Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education - National Capital Region

SCHOOLS DIVISION OF PASAY CITY

Mathematics 10
Quarter 1 / Week 3 / Day 9 & Day 10

Objectives: 1. Differentiates geometric sequence

from an arithmetic sequence .
2. Determines the nth term of a Prepared By:
Rizaldo C. Isales
Geometric Sequence. Pasay City West High
School
Address: P. Zamora St., Pasay City
Telephone numbers: 831-6660 831-7498 831-7933
Email address: /deped.pasay@deped.gov.ph
Lesson 1. Differentiate geometric sequence
from an arithmetic sequence.

9 & 10 2. Determining the nth term of a

Geometric Sequence
 Find the missing term in this arithmetic
sequence: 3, 12, 21, __, ___, ___.

Questions:
What is the common difference? d=9
What is the 4th term? 30
What is the 5th term? 39
 Find the missing term in this geometric
sequence: 3, 12, 48, __, ___, ___.

Questions:
What is the common ratio? r=4
What is the 4th term? 192
What is the 5th term? 768
 Arithmetic sequence has a common difference and
geometric sequence has a common ratio.

Arithmetic sequence. Geometric sequence.

common common
=d =r
difference ratio
1. Find the 10th term of the sequence 20, 17, 14, 11, . . .?

1. 20, 17, 14, 11, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___
2. What is the 8th term of the sequence -2, -6, -18, -54, . . .?

2. -2, -6, -18, -54, ____, _____, ______, _____,

A. -4, 1, 6, 11, F. 5, 20, 80, 320
16
B. 3, 15, 75, 375,
1875
C. 5, 7, 9, 11, 13
H. 8, 16, 24, 32, 42
D. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25
I. 12, 23, 34, 45
E. 1, 0.6, 0.36, 0.216
A geometric progression or geometric sequence is a
sequence where each term after the first is obtained
by multiplying the preceding term by a non-zero
constant called the common ratio.
Where = last term
: = first term

r = common ratio

n = number of terms
 = first term =2

r = common ratio =2

n = number of terms =8
Solution
:
Summary:

What is the difference between a geometric and an

arithmetic sequence?

How do we get the terms in a geometric sequence

given the nth term or general term?
Assignment:

• Answer Activity Sheet 9 and 10 and submit it

next meeting. Don’t forget to write your
name, grade and section and the date of
the submission.
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