Department of Education

Mathematics 10
ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE
First Quarter – Week 1

DR. FELISA G. BASIJAN

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In this lesson, you will work with patterns. Recognizing and extending
patterns are important skills needed for learning concepts related to an arithmetic
sequence.
As you go through this module, you are expected to:
1. Generate and describe patterns.
2. Determine the nth term of a sequence.
3. Describe an arithmetic sequence and find its nth term.

Directions: Choose the letter that best answer each question. Please take note of
the items/questions that you will not be able to answer correctly and revisit them
as you go through this module for self-assessment.
1. What number is missing in the pattern? 3, 5, 7, __, 11
A.9 B. 10 C. 13 D. 15
2. Which numerical pattern follows the rule” subtract 3, then multiply by 2”,
when starting with 5?
A 5, 7, 21, 24 C. 5, 2, 1, 12, 24
B. 5, 2, 4, 1, 2 D. 5, 3, 9, 7, 21, 19

3. Which of the next ordered pair in the pattern? (5, 10), (4,8), (3,6)
A. (2,5) B. (2,4) C. (4,2) D. (5,2)
4. A number pattern is shown below,
81, 64, 47, 30, …
If this pattern continues, what number will come next?
A. 10 B. 13 C. 16 D. -4

5. What is the rule for the following pattern? 1, 4, 7, 10

A. Add 4 B. add 8 C. multiply by 2 D. Add 3

6. What is the next number in this pattern? -2, -5, -8, -11, …
A. -14 B. -17 C. -19 D. -21
7. Complete the sequence. 10, 5, 0, -5, ___
A. 5 B. 15 C. -15 D. -10

8. Which number comes next? 24, 30, 36, 42, 48

A. 50 B. 54 C. 41 D. 48
9. What is the missing number in the pattern? 4, 9, 14, 19, …
A. 22 B. 24 C. 32 D. 34

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 10.Dr. Yolanda walks 10.2mi on Monday, 12.7mi on Tuesday, 15.2 mi on
Wednesday, 17.7 mi on Thursday, and 20.2 mi on Friday. If the pattern
continues, how many miles will he swim on Saturday?
A. 20.7 miles B. 21.7 miles C. 22.7miles D. 23.7 miles

11.What number is missing in the pattern? 12, 16, 20, ___, 28

A. 32 B. 26 C. 21 D. 24
12.Which numerical pattern follows the rule” subtract 2, then multiply by 3”,
when starting with 5?
A. 5, 7, 21, 69 C. 5, 15, 13, 39, 37
B. 5, 2, 4, 1, 2 D. 5, 3, 9, 7, 21

13.Given the arithmetic sequence 5, 8, 11, 14,.., what is the common

difference?
A. 3 B. 4 C. -3 D. -4
14.What is the next term in the arithmetic sequence 12, 18, 24?
A. 30 B. 32 C. -30 D. -32
15.Find the common difference in the arithmetic sequence 3, 13/4, 7/2, 15/4,
...
A. ¼ B. ¾ C. 5/2 D. 4

Directions: Each item below shows a pattern. Answer the given questions.

1. What is the next shape?

Answer: WHY?

2. What is the next number?

0, 4, 8, 12, 16, __
Answer: 20 WHY?

3. What is the 6th number?

9, 4, -1, -6, -11, __
Answer: -16 WHY?
4. What is the next number?
1, 3, 9, 27, 81, ___
Answer: 243 WHY?

THE SETS OF SHAPES AND THE SETS OF NUMBERS IN THE ABOVE

ACTIVITY ARE CALLED SEQUENCES.

What is a sequence?
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 A sequence or progression is an ordered list of numbers formed according to
some patterns. The numbers in each sequence are called the terms of the
sequence.
It is a function whose domain is the finite set {1, 2, 3, …, n} or the infinite set
{1, 2, 3,
A finite sequence is a set of numbers that includes only the first n natural
numbers, while infinite sequence is a set of numbers that includes all-natural
numbers satisfying the condition. Example #1.

n 1 2 3 4

an 4 7 10 13

The above sequence is a finite sequence whose a1 (1st Term)

= 4, a2 (2nd Term) = 7, a3 (3rd term) =10, a4
(4th term) = 13, there are four (4) terms in the given sequence. Have
you observed the pattern?

Example # 2:
In the sequence 3, 8, 13, 18, . . .
This is an example of an Infinite sequence because the number of terms cannot
be determined since the terms are infinite.
What is a1 =?
If your answer is 3, you are right!

The expression on which defines the sequence is called the general term of
the sequence.
Example #3.
Write the finite sequence defined by an= 2n -1, for n = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
If an= 2n -1, then a1= 2(1) – 1 = 1 a2= 2(2) – 1 = 3
a3= 2(3) – 1 = 5 a4= 2(4) – 1 = 7 a5= 2(5) – 1 = 9
Thus, the finite sequence is 1, 3, 5, 7, 9.

ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE

An Arithmetic sequence is a sequence where every term after the first is

obtained by a adding a constant called the common difference.
An arithmetic sequence is also known as an arithmetic progression. We can tell
whether a sequence is an arithmetic sequence or not by finding the difference
between any two successive terms.

The nth term of an arithmetic sequence is given by

an = a1 + (n-1) d
where: a1 = the first term,
an = the nth term n = the
number of terms d = the
common difference

Examples:

1. Find the 18th term of the arithmetic sequence 3, 10, 17, 24, …
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 Solution:
Given: d = 10-3 = 7
a1 = 3
n = 18
Using the formula: an = a1 + (n-1) d
a18 = 3 + (18-1) 7
= 3 + (17) 7
= 3 + 119
= 122
Therefore, the 18th term of the sequence is 122.

