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Number Pattern

It is a set or list of numbers that follow


a specific pattern or sequence.
The numbers in the number pattern are
consecutive numbers.
Number Pattern
Example:
0,3,6,9,12,____
What is the next number?
Answer: 15
Number Pattern
Example:
-2,-1,0,1,2,____
What is the next number?
Answer: 3
Number Pattern
Example:
1, -4, 9, -16, 25
What is the next number?
Answer: -36
Number Pattern
Finding the nth term of a number pattern:
Nth term – it is the term or expression that
can be used in finding any term of the
sequence.
Find the General Formula of the
Number Pattern:
1.) 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 𝑎𝑛 = 2 𝑛 + 3
𝑛+1
2.) 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 𝑎𝑛 =
2

3.) 1, 4, 9, 16, 25 𝑎𝑛 = 𝑛2

4.) 1, 16, 81, 256, 625 𝑎𝑛 = 𝑛4

5.) 3, 7, 11, 15, 19 𝑎𝑛 = 4𝑛 − 1

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