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QI Grade 10 – Mathematics
Weeks 1 & 2
Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs)
MELC #1: Generates patterns.
MELC #2: Illustrates an arithmetic sequence.
MELC #3: Determines arithmetic means, nth terms of an arithmetic sequence and sum of the terms in a given arithmetic
sequence

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Generating Patterns: Find the first four terms of the sequence an = 2n + 1.

Solution: To find the first four term,
n = 1, a1 = 2(1) + 1 = 2+1 = 3 n = 2 , a 2 = 2(2) + 1 = 4+1 = 5
n = 3 , a3= 2(3) + 1 = 6+1 = 7 n = 4 , a4= 2(4)+ 1= 8+1 = 9
Therefore, First fourth term: 3,5,7,9
Finding Rules: Examples: 0, 3, 8, 15, 24, 35, …
n=1, (1)2-1=0, n=2, (2)2-1=3, n=3, (3)2-1=8,
n=4, (4) -1=15, n=5, (5) -1=24, n=6, (6)2-1=35
2 2

Rule: an= n2-1

Illustrating Arithmetic Sequence:
Formula: an = a1 + (n-1)d where d= an-a(n-1)
Example: Finding the common difference of a5=16 and a6=22
Solution: d= an-a(n-1) , d= a6-a5= 22-16=6 d=6
Finding the common difference of 3x, 3x+3, 3x+6, 3x+9,….
Solution: d= an-a(n-1) =, d= a2-a(2-1)= a2-a1
d=(3x+3) - (3x)= 3x+3-3x = 3 , d=3

Average Level
Direction: Write the letter that corresponds to the correct answer.

1. What is the next term in the sequence 0,4,8,12,16, ___ ?

A. 18 C. 20
B. 22 D. 24
2. What is the 8th term in the sequence 9,4, -1,-6,-11… ?
A. -26 C. -31
B. -36 D. -41
3. What rule defines the given sequence: 1,3,9,27,81?
A. an = n2 C. an = 3n + 1
B. an = n + 1 D. an = 3n
4. What is the common difference of consecutive terms in the sequence: 100, 80, 60, 40,
20?
A. -40 C. -30
B. -20 D. -10
5. Which of the following are the next four terms of the sequence: 1, 9, 17, 25, … ?
A 36, 49, 64, 81 C. 35, 40, 48, 56
B. 33, 41, 49, 57 D. 32, 40, 48, 56

6. Find the fifth term of the sequence defined by an = n2 – 1.

A. 10 C. 15
B. 16 D. 24

7. What is the 10th term of the sequence a, a + d, a + 2d, a + 3d, . . . ?

A. a + 10d C. a + 8d
B. a + 9d D. a + 7d

8. Find the first term of the sequence: ___, 5, 8, 11, 14.

A. 0 C. 2
B. 1 D. 3
9 . What is the next term in the sequence: 3, 6, 9, 12, ___?
A. 14 C.16
B. 15 D. 17
10. Find the two letters to complete the sequence c,d, g,h, k, l, ___, ___?
A. m,n C. o,p
B. e,f D. i, j

Finding the nth term of Arithmetic Sequence

Example: Find the 30th term of arithmetic sequence of 2, 6, 10, 14,…..
Find the common difference : d= 6-2= 4, d=4
a1= 2, d= 4, an= a1+ (n-1)d
an= 2+ (n-1)4, an=2+ 4n-4,Then an=4n-2
Then, a30= 4(30)-2=120-2=118, Then a30=118
Arithmetic Means:
Insert three arithmetic means between 1 and 21

Solution: 1x, ________ , ________ , ________ , 21x

a1 a2 a3 a4 a5
a1 = 1x, a 5 = 21x
an= a1+ (n-1)d, a5= 1x+ (5-1)d, Then 21x= 1x+4d, 21-1= 4d, 20x=4d, d=5x
a2= 1x+ 5x= 6x
a3=a2+ 5x= 6x+5x= 11x
a4=a3+5x = 11x+5x = 16x
Difficult Level
Directions: Give what is asked:
A. Find the specified term of each arithmetic sequence.
1. 1, 4 , 7, 10, …; 61st term

2. 9, 18, 27, 36, …; 33rd term

3. 14, 6, -2,-10, 27th term

4. 3, 5, 7, 9, …; 46th term

5. 3, 6, 9,12, …; 58th term

B. Insert the specified number of arithmetic means between the two given
arithmetic extremes.
1. Three arithmetic means between 2x and 22x.

2. Four arithmetic means between 8ab and 23ab.

3. Two arithmetic means between 41xy and 95xy.

4. Two arithmetic means between -5z and 1z.

5. Two arithmetic means between 97a and 1a

Arithmetic Sums of Arithmetic Sequence

When the first term and last term given;
Formula: Sn= n(a1+an)/2
Example : Find the arithmetic sums of an arithmetic sequence whose a1=2 and a30=118.
Solution:
S30= 30(2+118)/2
S30=30(120)/2= 1800
When the last term is not given;
Formula: Sn= n(a1+(a1+(n-1)d))/2
Sn= n(2a1+(n-1)d)/2
Example: Find the arithmetic sums of the first fifty terms of an arithmetic sequence whose first term is
5 and d= 3.
Solution:
Sn= n(2a1+(n-1)d)/2
S50= 50(2(5)+(50-1)3)/2
S50= 50(10+(49)3)/2
S50= 50(157)/2
S50= 3925
Performance Task

Directions: Solve the following problem completely:

1. During the field trip of Grade 10 students 7 buses are hired for their transportation. The
7 buses carry passengers in arithmetic sequence. First Bus can carry 34 passengers and
the last bus can carry 10 passengers. What are the total number of passengers can ride on
the 7 buses?

2. One of the motorcycle companies in the Philippines is having a road test on their
motorcycles. First motorcycle takes 78 minutes on the test, the second takes 62 minutes
on the test, and the third motorcycle takes 46 minutes on the test and so on. If there are 10
motorcycles going through the test, how long will it take for the company to complete the
road test?

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Prepared by: Validated: Approved:

JEFFREY MANGLIGOT NANDING B. RAQUEL ELIZA C. VEDANIA

Teacher I Head Teacher III, Math School Principal IV

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