MATHEMATICS

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QUARTER 3, WEEK 2- FORMULATING THE RULE IN
FINDING THE NTH TERM USING DIFFERENT
STRATEGIES
Find the next three terms in each item below.
1. 5, 7, 9, 11, ____, ____, ____
2. 15, 18, 21, 24, ____, ____, ____
3. 3, 8, 18, 38, ____, ____, ____
4. 7, 10, 13, 16, ____, ____, ____
5.18, 27, 36, 45, ____, ____, ____
What are the first five multiples:
1. 4 _____, _____, _____, _____, _____
2. 7 _____, _____, _____, _____, _____
3. 8 _____, _____, _____, _____, _____
II. What is the common difference of the
following sequence:
4. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
5. 16,19, 22, 25
If you are given the following
sequences:  3, 6, 9, 12  2,5,8,11…
 1,4,9,16… What rules can you
formulate to find the nth term of each
sequence?
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Formulating the Rule in Finding the nth term Using Different

Strategies
Supply the m missing terms to complete the
given sequences and find the nth term.
To formulate the rule in finding the nth
term of a sequence, we can look for:
· a pattern,
 work backwards, and
 guess and check strategies.
1, 3, 5, 7, 9 _____,_____,_____
Rule: ____________________
2. 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 _____,_____,_____
Rule: ____________________
3. 7, 10, 13, 16, 19 _____,_____,_____
Rule: ____________________
4. 3, 6, 11, 18, 27 _____,_____,_____
Rule: ____________________
5. 2 3 , 3 4 , 4 5 _____,_____,_____
Rule: ___________________
Supply the next three letters, or combination of
numbers and letters in the following patterns on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. 2a, 3b, 4c…
2. x, 2x, 3x…
3. A,C,E,G,I…
4. a+b, a+3b, a+5b,…
5. r, r3, r5…