Investigation
Mathematics
GRADE 10
LEARNING OUTCOMES
● Investigate series and sequences.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This activity comprises five main questions.
2. Complete all questions in the order that they are presented to you.
3. The possible maximum mark for this assignment is 50.
4. This task is a School Based Assessment (SBA), meaning that it is very
important that you complete it as it will also count toward your grade.
5. You must handwrite your answers on an exam pad. Please ensure you
include the plagiarism declaration (see below) and your student number
in your work. Note that your work cannot be marked if it is not
handwritten.
DECLARATION
I declare that all work in this activity is my own, and that I have indicated any
sources I have consulted, with the exception of the provided learning material. I
have not committed plagiarism as defined in the plagiarism policy.
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QUESTION 1
A Fibonacci number pattern is a pattern where a number is determined
by adding the two previous numbers. The original Fibonacci pattern is shown
below:
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, …
We are going to use this pattern to make our own Fibonacci sequences.
Question 1.1 [3 marks]
Examine the pattern below and write down the next three terms in the
sequence.
1; 3; 4; 7; 11; 18; 29; ____; ______; _______
Question 1.1.1 [1 mark]
What is the sum of the first 10 numbers?
Question 1.1.2 [2 mark]
Multiply the seventh number in the above sequence with 11. What do you
notice?
QUESTION 2
Question 2.1 [1 mark]
Create another Fibonacci sequence starting with: 0; 2; …. Write down the next 8
numbers in the sequence.
Question 2.2 [1 mark]
What is the sum of the first 10 numbers?
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Question 2.3 [2 mark]
Multiply the seventh number with 11. What do you see?
QUESTION 3
Question 3.1 [1 mark]
Make a third Fibonacci pattern. This time, choose your own numbers to start
with. Write down the first 10 numbers of the sequence.
Question 3.2 [1 mark]
Add the first 10 numbers.
Question 3.3 [2 mark]
Multiply the seventh number with 11. What do you see?
QUESTION 4 [1 mark]
Draw a conclusion regarding this type of pattern based on what you saw in
questions 1–3.
QUESTION 5
Johnny’s tile shop has a newly designed tile. It can be ordered in different sizes.
Size 1 has one white tile in the middle and is surrounded by eight black tiles; size
2 has four white tiles in the middle and is surrounded by twelve black tiles.
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Size 1 Size 2 Size 3
Figure 1: Different tile sizes.
Question 5.1 [2 marks]
Draw tile 4 and 5.
Question 5.2 [12 marks]
Study the patterns and complete the table below.
Table 1: Tile details.
Size of design 1 2 3 4 5 10 21 100
Number of white tiles 1
Number of black tiles 8
Total number of tiles 9
Question 5.3 [2 marks]
Explain how you calculated the number of white tiles in size 10.
Question 5.4 [2 marks]
Explain how you calculated the number of black tiles in size 100.
Question 5.5 [1 mark]
If there are 169 white tiles in a design, what will be its size?
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Question 5.6 [1 mark]
If there are 168 black tiles in a design, what will be its size?
Question 5.7 [6 marks]
Write down a formula to separately calculate the amount of white tiles (W), black
tiles (S) and total number of tiles (T) ,for any design size (g). Use the table below.
Table 2: Rule for all tiles. Formula
Number of white tiles (W)
Number of black tiles (S)
Total number of tiles (T)
Question 5.8 [9 marks]
Explain how you can test whether the above mentioned formulae are correct.
Prove your answer by testing size 1.
ACTIVITY END
