Math6 W4 Nov 29
Math6 W4 Nov 29
Math6 W4 Nov 29
IV. PROCEDURES
A. Review
Drill: Have the pupils skip count by 4, by 6, by 7 and by 9.
Present the ff. sequences and let the pupils give the 7th term in each.
1.5,12,19,26, .
2.2,10,18,26,
3. 2,10,50,250,
4. 305,296,287,278,
5. 6,21,36,51, ..
1
6 x table 6 12 24 30
8
Sequence 4 10 16 22 28
The numbers in the sequence are always 2 less than the 6 times table so we "adjust" our rule by
subtracting 2. Now putting this together gives us:
nth term = 6n - 2.
c) Now we know the nth term = 6n - 2 we just need to substitute n = 50 in order to find the 50 thterm of
the sequence.
th
So: The 50 term = 6 x 50 - 2
= 300 - 2
= 298
E. Developing Mastery
Group Activity: Finding the nth term.
In each question there are four terms of a sequence of numbers:
a) Write down the rule using n to represent the nth term.
b) Find the 10th and 15th terms.
F. Application
Group Activity: Distribute this activity sheet to each group:
Answers:
G. Generalization
Lead the pupils to give the following generalization by asking:
How do we find / formulate the rules in finding the next term in a sequence?
Ans:
Determine the order of numbers if it is ascending or descending.
Find the difference between the consecutive terms.
To find the rule of the next term, use the difference between terms.
Example:
H. Evaluation
Write down the next term for each of the ff. sequences, then find the rule.
I. Assignment