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Mathematics
Quarter 1 - Week 1:
Generates Pattern and
Illustrates an Arithmetic Sequence
(M10AL-Ia-1 & M10AL-Ib-1)
Mathematics – Grade 10
Learning Activity Sheets
Quarter 1 - Week 1: Generates Pattern and Illustrates an Arithmetic Sequence
(M10AL-Ia-1 & M10AL-Ib-1)
First Edition, 2021

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 This learning activity sheet was designed for grade 10 learners. It is
made to help the students to determine the next few terms of a sequence,
derive the explicit formula of a given sequence and illustrate an arithmetic
sequence. Sequence is a specific arrangement of numbers that follows a
certain pattern. Pattern is a rule of number or elements that is being followed
in determining the number or elements that comes before or after the given
element.

The learner activity sheet will focus on the topics:

• Generating patterns; and
• Illustrating an arithmetic sequence

After you have gone through this learner activity sheet, you are
expected to determine the next few terms of a sequence and illustrate and
identify an arithmetic sequence.

Directions: Evaluate each of the following expressions given the specified

value of the variable.
1. 3n + 5; n = 4 4. √25 − 2n ; n= 8
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2. n² − 2n + 3 ; n = −3 5. (1 + )n ; n = 2
2n
n(n−1)
3. ; n=7
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Sequence
A sequence is a specific arrangement of numbers that follows a certain
pattern. It is often written as
a₁, a₂, a₃, …, aₙ for finite sequence and
a₁, a₂, a₃, … for infinite sequence
 The numbers in a sequence are called terms, that is, a₁ is the first term,
a₂ is the second term, a₃ is the third term and so on. aₙ is the nth term which
is also called as the general term or nth term of a sequence.

If the last term of the sequence is given, the sequence is said to be finite.

Examples:
1. set of whole numbers less than 100.
2. 2, 4 , 6, 8, 10
3. the months in a year

The sequence is infinite if it does not have the last term.

Examples:
1. set of positive integers greater than 10
2. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, … (The three dots called ellipsis means that the
sequence continues on and on.)
3. set of all real numbers

Example 1.
Determine the next three terms of each of the following sequences.
a. 2, 4, 8, 16, ____, ____, ____
b. 1, 3, 9, 27, ____, ____, ____
c. 50, 42, 34, 26, _____, _____, _____

Answers:
a. 32, 64, 128
b. 81, 243, 729
c. 18, 10, 2

Example 2:
Write the rule or formula of the items in Example 1 by observing the
pattern of the sequence.

Answers:
a. Sequence can be written in table of values.

n 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 n
aₙ 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 ?

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 It means that the first term(a₁) is 2, second term(a₂) is 4, a₃ is 8 and so
on. By observing the pattern of the sequence, general term or the nth term of
the sequence is aₙ = 2ⁿ.
What do you think is the 12th term of the sequence?

Using the aₙ = 2ⁿ ,
a₁₂ = 2¹²
a₁₂ = 4 096

b.
n 1 2 3 4 n aₙ = 3ⁿ ¯¹
aₙ 1 3 9 27 ?
c.
n 1 2 3 4 n
aₙ = 50−8n
aₙ 50 42 34 26 ?

Example 3:
Find the first three terms and the 10th term of each of the following
formula.
a. aₙ = 2n²−3
b. aₙ = 3(2ⁿ) + 1
3𝑛−5
c. aₙ = 𝑛²

Answers:
a. a₁ = 2(1)²−3 a₂ = 2(2)²−3 a₃ = 2(3)²−3
= 2−3 = 8 −3 = 18 −3
= -1 =5 = 15

The first three terms of the sequence described by

aₙ = 2n²−3 are -1, 5, and 15.

To find the 10th term:

a₁₀ = 2(10)²−3
= 200−3
= 197 Therefore, the 10th term is 197.
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b. a₁ =3(2¹) + 1 a₂ = 3(2²) + 1 a₃ = 3(2³) + 1
= 6 +1 = 12 + 1 = 24 + 1
=7 = 13 = 25
 The first three terms of the sequence described by aₙ = 3(2ⁿ) + 1
are 7, 13, and 25.

To find the 10th term:

a₁₀ = 3(2¹⁰) + 1
= 3 072 + 1
= 3 073 The 10th term is 3 073.

3(1)−5 3(2)−5 3(3)−5

c. a₁ = (1)²
a₂ = (2)²
a₃ = (3)²
3−5 6−5 9−5
= 1
= 4
= 9
1 4
= −2 = =
4 9

The first three terms of the sequence described by

3n−5 1 4
aₙ = are −2, , and .
n² 4 9

To find the 10th term:

3(10)−5
a₁₀ =
(10)²
30−5
= 100
25
= 100
1 1
= 4
The 10th term is 4.

Arithmetic Sequence
An arithmetic sequence is a sequence where every term after the first is
obtained by adding a constant called the common difference. To determine
the common difference, use the formula d = aₙ - aₙ₋₁.

1, 4 , 7 , 10 , 13 , 16 , 19

4-1=3 7-4=3 10-7=3 13-10=3 16-13=3 19-16=3

The sequence 1, 4, 7, 10, 13,16, 19 is an arithmetic sequence with

common difference 3.

