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Molave, Zamboanga del Sur
S.Y 2020 – 2021

Students’ Learning Activity in Mathematics

Learner’s Grade Level : 10

Name: Patterns Module No. 1
Lesson Title: Responsibility and Perseverance Quarter / Week:1- 1
Values : Textbook: Orines, Fernando B. (2014) Next Century Mathematics Activity No. 1
Reference/s: Phoenix Publishing House.
Online Resource:
https://www.depednegor.net/uploads/8/3/5/2/8352879/math_10_lm
_draft_3.24.2014.pdf

Chary Mae N. Taga-an, LPT

Teacher:
CONTENT STANDARD/S: The learner demonstrates understanding of key concepts of sequences,
polynomials and polynomial equations.

PERFORMANCE STANDARD/S: The learners shall be able to:

The learner is able to formulate and solve problems involving sequences, polynomials and polynomial
equations in different disciplines through appropriate and accurate representations
a.

I. TRANSITION (Linking Statements/Motivation)

Problem:
Commuters can determine their train fare knowing that the fare is increased by five pesos
after every station from where they boarded. If the base fare is P15.00, how much would a
passenger pay if he or she will board on the first station and alight at the fourth one? What
if he or she will alight at the eighth station?

Let us analyze the problem by making a list of fare per station.

Station 1: 15
Station 2: 15+5 = 20
Station 3: 20+5 = 25
Station 4: 25+5 = 30
Station 5: 30+5 = 35
Station 6: 35+5 = 40
Station 7: 40+5 = 45
Station 8: 45+5 = 50

Answer: The passenger has to pay P30.00 if he will alight on the fourth station and
P50.00 if he will alight on the eighth station. The problem shows a pattern where five
pesos is added upon reaching the next station.
A.ESSENTIAL IDEAS (CONCEPT NOTES )
Words to Ponder

 Sequence
A sequence is a set of numbers written in a specific order:

a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6,………, an

The number a1 is called the 1st term, a2 is the 2nd term, and in general, an is the nth term. Note that
each term of the sequence is paired with a natural number.
Given at least the first 3 terms of a sequence, you can easily find the next term in that sequence by
simply discovering a pattern as to how the 3 rd term is derived from the 2 nd term, and the 2nd from the
1st term. You will find that either a constant number is added or subtracted or multiplied or divided to
get the next term or a certain series of operations is performed to get the next term. This may seem
hard at first but with practice and patience in getting them, you will find that it’s very exciting.

It is a common experience to be confronted with a set of numbers arranged in some order. The order
and arrangement may be given to you or you have to discover a rule for it from some data. For
example, the milkman comes every other day. He came on July 17; will he come on Aug 12?
Consider that you are given the set of dates
17, 19, 21,…

arranged from left to right in the order of increasing time. Continuing the set we have

17, 19, 21, …, 29, 31, 2, 4, ….,28, 30…

so that the answer to our question is yes.

Any such ordered arrangement of a set of numbers is called a SEQUENCE.

Look at this second example. Lorna, a 2 nd year student in a certain public school, is able to
save the money her ninongs and ninangs gave her last Christmas. She then deposits her savings of
P1,000 in an account that earns 10% simple interest. The total amount of interest she earned in each
of the 1st 4 years of her saving is shown below:

Year 1 2 3 4
Total amount 10 20 30 40

The list of numbers 10, 20, 30, 40 is called a sequence. The list 10,20,30,40 is ordered
because the position in this list indicates the year in which that total amount of interest is earned.

Now, each of the numbers of a sequence is called a term of the sequence. The first term in
the sequence 10, 20, 30, 40 is 10, the second term is 20, while the third term is 30 and the fourth
term is 40. It is also good to point out that the preceding term of a given term is the term
immediately before that given term. For example, in the given sequence 20 is the term that precedes
30.
Examples of other sequences are shown below. These sequences are separated into two
groups. A finite sequence contains a finite number of terms. An infinite sequence contains an infinite
number of terms.

Finite sequence Infinite sequence

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 1, 3, 5, 7, …
1 1 1
, , ,
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, …, 8 1, 2 4 8 …
1, -1, 1, -1 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, …

Examples:

Find the next term in each sequence.

1. 17, 22, 27, 32, …

1 1 1 1
, , ,
2. 2 5 8 11 …
 3. 5, 10, 20, 40,…
4. 3, -3, 3, -3,…

Solutions:

1. Notice that 5 is added to 17 to get 22, the same is added to 22 to get 27, and the same (5) is
added to 27 to get 32. So to get the next term add 5 to the preceding term, that is, 32 + 5 = 37.
The next term is 37.

