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Chapter 1: Patterns in Mathematics

Additional Questions:
Question 1.What is ‘Fibonacci number sequence’?
Solution:A sequence of numbers in which first term and second term i.e. f1 =1 and f2=2 and each
subsequent number (starting from the third term) is the sum of the two preceding ones. For
example: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, …
1, 2,
1 + 2 = 3,
2 + 3 = 5,
3 + 5 = 8,
5 + 8 = 13,
8 + 13 = 21,
13 + 21 = 34,.…

Question 2.Complete the following number sequences:

(a) 1 + 3 + 5 + ___ + 9 + 11 = ____.
(b) 1 + ___ + 3 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = ____.
(c) 1 + 2 + 3 + __ + 5 + __ + 7 +…..+ 11 + __+ …. + 7 + ___ + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 121

Solution:
(a) 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 = 36.
(b) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 16.
(c) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 + 11 + 10 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 +1=121

Question 3.Identify the patterns and write the next three numbers to complete the given patterns.
(a) 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, ….., …., ….
(b) 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, …, …, ….
(c) 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, …, …, ….
Solution:
(a) The given pattern is as follows:
1, 1 + 2 = 3, 1 + 2 + 3 = 6, 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10, 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 15; a pattern of triangular
numbers. Therefore, the next three numbers of this pattern are:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 21,
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 = 28,
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 = 36.
(b) The given pattern is as follows:
1 × 1 = 1, 2 × 2 = 4, 3 × 3 = 9, 4 × 4 = 16, 5 × 5 = 25; a pattern of square numbers.
Therefore, the next three numbers of this pattern are: 6 × 6 = 36, 7 × 7 = 49, 8 ×8=64.
(c) The given pattern is as follows:
1 × 1 × 1 = 1, 2 × 2 × 2 = 8, 3 × 3 × 3 = 27, 4 × 4 × 4 = 64, 5 × 5 × 5 = 125; a pattern of cubes.
Therefore, the next three numbers of this pattern are: 6 × 6 × 6 = 216, 7 × 7 × 7 = 343,8×8× 8 =512.
Question 4.
Assertion: 15 is both a triangular number and a square number.
Reason: If dots arrangement of a number is represented in triangle as well as in square, then the
number is called both triangular as well as square number or square- triangular number.
In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Choose the
correct option as:
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(c) Assertion is true and the reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false and the reason is true.
Solution:
(d) Since, 15 dots can be arranged in a triangle, but cannot be arranged in a square.
Hence, assertion is false, but the reason is true.

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Question 5 Draw the next shape in the sequence. Write the rule or pattern for forming the shape of
the sequence.

Solution 5.

Pattern : 1, 22, 32, 42, 52, … = 1, 4,9,16,25,….

Rule of the given sequence is that each shape has Number of triangles = n2 where n ϵ N
I.e. the square number.

Question 6 Patterns:
1=1
1+2+1=4
1+2+3+2+1=9
1+2+3+4+3+2+1=16
....…
a) What sequence do you get when you start adding counting numbers up and down as shown
above?
b) Write the next term in the sequence.
c) Draw pictorial representation of the following number sequence.
Solution:
a) Square number sequence i.e. 1,4,916,...
b) the next term is 5² = 25

C)
Question 7 Complete graphs:

a)Draw the next shape of the above shown complete graphs:

b)Write the no. patterns on the basis of :
i) no. of points ;
ii) no. of line segments in the complete graphs.

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Solution 7.
a)

b) i) no. of points : 2,34,5,6,...

ii) no. of line segments: 1, 3, 5, 7,9,...

Case Based Question

Question 8.
Rima and Diva are playing with square counters.Rima arranges her counters as follows:

Diva arranges the counters as follows:

One of their friends, Rohan, says these are showing the number patterns.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions.
(a) What are the number patterns they are showing?
(b) If Rima’s arrangement is representing the triangular numbers, then what will be her next two
arrangements if she follows the same pattern?
(c) What is Diva’s next arrangement with counters if she follows the same pattern?

Solution:
(a) The number pattern represented by Rima’s arrangement is: 1, 3, 6, …, which are triangular
numbers.
Diva’s arrangement represents the pattern: 1,4,9,…, which are square numbers.
(b) The next triangular numbers are 10 and 15. So, Rima’s arrangement for these triangular
numbers is as follows:

(c) The next square number is 16. So, Diva’s arrangement for the number 16 is as follows:

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Question 9
# FLOWER PETALS PATTERN
Flower Patels exhibit patterns like white calla Lily contains 1 petal, euphorbia contains 2 petals ,
trillium contains 3 petals, Columbine contains 5 petals, bloodroot contains 8 petals, Black eyed
susan contain 13 petals and different types of daisies contains 21 petals, 34 petals, 55 petals and
so on.

a) Can the number of petals form a pattern? If yes, write the numbers in respective order.
b) Which of the following patterns is depicted in the above sequence?
i) Triangular number ii) Powers of 4
iii) Fibonacci sequence or Virahanka Number iv) None of these
c) What is the rule of pattern described in above context ?
Or
c) Draw the actual pattern of the following number in the sequence: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 on number line.
d) Write the next term after 55 in the sequence shown in above context.

Solution 9.
a) Yes, the pattern of number of petals is 1,2,3,5,8,13, 21, 34,55...
b) iii) Fibonacci sequence or Virahanka Number.
c) Rule : 1st term = 1, 2nd term = 1, the next terms are the sum of previous two terms.
Recurrence formula: Fn = Fn-1 + F n-2
Or
c) Next term = 34+55= 89

Question 10
Triangular number
A triangular number or triangle number counts objects arranged in an equilateral triangle.
Triangular numbers are a type of figurate number, other examples being square numbers and cube
numbers. The nth triangular number is the number of dots in the triangular arrangement with n dots
on each side, and is equal to the sum of the n natural numbers from 1 to n. The sequence of
triangular numbers is 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21,....
a) Write the rule of pattern.
Or
a) Explain with pictorial representation.
b) What happens when you multiply the triangular number by 6 and add 1 ? Explain.which
sequence do you get?
c) what is the pattern in the sequence we get in b) part?
Solution 10
a) Rule : Sum of n consecutive natural numbers.
Or

a)

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b) We get Hexagonal Centred Numbers as follows:
1, 1x6+1, 3x6+1, 6x6+1,10x6+1,...
= 1, 7, 19, 37, 61,...
c) Hexagonal Centred Numbers

Question 11
Sona uses triangles and circles to form figures that follow a pattern as shown below

a)The table shows the number of triangles and circles for the first 3 figures.
Complete the table for figure 4.
Figure Number 1 2 3 4
Number of Circles 5 12 21 -
Number of Triangles 4 4 4 -
Total number of circles and triangles 9 16 25 -

b)Is the number of triangles remains 4 in figure 5.

c) Find the number of circles in figure 5.
d)Draw the pattern of figure 5.
Solution 11.
a) 32, 4,36
b) Yes
c) 7² - 4 = 49-4= 45
d)

d)

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