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Pattern
s and
 Sequences
Objectives
At the end the discussion, the
students must be able to…
a. generate patterns
 b. illustrate an arithmetic sequence
Patterns
✓ A pattern is an arrangement of lines or shapes,
especially a design in which the same shape is
repeated at regular intervals over a surface.

✓ It is a rule or manner where set of numbers are related

to each other in a specific rule
Tessellations
is any repeating pattern that can fill an entire
plane without gaps.
 Sequences
✓ A sequence is an enumerated collection of objects
in which repetitions are allowed and order matters.

✓ A Sequence is a list of things (usually numbers) that

are in order separated by a comma.
Terms
✓ Each number in a sequence is called a term.
✓ The terms are formed according to some fixed
rules and property.

Ex: 2, 4, 6, 8 First Term: 2 Second Term: 4

Third Term: 6 Fourth Term: 8

a1 = first term “a1” read as a sub 1

1, 3, 5, 7, 9
Sequences
1. Finite Sequence
Terms
2. Infinite Sequence

1. Arithmetic Sequence
Rule 2.
Geometric Sequence
1. Finite Sequence
 ✓ A finite sequence is a list of terms in a specific

order. ✓ The sequence has a first term and a last

term.

2. Infinite Sequence
✓ An infinite sequence is a sequence that
contains infinitely many terms.
✓ It will never end.
1. Finite Sequence
 Example: a. 1, 2, 3, 4

b. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10

2. Infinite Sequence
Example: a. 1, 2, 3, 4, . . .

b. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, . . .
Arithmetic Sequences
Arithmetic Sequences is an ordered set of numbers
 that have a common difference between each
consecutive term.
Common difference (d) - The common difference is
the value between each successive number in an
arithmetic sequence.

Formula: d = a(n) - a(n - 1)

Determine of the given sequence is
an arithmetic sequence or not
a. 5, 7, 15, 21 b. 5, 10, 15, 20 c. 35, 32,
 29, 26 d. 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, Sequence
2 Arithmetic Sequence
Not an Arithmetic Not an Arithmetic
Sequence Arithmetic Sequence

Find the next 4 terms

d=5
a. 5, 10,
15, 20
 Ans: 25, 30, 35, 40
23, 27
d=4
b. 11, 15, 19,

Ans: 41, 45, 49, 53

Finding the nth term of an Arithmetic
Sequence
th
Find the 20 term
a. 5, 10, 15, 20

General Formula
an = a + (n – 1)d
Finding the nth term of an Arithmetic
Sequence
th
Find the 45 term
 b. 11, 15, 19, 23, 27

Thank you!
Objectives
At the end the discussion, the
students must be able to…
 a. illustrate an arithmetic sequence
using fixed formulas
b. determine arithmetic means
Find the First Few Terms
a. The nth term of a sequence is denoted by ���� =
3�� + 1. Find its first 3 terms and its twentieth term.
b. The nth term of a sequence is denoted by ����=
-6 + ( n –1)5. Find its first 4 terms and its fifteenth.

c. The nth term of a sequence is denoted by ����=

4n – (n-2). Find its first 4 terms and its fifteenth.
Arithmetic Means
The numbers inserted between the two given
numbers of an arithmetic sequence
Example 1: Insert 5 arithmetic means between –5 and 13
 Example 2: What is the arithmetic mean between
85 and 95?
Arithmetic Means
The numbers inserted between the two given
numbers of an arithmetic sequence
Example 1: Insert 5 arithmetic means between –5 and 13

Example 2: What is the arithmetic mean between

85 and 95?
Thank you!