Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
ARACELI NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

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Mathematics 10
(Generating Patterns)

General Directions: Analyze and solve each problem carefully. Select the best answer from the given
choices. Write the letter that corresponds to your answer on the space provided.

____1. What is a set of numbers arranged in a particular order that follows a definite pattern?
A. Series C. Sets
B. Sequence D. Solution

____2. Which of the following choices shows a pattern?

A. Tall, Short, Shorter, Handsome C. 5.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.7
B. 8, 12, X, A, 99 D. M, O, A, 1, 1

____3. Which of the following choices illustrates a finite sequence?

A. 8,7,6,5, … C. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, …
B. 100, 200, 300, 400, … D. 4, 3, 2, 1

____4. Which of the following choices illustrates an infinite sequence?

A. Positive odd integers less than 10 C. Positive odd integers
B. Even integers between 1 and 20 D. Positive integers less than 20 that are divisible by 5.

____5. Which of the following is the next term in sequence 20, 33, 46, 59, ___?
A. 70 C. 82
B. 72 D. 62

____6. Determine the next 3 terms in the sequence -2, 6, -18, ___, ___, ___.
A. 52, 162, 486 C. 54, -162, 486
B. 54, 164, 486 D. -54, -162, -486
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____7. What is the 10th term in the sequence a n= ?
n+1
1024 200
A. C.
11 11
20 512
B. D.
11 11

____8. Find the first three terms of the sequence 𝑎𝑛 = 2𝑛 − 5.

A. -3, -1. 1 C. -3, 1, -1
B. 7, 9, 11 D. -7, -9, -11

____9. What is the 100th term in the sequence a n=(−1)n

A. 1 C. 100
 B. -1 D. -100

____10. Which of the following patterns follows the rule “add 3, then multiply by 3” when starting with 2?
A. 3, 18, 63, 198 C. 2, 5, 8, 11
B. 2, 15, 54, 171 D. 2, 8, 14, 20

____11. What rule correctly describes the sequence 2, 5, 8, 11, …?

A. 𝑛 – 1 C. 3𝑛 − 1
B. 2𝑛 + 1 D. 𝑛 + 3

____12. To find the nth term of the sequence -3, -5, -7, -9, -11, …, which of the following formulas will be
used?
A. 𝑎𝑛 = −3𝑛 + 1 C. 𝑎𝑛 = −2𝑛 + 1
B. 𝑎𝑛 = −2𝑛 – 1 D. 𝑎𝑛 = −3𝑛

____13. Anabel and Ferds found two different solutions for finding the next term of the sequence 4, 7, 10,
13, . . Anabel thought of using the formula 𝑎𝑛 = 3𝑛 + 1, while Ferds found it by adding 3 to the
previous term to get the next term. Which of them has a quicker method of finding the 50th term?
Why?
A. Anabel, because she can just plug in 50 to the formula and solve for the 50th term.
B. Ferds, because his answer is more precise and will arrive at the solution much quicker.
C. Anabel, because she needs to count all the preceding terms before getting the correct answer.
D. Ferds, because he will list down all the terms before arriving at the correct answer.
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____14. Jomark and Jenny are arguing about their solutions for finding 𝑎100 in the rule a n=(−1) +1. They
both showed the solution in front of the class.

Which of the two solutions is correct?

A. A C. Both A and B
B. B D. Neither A nor B