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QI Grade 10 – Mathematics
Weeks 1 & 2
Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs)
MELC #1: Generates patterns.
MELC #2: Illustrates an arithmetic sequence.
MELC #3: Determines arithmetic means, nth terms of an arithmetic sequence and sum of the terms in a given arithmetic
sequence

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Generating Patterns: Find the first four terms of the sequence an = 2n + 1.

Solution: To find the first four term,
n = 1, a1 = 2(1) + 1 = 2+1 = 3 n = 2 , a 2 = 2(2) + 1 = 4+1 = 5
n = 3 , a3= 2(3) + 1 = 6+1 = 7 n = 4 , a4= 2(4)+ 1= 8+1 = 9
Therefore, First fourth term: 3,5,7,9
Finding Rules: Examples: 0, 3, 8, 15, 24, 35, …
n=1, (1)2-1=0, n=2, (2)2-1=3, n=3, (3)2-1=8,
n=4, (4) -1=15, n=5, (5) -1=24, n=6, (6)2-1=35
2 2

Rule: an= n2-1

Illustrating Arithmetic Sequence:
Formula: an = a1 + (n-1)d where d= an-a(n-1)
Example: Finding the common difference of a5=16 and a6=22
Solution: d= an-a(n-1) , d= a6-a5= 22-16=6 d=6
Finding the common difference of 3x, 3x+3, 3x+6, 3x+9,….
Solution: d= an-a(n-1) =, d= a2-a(2-1)= a2-a1
d=(3x+3) - (3x)= 3x+3-3x = 3 , d=3

Easy Level
Direction: Write the letter that corresponds to the correct answer.
1. Which of the following does not show a sequence?
A) K to 12 Curriculum C) Body temperature
B) Months of a year D) Counting numbers
2. Which of the following is a finite sequence?
A) negative even numbers C) even numbers greater than 1
B) even numbers below 100 D) even numbers between 10 and 50
3. What is the 9th term in the sequence − 1, 4, − 9, 16, − 25, ..?
A) 64 B) − 81 C) − 64 D) 8
 4. Find the first four terms of the sequence an = 5n − 1.
A) 5, 10, 15, 20 C) 4, 9, 14, 19
B) 6, 11, 16, 21 D) 5, 9, 13, 17

5. What rule will correctly describe the sequence: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37,
…?
A) n + 1 B) 2n C) 2n + 1 D) n2 + 1

6. Which of the following of the common difference of the arithmetic

sequence -1, -8, -15, -22, …?
A) -5, B) -6 C) -7 D) -8

7. Which of the following is an arithmetic sequence?

A) -7, 4, 15,26,. . . C) 21, 15, 9, 2, . . .
B) -8, -6, -4, 0, … D) 4, -1, -7, -13, . . .

8. Which of the following is the common difference of an arithmetic sequence whose

a3 = 4, a4 = 7?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

9. Which of the following is the common difference of the arithmetic sequence

3a-1, 3a, 3a + 1, … ?
A) -a B) a C) -1 D) 1
10. Which of the following is the first positive term of the arithmetic sequence
-8, -6, -4, …?
A) 0 B) 2 C) 4 D) 6

Finding the nth term of Arithmetic Sequence

Example: Find the 30th term of arithmetic sequence of 2, 6, 10, 14,…..
Find the common difference : d= 6-2= 4, d=4
a1= 2, d= 4, an= a1+ (n-1)d
an= 2+ (n-1)4, an=2+ 4n-4,Then an=4n-2
Then, a30= 4(30)-2=120-2=118, Then a30=118
Arithmetic Means:
Insert three arithmetic means between 1 and 21

Solution: 1, ________ , ________ , ________ , 21

a1 a2 a3 a4 a5
a1 = 1, a5 = 21
an= a1+ (n-1)d, a5= 1+ (5-1)d, Then 21= 1+4d, 21-1= 4d, 20=4d, d=5
a2= 1+ 5= 6
a3=a2+ 5= 6+5= 11
a4=a3+5 = 11+5 = 16
Average Level
Directions: Give what is asked:
A. Find the specified term of each arithmetic sequence.
1. 1, 4 , 7, 10, …; 41st term

2. 9, 18, 27, 36, …; 23rd term

3. 14, 6, -2,-10, 27th term

4. 3, 5, 7, 9, …; 16th term

5. 3, 6, 9,12, …; 28th term

B. Insert the specified number of arithmetic means between the two given
arithmetic extremes.
1. Three arithmetic means between 2 and 22.

2. Four arithmetic means between 8 and 23.

3. Two arithmetic means between 41 and 95.

4. Two arithmetic means between -5 and 1.

5. Two arithmetic means between 97 and 1

Arithmetic Sums of Arithmetic Sequence
When the first term and last term given;
Formula: Sn= n(a1+an)/2
Example : Find the arithmetic sums of an arithmetic sequence whose a1=2 and a30=118.
Solution:
S30= 30(2+118)/2
S30=30(120)/2= 1800
When the last term is not given;
Formula: Sn= n(a1+(a1+(n-1)d))/2
Sn= n(2a1+(n-1)d)/2
Example: Find the arithmetic sums of the first fifty terms of an arithmetic sequence whose first term is
5 and d= 3.
Solution:
Sn= n(2a1+(n-1)d)/2
S50= 50(2(5)+(50-1)3)/2
S50= 50(10+(49)3)/2
S50= 50(157)/2
S50= 3925
Difficult Level
PERFORMANCE TASK:
Directions: Solve the following problem completely:
1. During the field trip of Grade 10 students 7 buses are hired for their transportation. The
7 buses carry passengers in arithmetic sequence. First Bus can carry 34 passengers and
the last bus can carry 10 passengers. What are the total number of passengers can ride on
the 7 buses?

2. One of the motorcycle companies in the Philippines is having a road test on their
motorcycles. First motorcycle takes 78 minutes on the test, the second takes 62 minutes
on the test, and the third motorcycle takes 46 minutes on the test and so on. If there are 10
motorcycles going through the test, how long will it take for the company to complete the
road test?

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JEFFREY MANGLIGOT NANDING B. RAQUEL ELIZA C. VEDANIA

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