2. Notice that 1 is the numerator of all the fractions in the sequence while the denominators- 2,
5, 8, 11 form a sequence. 3 is added to 2 to get 5, 3 is also added to 5 to get 8. So that 3 is
added to 11 to get 14. The next term is therefore 1/14.

3. For this example, 2 is multiplied to 5 to get 10, 2 is multiplied to 10 to get 20 and 2 is also
multiplied to 20 to get 40. So the next term is 80, the result of multiplying 40 by 2.

4. It is easy to just say that the next term is 3 since the terms in the sequence is alternately
positive and negative 3. Actually the first, second, and third terms were multiplied by -1 to get
the second, third and fourth terms respectively.

II. LEARNING EXPERIENCE

16 A.
256 164 25 47 19 85 164 44 24 4 6 25 47 162 A.
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24 14 13 10 19 17 44 52 47 26 26 48 25 A.
A.
CLARIFYING UNDERSTANDING(i.e. Cooperative Strategy & Active Learning )

LET’S PRACTICE!

Answer the puzzle.

Why are Policemen Strong?

Find the next number in the sequences and exchange it for the letter which corresponds each
sequence with numbers inside the box to decode the answer to the puzzle.

A 2, 5, 11, 23, __ N 2, 6, 18, 54, __

B 2, 4, 16, __ O 20, 19, 17, __
C 7, 13, 19, __ P 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, __
D 19, 16, 13, __ R 13, 26, 39, __
E 4, 8, 20, 56, __ S 5, 7, 13, 31, __
F 2, 2, 4, 6, 10, 16, __ T 1, 1, 2, 4, 7, 13, 24, __
H 1, 1, 2, 4, 7, 13, __ U 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 13, __
I 3, 6, 12, 24, __ Y 1, 2, 2, 4, 3, 6, 4, 8, 5, 10, __
L 10, 11, 9, 12, 8, __

B. PROCESSING QUESTIONS(Checking for Understanding, HOTS)

1. Can you illustrate what sequence is?
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2. How do you find the next terms of a sequence?

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C. ASSESSMENT(Formative/Summative)

YOU CAN DO M O R E!
a. Directions: Determine the first seven terms of each sequence.
1. a n=3n +1
2. a n=8 n
3. a n=6 n−3
4. a n=2n +3 an =n(−3 n)
b. Find the indicated term for the sequence.
5. a n=−9 n+2 ; a 5
6. a n=( n+1 ) ( 2 n+3 ) ; a8
3 n+ 7
7. a n= ;a
2n−5 10

III. FRAMING CONCEPTS

3 Fascinating facts that you have learned
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2.
3.

2 Things you got confused

1.

2.

1 Question on my mind

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IV. MASTERY EXERCISES(Post Assessment)

YOU CAN DO I T!

A. Write the first five terms of the sequence.

n+3
1. a n=
n
n−1
2. a n=2
3. a n=4 n−3
B. Find the indicated term for the sequence.
4. a n=−9 n+2 ; a 8
5. a n=( n+1 ) ( 2 n+3 ) ; a5
3 n+ 7
6. a n= ;a
2n−5 14
C. Find the general term term, a n , for the given terms of the sequence.
7. 4, 8, 12, 16, . . . .
8. -10, -20, -30, -40, . . . .
1 1 1
9. , , ,….
2 6 12
V. LIFELONG LEARNING(Reflection Questions: PVMGO)

Any list of things or events on a specified order is considered a sequence. The terms in a sequence may be
increasing or decreasing. In life, it’s inevitable that anyone would experience challenging situations such
as ups and downs. How do you deal with such circumstances?
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hessalonians 3:13, “And as for you,

brothers and sisters, never tire of
doing what is good”. Just like
the different scientists who did their
best to find explanation about atom,
we should not be discourage in
things that we love especially when
we know it will yield to something
good. However in the midst of
our battle, we stumble and fall. In
this event of our lives, what is the
best thing to do?
hessalonians 3:13, “And as for you,
brothers and sisters, never tire of
doing what is good”. Just like
the different scientists who did their
best to find explanation about atom,
we should not be discourage in
things that we love especially when
we know it will yield to something
good. However in the midst of
our battle, we stumble and fall. In
this event of our lives, what is the
best thing to do?