SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS QUARTER: 1
GRADE LEVEL: 10 LESSON 2: GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE AND SERIES
LEARNING PLAN
EXPLORE
This unit is about the key concepts of sequences and series. Sequences are important
in our daily lives as well as in higher Mathematics. For example, the arrangement of the
planets in the solar system, the shapes of the leaves and flowers, minute in an hour,
squares of numbers, growth of bacteria, months in a year, days in a week and others
Consider the question “How can real life problems and situations be solved
appropriately and accurately?”
Next, let us find out the applications of sequences and series in our daily lives by
accomplishing the activity below.
Explore – Activity 1: Sequences and Series
INSTRUCTIONS: Watch the video in the link provided then answer the given
questions below.
Video link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IdoewhIFIs
Questions:
a) What are scenarios in the video where sequences and series can be used?
b) Do you think knowing the different sequences and series plays a big role in these
situations? Why?
c) From the video, how can real life problems and situations be solved?
Explore - Activity 2: Elicit Prior-Knowledge
INSTRUCTIONS: Fill-in the first three columns of the chart below.
K-W-H-L CHART Topic:
Measurements
What I Know What I Want to How will I Found What I Learn
Learn Out
End of explore:
Now you have your own initial ideas about sequences and series. Take note of
these ideas and allow yourself to compare them to the ideas presented as you go
through.
LEARNING FIRM-UP (ACQUISITION)
COMPETENCY
LC 2: illustrates a Offline:
geometric sequence. Activity 3:
GM? (A Chain Text Messaging)
Chain text messaging operates the same way as chain letter.
One such chain text requires the recipient to send the message to 3
other people within the hour.
Learning Targets
I can illustrate an Time Number of Recipients Every Hour
geometric sequence.
1
9:00 a.m.
1 2 3
10:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m. 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 23
Time 9:00 a.m. 10:00 11:00 12:00
a.m. a.m. a.m.
Number of Text 1 3 9 27
Recipients
How many people woulf receive the chain text message at 11:00?
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How did you come up with your answer? What operation have you used?
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What mathematical concept/idea you are reminded of upon discovering the activity?
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The numbers 1,3,9 and 27 form a sequence. Since the numbers do not
have a common difference, clearly, the sequence is not arithmetic.
LEARNING DEEPEN (MAKE MEANING)
COMPETENCY
LC 2.1: differentiates a Offline:
geometric sequence
from an arithmetic Activity 3: Warm up Practice
sequence. Determine if the sequence is a geometric sequence or not. Then find the common
ratio for each geometric sequence.
1. 1, 5, 25, 125, .... 6. -1, 1/3, -1/9, 1/27, .....
Learning Targets:
I can differentiates a 2. 6, 12, 24, 48,..... 7. -2, 4, -8, 16 , ....
geometric sequence
from an arithmetic
sequence. 3. 1/2, 1/6, 1/18, 1/54,.... 8. 1, 8, 27, 64, ....
4. 5, 10, 15, 20,.... 9. a/b, a/b 2 , a/b 3 , a /b4 , ....
5. 4, 9, 16, 25, .... 10. 7, 7x/2, 7 x 2 /4 , 7 x 3 /4 ,7 x 4 / 4 ,....
LC 2:2: determines Activity 4: Fill Me In!
geometric means, nth
Complete the table below with the correct succeeding term
term of a geometric
sequence and sum of the
terms of a given finite or
infinite geometric a. 1 3 9 81
sequence
b. 2 18 54 162
Learning Targets
I can determine c. 3 9 81 243
geometric means, nth
term of a geometric d. 4 12 36 108
sequence and sum of the
terms of a given finite or
infinite geometric e. 5 15 135 405
sequence
LEARNING TRANSFER
COMPETENCY
LC 2: The students can Activity 5: Power Plus
solves problems involving Solve each problem involving geometric sequence
Geometric sequences. Each of the following problesm give some information about specific geometric
progression.
Learning Targets:
I can solves problems 1. If a1 = -2 and r = -1/2, find a6
involving Geometric
sequences.
2. If a1 = 25 and r = -1/5, find a6
3. If a1 = 1 and r = -1, find S20
4. If a10 = 1 and r = -1, find S21
5. Find a10 and S10 for the sequence √2, 2, 2,√2, ....
6. Find a8 and S8 for the sequence √3, 3, 3,√3, ....
7. If a4 = 40 and a6 = 160 and r > 0, find r.
8. If a5 = 1/8 and a8 = 1/64, find r.
9. Find the 10th term of the geometric sequence with If a1 = 7 and r = 2.
10. Find the 12th term of the geometric sequence with If a1 = 64 and r = 1/2.
