Recreational

Patterns
Using
Mathematics
Jhoval Besas
It consists of number games, tricks or puzzle and riddles
that are designed for entertainment and fun.

Rubik’s Cube Sudoku

Its main purpose is for recreation but this activities
contains mathematical concepts that requires critical
thinking and analysis
 of
Mathematics
• It can develop someone’s critical
thinking, enhance computational
work, deepen understanding
with numbers and use different
strategies and style of
techniques in solving
Mathematical recreation
 Example

Figure out what comes next in the sequence

1 2 3 2

4 2 4 4
1 3 5

2 4
 2 2 5

4 4 4
Complete the numbers in the third box.

14 11 12 10 20 ?

22 20 ?
 14 – 3 = 11 12 – 3 = 9

14 11 12 10 20
20 ?
14 12
+8 +8 +8
22 20 28
22 20 28
?
14 11 12 10 20 14
?

22 20 28

22 = 11 20 = 10 28 = 14
2 2 2
 Example
How many squares could you find at the picture?
 SOLUTION
Remember that a square has an equal sides
n2 = number of squares

+ = ?
42
16
 SOLUTION
Remember that a square has an equal sides
n2 = number of squares

+ = ?
42 + 32
16 + 9
 SOLUTION
Remember that a square has an equal sides
n2 = number of squares

+ = ?
42 + 32 + 22
16 + 9 + 4
 SOLUTION
Remember that a square has an equal sides
n2 = number of squares

+ = ?
42 + 32 + 22 + 12
16 + 9 + 4 + 1 = 30
 SOLUTION
Remember that a square has an equal sides
n2 = number of squares

+ = ?
( 22
+
)x2
42 + 32 + 22 + 12
16 + 9 + 4 + 1 = 30 ( 4 )x2
 SOLUTION
Remember that a square has an equal sides
n2 = number of squares

+ = ?
42 +
16 + 9 + 4
32 + 22 + 12
+ 1 = 30
+ ( 22

( 4
+

+
12 ) x 2

1 )x2
 SOLUTION
Remember that a square has an equal sides
n2 = number of squares

+ = 40
?
42 +
16 + 9 + 4
32 + 22 + 12
+ 1 = 30
+ ( 22

( 4
+

+
12 ) x 2

1 )x2 = 10
How many squares could you find at the picture?

= 40 squares