MATHEMATICS GRADE-10

WORKSHEET NO .1
Quarter 1, Week 1

Learning Competency: Generate Pattern

Topic: Sequence
Objective:
 Define a sequence.
 Identify the pattern of the given sequence.
 Solve the missing terms of the given sequence.
Overview:
A sequence is a function whose domain is in finite set {1, 2,3,…,n} or the infinite set
{1,2,3,…}. We may use the notation a1, a2, a3, a4,...,an to denote a(1), a(2), a(3),
a(4)…a(n), respectively. We often encounter sequences that forms a pattern such as
that found in the sequence below.

Example 1:
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, …
Example 2:
In the given 5,10,15, 20, ____.
What is the next number?
Answer is 25.
The rule or the pattern for this numerical sequence is by adding 5.
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Exercise A
Direction: Write F if the sequence is finite or I if the sequence is infinite.
1. 2, 3, 4, 5, ….., 10 6. -2, 4, -8, 16, …..

2. 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25 7. 100, 97, 94, 91, …, -2

1 1 1 1 1
, , , ,
3. 4, 9, 14, 19, … 8. 4 8 16 32 64

4. 2, 6, 18, 54 9. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, …., 144

1 2 3 4
, , ,
5. 3, 9, 27, 81, …., 729, … 10. 4 9 16 25

Exercise B

Direction: Each item below shows pattern. Answer the given questions.
 1.)
What is the next shape?
2.) 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, ____
What is the next number?
What is the 10th number?

3.) 9, 4, -1, -6, -11, ____

What is the next number?
What is the 8th number?

4.) 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, ____

What is the next number?
What is the 12th number?

5.) 160, 80, 40, 20, 10, _____

What is the next number?
What is the 7th number?

Exercise C

Direction: Fill in the numbers that are misising in each numerical sequence. Identify the rule that was
followed to create the sequence.
1.) ….12, 16, 20 ,____28, 32,____,___, 44, 48, 52, 56,____,_____..
2.) ….47, 44, 41, 38, ____,____,29,____, 26,____, 20, 17,____, 11, 8, 5…
3.) ….20, 30, 40, 50, ____,____, 80, ____, 100, 110,_____, _____…
4.) .…285, 270, 255, 240,_____, 210, 195,_____,165,150, 135_____,105…
5.) …75, 67, 59, _____, 43, 35, _____19,______, ______, -5, _____,….
Test Yourself
Direction: Determine the pattern of a sequence.
1.) While sorting some buttons, Rafi put 40 buttons in the first box, 44 buttons in the
second box, 48 buttons in the third box, 52 buttons in the fourth box. If this pattern
continues, how many buttons will Rafi put in the 8th box?
2.) Sweet Time Bakery just opened and is increasing the number of items they bake. For
example, the bakery made 1 carrot cake in November, 2 carrot cakes in December, 4
carrot cakes in January, 8 carrot cakes in February. If this pattern continues, how
many carrot cake will the bakery make in July?

3.) The sequence 6, 13, 27,55,…, each term after the first is determined by multiplying
the preceding term by m and then adding n. What is the value of n?

4. ) On the first level of a Pirate game on the x-box you collect 4 gold coins. For each
subsequent level you collect three times the number of gold coins than the previous
level.
a.) How many coins do you earn in the 8th level?
b.) How many coins do you earn in the 6th , 7th and 8th level combine

References:
Learner’s Module Mathematics 10

Prepared by:

FATIMA A. ULI
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