MODULE I – Mathematics in Nature and Arts

Learning Activity 2 – The Fibonacci Sequence

Name: CARBONELL, ROCHINE KATE Y. -

Course, Year and Section: BSN 1 – D -

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer from the given choices and write only
the letter/s before each number that represent/s your answer.

C 1. Which of the following would be a Fibonacci Sequence?

A. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
B. 2, 4, 6, 10, 16, 26
C. 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18
D. 4, 2, 1, ½, ¼, 1/8

C 2. Fibonacci was originated from _____.

A. Egypt B. Greece C. Italy D. Russia
C
3. What was Fibonacci’s real name?
A. Leo Pisa B. Leonardo Fibo C. Leonardo Pisano D. The big Fibber
B
4. What is the Fibonacci number pattern?
A. Counting up starting from 1 by 1.
B. Adding the numbers before it go get the next number.
C. Multiplying the two numbers before it to get the next number.
D. Subtracting the two numbers before it to get the next number.
A
5. Is this (photo at the right) an example of Fibonacci’s
number sequence in nature?
A. Yes B. No
A
6. Fibonacci spirals are claimed to appear in the arrangement and patterns
of fruits, vegetables, pine cones, seed heads, and shells.
A. True B. False
D
7. What animal was Fibonacci studying when he discovered this number
sequence?
A. Chickens B. Cows C. Dogs D. Rabbit
D
8. What were some of Fibonacci’s mathematical contributions?
A. Arabic Numerals C. The Golden Ratio
B. The Fibonacci Sequence D. All of the above

Module I Learning Activity 2 – The Fibonacci Sequence

D 9. What is the approximate number for the Golden Ratio? A. 1.1 B.
0.000465 C. 1.6191339885… D. 1.61803398875…
A
10.What Greek Symbol represents The Golden Ratio?
A. Phi B. Psi C. Pi D. Theta
C
11.Which among the choices are some of the applications of the Golden
Ratio?
A. Dance, Music, and Writing
B. Art, Reading, and Counting
C. Architecture, Music, and Design
D. English, Political Justice, and Sports Management

B
12.Fibonacci wrote a book called Liber Abbaci which translates as ____.
A. The Book of Freedom C. The Book of Free Willy B. The Book of
Calculations D. The Book of Really Hard Problems
B
13.Fib (6) =?
A. 5 B. 8 C. 13 D. 21

B
14.The only Fibonacci triangular numbers are _____.
A. 1, 3, and 5778
B. 1, 3, 21, and 55
C. 1, 3, 21
D. 1, 3

15.Number of feasible solutions for three towns in the sewage

problem. A. 3 B. 6 C. 8 D. 21
Application: Perform what is being asked in the following:

1. Given the Fibonacci sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, …

Evaluate the sum: Fib (1) + Fib (2) + Fib (3) + Fib (4) =
=1+1+2+3
=7
2. Given the Fibonacci sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, …
Evaluate the sum: Fib (1) + Fib (3) + Fib (5) =
=1+2+5
=8
3. If the sixth term of an arithmetic sequence is 107 with a common
difference 11, what is the first term of the sequence?

Module I Learning Activity 2 – The Fibonacci Sequence