Saint Mary’s University

3700Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya

School of Teacher Education and Humanities
Mathematics Department

Mathematics as A Study of Pattern

A pattern is an arrangement which helps observers anticipate what they might see or what happens
next. A pattern also shows what may have come before. A pattern organizes information so that it
becomes more useful. It seeks to discover relationships and connections between seemingly unrelated
bits of information.
a. Logic Patterns deals with the characteristics of various objects while another deals with order.
These patterns are seen on aptitude tests in which takers are shown a sequence of pictures and
asked to select which figure comes next among several choices.

1. Identify the missing square.

ANSWER:C

2. The reflection of an object in water forms an image that is known as water image. Select
the water image of the figure below.
ANSWER:C

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3. Look at the relationship between the 4. Out of the five figures below, four are two
figures of set 1. Establish a similar similar in some manner. Select the odd relationship
within set 2 choosing one figure. of the following options.

ANSWER: B ANSWER:D

5. Identify the pattern and find the missing figure. ANSWER:C

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6. By using your logical reasoning skills please try to figure out which letter is missing in the
questions below. The letters around will give you the clues you need to solve the puzzle.
ANSWER:D

A. T B. V C. O D. S
7. Which letter replaces the question mark?
ANSWER:C

A. T B. R C. G D. F

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8. If in a certain code language BOSTON can be written as SNSNSN, then how would you
write CALIFORNIA in the same code language? ANSWER:C

A. OAOAOA B. LONLON C. LOILOILOI D. LONLONLON

9. NEW YORK can be encrypted as PGYAQTM, how can you code the word CHARLOTTE?
ANSWER:B

A. EICSNPVVG B. EJCTNQVVG C. EICTNPVVF D. EJCSMPVVG

10. If UNITY can be encrypted as FMRGV, how can you code the word PEACE?
ADJPB
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b. Geometric Patterns. A geometric pattern is a motif or design that depicts abstract shapes like
lines, polygons, and circles, and typically repeats like a wallpaper. Visual patterns are observed in
nature and in art. In art, patterns preset objects in a consistent, regular manner. They appear in
paintings, drawings, tapestries, wallpapers, tilings, and carpets. A pattern does not need to repeat
exactly as long as it provides a way of “organizing” the artwork. Patterns in nature are often more
chaotic. Nature provides many examples of patterns, including symmetries, spirals, tilings, stripes,
and fractional dimensions.

c. Word Patterns. Patterns can also be found in language like the morphological rules on
pluralizing nouns or conjugating verbs for tense, as well as the metrical rules of poetry. Each of these
examples supports mathematical and natural language understanding. The focus here is patterns in
form and in syntax, which lead directly to the study of language in general and digital communication
in particular.

d. Number Patterns - Another class of patterns is the pattern of numbers. Number patterns such as
2,4,6,8,10 are familiar to students since they among the first patterns encountered in school.
Mathematics is especially useful when it helps predict events. Moving into higher grades, students
again encounter number patterns through the concepts of functions, which is a formal description of
the relationships among different quantities.

Find the missing numbers. Answer

3,3,4,4,4,3, ______, ______, ______ 3,3,4,4,4,3,3,3,3

4

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O, T, T, F, F, _____, ______, _______ S,S,E

-1, 2, 5, 8, 11, ________, ________, ______ 14,17,20

2, 6, 18, 54, ________, ________, _______ 162,486,1,458

1,4,9,16,25, _______, ______, ________ 1,4,9,16,25,36,49,64

1,1,4 8,9,27, 16, _______, ________, _______ 1,1,4,8,27,16,64,25,125

80, 40, 20, 10, ________, _______, _______ 5,2,5,1,25

What is the sum of the first 10 digits of the 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20

pattern 2,4,6,8,10,…
=110

Find the sum of the first 7 digits of the pattern 3,8,6,11,9,14,12

3,8,6,11,9,…
=63

Determine the sum of the first 10 whole number. 0+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9

=45

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