2. If the first term of an arithmetic sequence is 5 and the 7 th term is 17, find the
common difference.
Solution:
Given: a1 = 5
a7 = 17
n=7
Find: d
Using the formula: an = a1 + (n-1) d
17 = 5 + (7-1) d
17 = 5 + (6) d
17 = 5 + 6d
17- 5 = 6d
12 = 6d
12/6 = 6d/6
2=d
Therefore, the common difference of the sequence is 2.

3. In the arithmetic sequence 8, 5, 2, -1, . . ., which term is -25?

Solution:
Given: a1 = 8
an = -25
d =-3
Find: n
Using the formula: an = a1 + (n-1) d
-25 = 8 +( n-1) -3
-25 = 8 - 3n +3 (using distributive property)
-25 = 11 - 3n
-25 – 11 = -3n
-36 = -3n (Dividing both sides of the equation by -3)
12 = n
Therefore, -25 is the 12th term of the sequence.

4. If the 16th term of an arithmetic sequence is 48 and the common difference is

3, find the first term.

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 Solution:
Given: an = 48
d=3
n = 16
Find: a1
Using the formula: an = a1 + (n-1) d
48 = a1 + (16-1)3
48 = a1 + (15) 3
48 = a1 + 45
48- 45 = a1
3 = a1
Therefore, the first term of the sequence is 3.

A. Give the next two terms in each sequence.

1. 1, 2, 3, 4, __, __

2. 3, 6, 9, 12, __, __

3. 3, 7, 11, 15, __, __

4. 1, 4, 9, 16, __, __
5. 1, , , , __, __

B. Give the first three terms of each sequence with the following general terms.

1. an= n

2. an= (n-1)2

3. an= 5 – 2n

4. an= n(n+2)

5. an= 2n

C. Tell whether the sequence is an arithmetic sequence or not. For those that are,
give the common difference.

1. 2, 4, 8, 16, . . .

2. 1, 2, 5, 10, . . .

3. 3, 8, 13, 18, . . .

4. 2, 4, 6, 8, . . .
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5. -10, -8, -6, -4, . . .

A sequence or progression is an ordered list of numbers formed according to

some patterns. The numbers in each sequence are called the terms of the
sequence.
A finite sequence is a set of numbers that includes only the first n natural
numbers, while infinite sequence is a set of numbers that includes all-natural
numbers satisfying the condition.
An Arithmetic sequence is a sequence where every term after the first is obtained
by a adding a constant called the common difference.
The nth term of an arithmetic sequence is given by
an = a1 + (n-1) d
where: a1 = the first term,
an = the nth term n = the
number of terms d = the
common difference

A. Find the indicated term of the sequence whose nth term is shown.
1. an= 2n – 4, 15th term ________
2. an= 3n+1 , 8th term ________
3. an= n2- n - 2, 7th term ______
B. Find the indicated term of each arithmetic sequence.
1. -1, -3, -5, -7, … (8th term)
2. 9, 11, 13, 15, … (12th term)
3. 5, 9, 13, 17, . . . (32th term
4. 11, 6, 1, -4, … (14TH term)
5. 12, 7, 2, -3, … (35th term)

C. Find the number of terms of each of the finite arithmetic sequence.

1. 2, 4, 6, 8, . . ., 86
2. 7, 10, 13, 16, . . ., 34
3. 9, 11, 13, 15, . . ., 31
4. -26, -30, -34, . . ., -106 5. 11, 15, 19, 23, . . . 91

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Directions: Read each item carefully. Write down the letter that corresponds to the
correct answer.
1. What is the next number in this pattern? -2, -5, -8, -11, …
A. -14 B. -17 C. -19 D. -21
2. Complete the sequence. 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, ___
A. 5 B. 15 C. -15 D. -10

3. Which number comes next? 24, 31, 38, 45, 52

A. 60 B. 64 C. 55 D. 59

4. What is the missing number in the pattern? -2, 2, 6, 10, …

A. 22 B. 14 C. 16 D. 18
5. A sequence which has an infinite number of terms.
A. Finite sequence C. terms
B. infinite sequence D. arithmetic sequence

6. What is the next term in the arithmetic sequence 12, 20, 28, . . . ?
A. 34 B. 36 C. 38 D. 40
7. Find the common difference in the arithmetic sequence 1, 6/4, 2, 10/4, 3, . . .
A.1/ 4 B. 3/ 4 C. 1/2 D. 3/2
8. Which term of the arithmetic sequence 5, 9, 13, 17,, . . . is 401?
A. 99th term B. 100th term C. 111th term D. 112th term

9. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 28 while the 12th term is 105. Find the
common difference of the sequence.
A. 7 B. 6 C. 5 D. 3
10. What is the 10th term of the sequence 3, 5, 7, 9, . . . ?
A. 18 B. 19 C. 20 D. 21
11. Find the 12 term of the arithmetic sequence -2, 0, 2, …
th

A. 20 B.122 C. 24 D. 26
12. Determine the term which has the value 29 in the arithmetic sequence 9,13, 17, . .
A.6th term B. 7th term C. 8th term D. 9th term

13. What is the 12th term of the arithmetic sequence 5, 12, 19, 26, . . .?
A.80 B. 81 C. 82 D. 83
14. What is the nth term of the arithmetic sequence -1, 5, 11, 17, . . .?
A. 6n - 7 B. 6n+7 C. n+7 D. n+6

15. Find p so that the numbers p+7, 3p+9, p+3, . . . form an arithmetic sequence.
A. -2 B. 2 C. -3 D. 3

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Bernabe, Julieta G., et al. (2014), Our World of Math 10,Vibal Group,Inc.,Quezon City

Concepcion, Benjamin, et.al. (2004), Algebra with Recreational

Math,Ymas Publishing,Manila
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