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MATHEMATICS 10

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LESSON 1: SEQUENCES

A sequence is a succession of numbers, which are related according to some law and arrange in a definite
order.

Examples: 1. 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, 729, …, 3n

2. 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, …, 3n

3. 2, 6, 12, 20, …, n ( n+1)

4. 1, 4, 9, 16, …, n2

A. Discover the pattern followed by each sequence.

1. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, … 6. 11, 22, 33, 44, …

2. 2, 8, 18, 32, … 7. 2, 4, 8, 16, …

3. 16, 8, 4, 2, … 8. 20, 17, 14, 11, …

4. -5, -3, -1, 1, … 9. 1, 5, 9, 13, …

5. -1, -1/2, -1/4, -1/8, … 10. 1, 4, 16, 64, …

B. Give the next three terms of the following sequences.

1. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, ____, ____, ____ 6. 12, 7, 2, -3, ____, ____, ____

2. 2, 1, 0, -1, -2, ____, ____, ____ 7. 1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, ____, ____, ____

3. 3, 7, 11, 15, ____, ____, ____ 8. 1/2, 3/2, 5/2, 7/2, ____, ____, ____

4. 8, 11, 14, 17, ____, ____, ____ 9. 2, -3, -8, -13, ____, ____, ____

5. -5, -9, -13, -17, ____, ____, ____ 10. 0, -4, -8, -12, ____, ____, ____