At the end of the session, you should be

able to;
1) generate pattern from a given succession
numbers;
2) find the nth term of a sequence; and
3) solve for the terms of a sequence given
its rule.
Complete the pattern.

a. b. c. d.
Complete the pattern.

10, 30, 90, __

a. 150 b. 180 c. 210 d. 270
Complete the pattern.

5, 10, 15, 20, __

a. 15 b. 20 c. 25 d. 30
Number Sequence
5, 10, 15, 20, 25

a1 a2 a3 a4 a5
Given the sequence below, answer the
following:

4, 12, 36, 108, 324

Answer the following:
5
1. Number of terms: _____ 4. a5 = ____324
4
2. a1 = ____ 5. a4 = ____ 108
36
3. a = ____
3
 Number Sequence Missing Number Pattern
term of terms Formed

1. 5, 10, __ , 20, 25 15 5 adding by 5

multiplying by 3
2. 3, __ , 27, 81 9  3   
multiplying by -
3. -1, 1, __, 1 -  1 4  1  
4. 40, __, 30, 25 … 35
  Infinite
  adding  by – 5
5. 2, __, 8, - 16 … multiplying by -
-  4 Infinite
  2  
Finite Sequence
A sequence that ends and has
a countable number of terms.
Example:
1)5, 10, 15, 20, 25
2)3, 9, 27
3)-1, 1, - 1, 1
Infinite Sequence
A sequence that keeps on
going and going. The number of terms
are not countable or infinite.
Example:
1)40, 35, 30, 25, …
2)2, - 4, 8, - 16 …
Determine if the sequence
is finite or infinite
1) - 5, 0, 5, 10 Finite
2) 3, 6, 9, 12 … Infinite
3) Days of the week Finite
4) Teenage life
Finite
5) 3, 6, 9, … 27, 30, 33
Infinite
Determine if the sequence
is finite or infinite
6) Positive even numbers Infinite
Determine if the sequence
is finite or infinite
7) Prime numbers Infinite
Determine if the sequence
is finite or infinite
8) odd numbers less than 20
Infinite
Determine if the sequence
is finite or infinite
9) Positive odd numbers less than 30
Finite
Determine if the sequence
is finite or infinite

10) Even numbers between 11 and 21

Finite
Solve for the nth
term of the sequence.
1) 5, 7, 9, 11, … a5 = ____13
2) - 1, - 4, - 7, … - 19
a7 = ____
- 729
3) - 3, - 9, - 27, - 81 … a6 = ____
567
4) 7, - 21, 63, - 189 … a5 = ____
General Term of a Number
Sequence
Find the first four terms of the sequence
an = 4n + 5
Find the first four
terms of the sequence
an = 4n + 5
Find the first four
terms of the sequence
an = - 7n + 2
Find the first four terms
of the sequence
an = 2n - 10
Find the first four terms
of the sequence
an = n - 1
Find the first four terms
of the sequence
an = 5 – 4n
Find the first four terms
of the sequence
a =3 –7
n
n
Find the first four terms
of the sequence
an = 5 n