Special number patterns

WHAT ARE PALINDROMES?

word  palindromos means ‘running backwards’. A word, sentence or number that reads the
The Greek word palindromos
a palindrome..
same backwards as forwards is called a palindrome

TASK 1 Palindromic words

The name Glenelg is a palindrome.

Write down as many palindromic words as you can think of.

TASK 2 Identify palindromic numbers

The numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 22, 33, 44, …, 111, 121, … are palindromes.

a Record all the palindromic numbers between 100 and 200.

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There are _________ palindromes between 100 and 200.

b How many palindromic numbers are there between 1000 and 2000?

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TASK 3 Multiples of 11

Complete the table to show the multiples  of 11. Circle or colour the multiples of 11 that are palindromes.

1 ! 11 2 ! 11 3 ! 11 4 ! 11 5 ! 11 6 ! 11 7 ! 11 8 ! 11 9 ! 11 10 ! 11

11 22

11 ! 11 12 ! 11 13 ! 11 14 ! 11 15 ! 11 16 ! 11 17 ! 11 18 ! 11 19 ! 11 20 ! 11

121

22 ! 11 33 ! 11 44 ! 11 55 ! 11 66 ! 11 77 ! 11 88 ! 11 98! 11 99 ! 11 100! 11

242

101 ! 11 111 ! 11 121 ! 11 131 ! 11 181 ! 11 182 ! 11 191 ! 11 192 ! 11 282 ! 11 283 ! 11

1111

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TASK 4 True or false?

State whether the following statements are True or False. If you answer False write down an example
that proves you are correct.

a If you add two palindromic numbers the answer will always be a palindrome .
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b When multiplying two palindromic numbers the answer will always be a palindrome .
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TASK 5 Build a palindromic number

If you add numbers with reversed digits, you will eventually arrive at a palindromic number. It does not
matter which number you start with.

Examples
Select your own starting number, and try this for yourself.
934
82  439
 28 1373
110  3731
 011 5104
121  4015

9119

TASK 6 An interesting pattern

Mathematics is full of interesting patterns. Can you continue the pattern below?

1 ! 1 = 1

11 !  11 = 121

111 !  111 = 12321

1111  1111 = 1234321

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