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Formulating The Rule in Finding The NTH Term (DAY2)

The document outlines strategies for formulating the rule to find the nth term of a sequence, including guessing and checking, and working backwards. It includes various exercises and questions aimed at helping students identify patterns in sequences and calculate terms based on given rules. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of patience and perseverance in problem-solving.

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Formulating The Rule in Finding The NTH Term (DAY2)

The document outlines strategies for formulating the rule to find the nth term of a sequence, including guessing and checking, and working backwards. It includes various exercises and questions aimed at helping students identify patterns in sequences and calculate terms based on given rules. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of patience and perseverance in problem-solving.

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FORMULATING THE RULE IN FINDING

THE NTH TERM


USING DIFFERENT STRATEGIES
Week 4, Day 2
OBJECTIVES:
A. FORMULATE THE RULE IN FINDING THE NTH TERM
OF A SEQUENCE USING GUESSING AND CHECKING,
AND WORKING BACKWARDS
B. WRITE THE NEXT TERMS IN A GIVEN SEQUENCE.
C. SHOW PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE IN
FORMULATING A RULE.
1. Drill (Group Game)
Draw the next figure:

2. How do you look for a pattern in a sequence?


Let’s see how witty you are by guessing
the next letter in the sequence below
and describing the connections/rule of
the sequence?

a. S, M, T, W,____, ____, ____


Rule:
b. J, F, M, A, M, ____, ____, ____
Rule:
c. M, V, M, E, ___, ____, ____
Rule:
Every year, Mang Ramon’s kinalabaw mango
tree produces 2 more kilograms of mango
than the previous year. If 25 kilograms were
harvested in year 2012, how many kilos will
it produce in 2017? What is the total
number of kilograms of mangoes the tree
produced from 2012 to 2017?

What is asked?
What are the given facts?
What strategy can you use to solve the problem?
Construct a table showing the yearly harvest
of mangoes
Year
Number of kilograms of
mangoes
2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017
Answer the following.

a. How did you perform the activity?


b. Did every member of the group participate?
c. How did you find the answer to the problem? Was it
easy?
d. Did the table help you get the answer more easily?
e. How can you check if your answer is right?
f. What are the other ways of finding the answer to this
kind of problem?
Using guess & check strategy/working backward
strategy formulate the rule in finding the nth term
of the given sequence :

a. 2, 5, 8, 11____, ____, ____


Rule:_______________
b. 1/5, 3/5, 5/5, 7/5,____, ____, ____
Rule: _______________
c. 1/12, 4/12, 9/12, 16/12,____,____
Rule: _______________
d. 6, 10, 14, 18, ___, ___, ___
Rule: _______________
e. 3,5,7,9,___,___,___
Rule: _______________
Analyse each sequence in each
and complete the missing value
in each table.
Nth tem

1 1

3 9

4
Nth term
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 4 16 32 512
How do we find the nth term
of a sequence?

To formulate the nth term


of a sequence , we can
also use the following
strategies: (a)Guessing
and checking ;
(b) working backward
Answer each question
completely.
Justine saved ₱100.00 in
January, ₱200.00 in February,
₱300.00 in March and so on
until December. In which
month did hesave ₱1000.00?
How much did Justine save for
the entire year?
Identify the sequence in
Column B that follows the
rule in Column A.
A B
____1. 3n a. -2, -4, -6
____2. n3 b. ½, 1/3, ¼
____3. (n + 1) c. 2/3, ¾, 4/5
(n + 2) d. 2, 5, 8,
11
____4. 3n-1 e. 1, 8, 27
____5. __1__ f. 3, 6, 9, 12
n+1
Answer the following:

1. Complete the pattern: 8, 13, 21, ____, ____, 39,____,


52.
2. What are the missing terms in the sequence 11, ___,
___,44,____, 66?
3. What is the sum of the first 10 odd numbers?

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