MATHEMATICS 10 – FIRST QUARTER

ACTIVITY 1: Using your PIVOT Module, answer Learning Task 2 (A,

B and C) page 7, on a one whole sheet of paper.
 1st Quarter in Mathematics
ACTIVITY 1
Name:_________________________________________________Date:___________
Grade and section:______________________
A. Write F if the sequence is finite or I if the sequence is infinite before the number.
__1. 5, 15, 25, 35 __6. 2, 6, 18, 54,…
__2. 2, 4, 8, 16, … __7. 3, 6, 9, 12, … 30
__3. 1, 9, 17, 25 __8. 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7
__4. -9, -4, 1, 6, … __9. 16, 21, 26, 31
__5. 2, 9, 16, 23 __10. 24, 19, 14, 9,…
B. Find the next three terms of the given sequences.
1. 2, 5, 8, 11, __, __, __ 6. 2, 4, 8, 16, __, __, __
2. 1, -3, -7, -11, __, __, __ 7. 2, 6, 18, 54, __, __, __
3. 1, 4, 16, 64, __, __, __ 8. 3.2, 4.3, 5.4, __, __, __
4. 60, 48, 36, 24, __, __, __ 9. -7,-9, -11, -13, __, __, __
5. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, __, __, __

C. Write the first four terms of the sequence whose nth term is given by the rule.
1. an =2n – 1
2. an =12 – 3n
3. an = 3n
4. an = 5n + 5
5. an = 8 – 2n
 ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE
An arithmetic sequence is a sequence where every term after the first is obtained by adding a constant
called the common difference.
An arithmetic sequence is a sequence such that an – an-1 = d for all natural numbers n > 1.
The nth term of an arithmetic sequence is defined as an = a1 + (n – 1)d,
Where a1 = the first term
an = the nth term
n = the number of term
d = the common difference
Examples:
A. The first term of an arithmetic is 4 and the common difference is 2. Find the ninth term.
Solution: a1 = 4, d = 2 and n = 9
an = a1 + (n – 1)d
a9 = 4 + (9 – 1)2
a9 = 4 + (8)2
a9 = 4 + 16 = 20
NOTE: If the common difference is not known, it must be found before the formula is applied.
B. Find the fifteenth term of the arithmetic sequence 25, 21, 17, 13,…
Solution: d = 21 – 25 = -4
a1 = 25, n = 15 and d = -4
an = a1 + (n – 1)d
a15 = 25 + (15 – 1)(-4)
a15 = 4 + (14)(-4)
a15 = 4 – 48 = 44
ARITHMETIC MEAN/S
Arithmetic Mean are the terms between any two given terms of an arithmetic sequence.
Examples:

NOTE: If a, m, b forms an Insert the three arithmetic

arithmetic sequence, then m is means between 6 and 26.
the arithmetic mean of a and b. Solution: Let a1=6 and a5=26.
a+b The sequence can be
m=
2 represented by 6, a2, a3, a4, 26
a 5−a1
d=
B. Insert an arithmetic mean 5−1
between 2 and 28. 26−6
a+ b d=
Solution: m= 5−1
2 20
4 =5
2+28 d=
m=
2 Therefore: a2 = 6+5 = 11
30 a3 = 11+5 = 16
m= =15
2 a4 = 16+5 = 21
Therefore the sequence is 6, 11,16,21,26
2, 15, 28