎𝑛 = 12 − 3𝑛 𝑎3 = 12 − 3 3 = 12 − 9 = 3
4. 𝑎𝑛 = 3𝑛 𝑎4 = 12 − 3 4 = 12 − 12 = 0
5. 𝑎𝑛 = (−2)𝑛 𝑎5 = 12 − 3 5 = 12 − 15 = −3

The first 5 terms of 𝑎𝑛 = 12 − 3𝑛 are 9, 6, 3, 0, −3.

 Find the first 5 terms of the sequence given
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the n term. 𝑎 = 3𝑛 𝑛
1. 𝑎𝑛 =𝑛+4
𝑎1 = 31 = 3
2. 𝑎𝑛 = 2𝑛 − 1
𝑎2 = 32 = 3 3 =9
3. 𝑎𝑛 = 12 − 3𝑛 𝑎3 = 33 = 3 3 3 = 27
4. 𝑎𝑛 = 3𝑛 𝑎4 = 34 = 3 3 3 3 = 81
5. 𝑎𝑛 = (−2)𝑛 𝑎5 = 35 = 3 3 3 3 3 = 243

The first 5 terms of 𝑎𝑛 = 3𝑛 are 3, 9, 27, 81, 243.

 Find the first 5 terms of the sequence given
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the n term. 𝑎 = (−2)𝑛 𝑛
1. 𝑎𝑛 =𝑛+4
𝑎1 = (−2)1 = −2
2. 𝑎𝑛 = 2𝑛 − 1
𝑎2 = (−2)2 = −2 −2 =4
3. 𝑎𝑛 = 12 − 3𝑛 𝑎3 = (−2)3 = −2 −2 −2 = −8
4. 𝑎𝑛 = 3𝑛 𝑎4 = (−2)4 = −2 −2 (−2)(−2) = 16
5. 𝑎𝑛 = (−2)𝑛 𝑎5 = (−2)5 = −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 = −32

The first 5 terms of 𝑎𝑛 = (−2)𝑛 are −2,4, −8,16, −32.

TRY THIS ONE
 Determine the next term in the pattern
below.
1.
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2.
, , , ,
3.
, , , ,

ANSWER: B, E, B https://www.practiceaptitudetests.com/abstract-reasoning-test-questions-answers/