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 MODULE 1a:
Mathematical Pattern

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Describe a pattern in the sequence of numbers. Predict the next
number.

1. 1, 4, 16, 64, . . .

2. -5, -2, 4, 13, . . .

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Inductive Reasoning
• is a reasoning that is based on patterns you observe. If you observe a
pattern in a sequence, you can use inductive reasoning to decide the
next successive terms of the sequence.

• A conclusion you reach using inductive reasoning is called a

conjecture . Examining several specific situations to arrive at a
conjecture is called inductive reasoning.

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Illustrations:
If the sum of the first consecutive integers from 1 to 5 is given by the ,
and the sum from 1 through 6 is then what is the sum of the first
consecutive positive integers from 1 through 7?

We generalize the indicated pattern by using a formula for the sum of

the first n consecutive positive integers from 1 through n as

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Another very simple pattern involving numerical relationships is found in
ordinary multiplication table.

• Notice the increasing consecutive integers in the first digits of the products
and in the same manner the decreasing order of the second digits of the
product
• The pattern of adding after multiplying by 9 generates a sequence
of numbers 9, 9, 9… in the sum of the digits of the products. It is called
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Example 1:
Given the mathematical pattern:

a. What is the next problem and the answer in the sequence?

b. Use the pattern to predict the answer to .

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Example 2:
Given the mathematical pattern:

a. What is the next problem and the answer in the sequence?

b. Describe the pattern.

The pattern gives products of consecutive positive integers in
increasing and decreasing order.

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THANK YOU!!!

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