Negombo Educational Zone

Vacation Assignments
Subject : Mathematics Grade : 9

Number Pattern
Lesson -1

³ The deference between every pair of consecutive term is a constant value of a

number sequnce. It is known as the common difference of the sequence.

common difference = any term expect the - the previous term

first term

³ Find the common difference of the following sequence.

(1) 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, .........................

Eg; Common difference = 11 - 8

=3

(2) 2, 4, 6, 8, ................................. (4) 2½, 4, 5½, 7, ..........................

(3) 17, 12, 7, 2, .............................. (5) -3, -6, -9, -12, .........................

General term
When considering a value n, the corresponding nth term is denote by Tn. This is
called the general term of the sequence .

Eg; If the general term of a number sequence is 2n + 3, find the first 3 terms.

First term T1 = 2n + 3
=2x1+3=5

Second term T2 = 2n + 3
=2x2+3=7

Third term T3 = 2n + 3
=2x3+3=9

5, 7, 9, ............
³ Find the first 3 terms of the following sequences.
(1) 3n - 1 (4) 3n + 1
(2) n + 5 (5) 5n - 4
(3) 20 - n (6) 30 - 3n

Eg :- The general term of a number pattern os 2n - 1, Find.

i. first 3 terms
ii. 12th term
iii. which term is equal to 29
iv. (n +1) th term, in terms of n,

i. T1 = 2 x 1 - 1 = 1 // ii. Tn = 2n - 1
T2 = 2 x 2 - 1 = 3 // T12 = 2 x 12 - 1
T3 = 2 x 3 - 1 = 5 // = 23 //

iii. Tn = 2n - 1
29 = 2n - 1 iv. Tn = 2n - 1
29 + 1 = 2n - 1 + 1 Tn + 1 = 2 (n +1) - 1
30 = 2n = 2n + 2 - 1
2 2 Tn + 1 = 2n + 1
15 = n

(1) Consider the number pattern with nth term 3n - 2

i. Find first 3 terms

ii. Find 10th term
iii. which term is equal to 25 ?
iv. show that 90 is not a term of this pattern

(2) The general term of a number pattern is 8-n.

i. Find the first 3 terms

ii. Find the 12th term
iii. Which term is equal to 20
iv. Show that the terms which come after th 8th term are negative numbers.

(3) Consider the number pattern with general term Tn = 12+4n.

i. Find the first 3 terms.
ii. Find the T7
iii. Finst the (n-1)th term , in terms of n.
Finding the general term (Tn) of a number pattern.

Eg;- 12, 15, 18, 21, ....................................

Common difference 15-12=3

Multiple of 3,
3, 6, 9, 12, ......... n

3x1+9 3x2+9 3x3+9 3x4+9 3xn+9

12 15 8 21 3n + 9

Tn = 3n + 9

Find the common team of each of the number pattern given below
(1) 7, 11, 15, 19, ...........
(2) 8, 3, -2, -7, ............
(3) 4, 7, 10, 13, ............
(4) 30, 27, 24, 21, ............
(5) -5, -3, -1, 1, .............

(6) Sahan is employed in a private company. His first monthly salary is Rs. 20000/=,
From the beginning of the second year onwards, he received an annual salary
increment of Rs. 1500/= per month.
I How much is his monthly salary at the beginning of the second year.
ii. Write separately, sahan’s monthly salary during the first three years.
iii. Write an expression for his salary in the nth year in terms of n.
iv. Find Sahan’s monthly salary in the 7th year, by using the expression obtained
in (iii) above.
v. How many years does it take for him to get a salary of more than Rs. 50000/=

(7) Show that the general term of the number pattern 25, 32, 39, 49, ......
with a common difference is 7m + 18.

(8) Kusal saves money from his salary to buy a mobile phone worth Rs. 35000/=.
He saves Rs. 2000/= in the first month and Rs. 750/= every month thereafter.

i. Indicate the savings for the first 3 months separately.

ii. Find the general team foe the savings.
iii. Find out how many months kusal can save to buy the mobile phone.