Example 4:
Determine if the sequence is arithmetic or not. If it is arithmetic, write
the common difference.

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1. 10, 20, 30, 40, 50
2. 35, 31, 27, 23, 19
3. 1, 3, 9, 27, 81
16 14 10
4. 6, 3
, 3
, 4, 3

5. 2x, 3x -2y, 4x – 4y, 5x – 6y, 6x – 8y

Answers:
1. Arithmetic sequence; d = 10
2. Arithmetic sequence; d = – 4
3. Not since 3-1≠ 9-3.
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4. Arithmetic sequence; d= − 3
5. Arithmetic sequence; d = x – 2y

I. Direction: By observing the pattern, write the next three terms of each of
the following sequences.

1. 2, 9, 16, 23, ____, _____,_____

2. 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8,____,____,____
3. 1, 8, 27, 64, ____, ____, ____
4. x +3y, 4y-x, 5y – 3x, 6y- 5x, ____, ____, ____
1 2 1 2
5. 2, , , , , ____, ____, ____
2 9 8 25

II. Direction: Write the first five terms of the given sequence defined by the
following formulas.
1. aₙ = 7n + 4
2. aₙ = n³+ 10
3. aₙ = 3ⁿ − 5
4. aₙ = (-1)ⁿ
2ⁿ¯¹
5. aₙ =
n
Direction: Find the formula (nth term) for each of the following sequences.
1. 5, 11, 17, 23, 29, . . ..
1 1 1 1
2. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, . . ..
3. -2, 4, -8, 16, -32
4. 0, 1, 8, 27, 81, . . ..
5. 7, 10, 15, 22, 31, . . ..

Directions: Determine if the given sequence is arithmetic or not. If it is an

arithmetic, write the common difference and the next two terms.
If it is not, write NOT.

1. 9,11,13,15, …
1 1
2. 2, 1, 2, 4, …

3. 6, 2, -2, -6, …
3 1
4. 1, 4 , 2,, 1, …
5 15 25
5. − , 5,− , 10, −
2 2 2

Directions: Create 3 rules or formula. Write the first 5 terms of the rule to
make it a sequence. Solve for the 20th term of the sequence.

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Directions: Choose the correct answer. Write the letter of your answer on
your answer sheet.
1. What are the next three terms in the sequence A, C, E, G, I ?
A. J, K, L B. J, L, N C. K, M, O D. K, L, MA
2. What is the next term in the sequence 5B, 8D, 11F ?
A. 14G B. 14H C. 15H D. 15J
1 1 1 1
3. What is the next term of the sequence − , − ,
6 2 2
,6 ?
1 1 1 1
A. B. C. D.
3 8 10 12
n2 −1
4. What is the 10th term of the sequence whose nth term is an = n2 +1
?

A. 19
21
B. 80
82
C. 99
101
D. 100
102

5. Which of the following sequence are the first three terms of the formula
aₙ = 2021 - n² ?
A. 2020, 2017, 2012 B. 2017, 2012, 2005
C. 2022, 2025, 2030 D. 2019, 2016, 2011
6. Which of the following formula describes the sequence 15, 9, 3, -3, -9, …?
A. aₙ = 15 – n B. aₙ = 21 – 3n C. aₙ = 6n + 9 D. aₙ = 21 – 6n
7. The nth term of the formula aₙ = 4n -5 is 23, what is the value of n?
A. 7 B. 18 C. 87 D. 97
8. Which of the following describes an arithmetic sequence?
i. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ii. 6, 9, 12,15, 18
iii. 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 iv. 100, 95, 90, 85, 80
A. i and ii only B. ii and iii only
C. ii and iv only D. i, ii and iv only
9. The third term in an arithmetic sequence is 13 and the common difference
is 4, what is the fourth term ?
A. 17 B. 9 D. 5 D. 1
3 5
10. Find the common difference in the arithmetic sequence 1, 2, 2, 2 , 3, …
1 1 3 3
A. B. C. D.
4 2 4 2
Learning Activity Sheets in Mathematics
Quarter 1 - Week 1: Generates Patterns and Illustrates an Arithmetic
Sequence
(M10AL-Ia-1 & M10AL-Ib-1)

Answer Key:
Let’s Recall: Let’s Enrich:
1. 17 1. aₙ = 6n -1
2. 18 1
2. aₙ =
3. 21 𝑛
4. 3 3. aₙ = (-2)ⁿ
25 4. aₙ = 3ⁿ¯¹
5.
16 5. aₙ = n²+6
Let’s Practice: Let’s Perform:
I Answers vary
1. 30, 37,44 Let’s Assess:
2. 13, 21, 34 1. C
3. 125, 216, 343 2. B
4. 7y-7x, 8y -9x, 9y-11x 3. C
1 2 1
5. , , 4. C
18 49 32
II. 5. A
1. 11, 18, 25, 32, 39 6. D
2. 11, 18, 37, 74, 135 7. A
3. -2, 4, 22, 76, 238 8. D
4. -1, 1, -1, 1, -1 9. A
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5. 1, 1, , 2,
16 10. B
3 5

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