Problem Solving with

Patterns
What is a Pattern?
🞄 A pattern constitutes a set of numbers or objects in which all
members are related with each other by a specific rule. Pattern is
also known as sequence.
What is a Sequence?
🞄 A sequence is a succession of numbers in a specific order.
🞄 Each number in a sequence is called term. The terms are formed
according to some fixed rule or property. They are arranged as the
first term, second term, third term, and so on.
FINITE AND INFINITE SEQUENCE
🞄 A sequence with a definite number of terms is a finite
sequence while a sequence with no definite number of terms is
an infinite sequence.

ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE
🞄 Arithmetic Sequence is a sequence where every term after the
first is obtained by adding a constant called common difference.
🞄 Common Difference is a constant added to each term of
an arithmetic sequence to obtain the next term.
GEOMETRIC
SEQUENCE

Geometric Sequence is a
sequence where each term after
the first is obtained by
multiplying the preceding term
by a nonzero constant called the
common ratio (r).

Common Ratio (r) is a constant

multiplied to each term of a
geometric sequence to obtain
the next term of the sequence.
THE FIBONACCI SEQUENCE
🞄 Leonardo of Pisa, also known as Fibonacci (c. 1170–1250), is one of the
best-known mathematicians of medieval Europe. In 1202, after a trip that
took him to several Arab and Eastern countries, Fibonacci wrote the book
Liber Abaci.
🞄 In this book, Fibonacci explained why the Hindu-Arabic numeration
system that he had learned about during his travels was a more
sophisticated and efficient system than the Roman numeration system.
🞄 This book also contains a problem created by Fibonacci that concerns
the birth rate of rabbits.
🞄 Here is a statement of Fibonacci’s rabbit problem.

At the beginning of a month, you are given a pair of newborn rabbits. After
a month the rabbits have produced no offspring; however, every month
thereafter, the pair of rabbits produces another pair of rabbits. The offspring
reproduce in exactly the same manner. If none of the rabbits dies, how many pairs of
rabbits will there be at the start of each succeeding month?
 🞄 Aufman RF., Lockwood JS., Nation RD., Clegg
DK., Mathematical Excursions. Fourth Ed.,
Cengage Learning © 2018
Reference
Capsulized Sef-Learning Empowerment
🞄(CapSLET).
Toolkit Grade 10 Mathematics. Module 1-5.