WEEKLY LEARNING PLAN IN MATHEMATICS 10

st
Quarter: 1 Quarter Grade Level: 10
Week: Week 2-5 Learning Area: Mathematics
MELC/s: Demonstrates understanding of key concepts of sequences, polynomials and polynomial equations.
Day Objective/s Topic/s Classroom-Based activities Home-Based Activities

1  illustrates an Arithmetic Classroom Routine: Read and analyze the lecture given.
arithmetic Sequence a. Prayer
sequence b. Reminder of the classroom safety Learning Activity 1
 determines Arithmetic health protocols Find the common difference and the next
arithmetic Mean c. Checking of attendance three terms of each arithmetic sequence.
means, nth d. Quick “Kamustahan” Write your answer on the space provided.
term of an Geometric Common Difference Next 3
arithmetic Sequence A. Recall (Elicit) Terms
sequence The teacher will ask the students to ______ 1.) 24 , 14 , 4 , ______ ,
and sum of Geometric give an example of patterns and ______ , ______
the terms of Mean sequences. The teacher will also ask what ______ 2.) 6 , 10 , 14 , ______ ,
a given a pattern is and how it is important to ______ , ______
arithmetic mathematics? ______ 3.) -7 , 4 , 15 , ______ , ______ ,
sequence. B. Motivation (Engage) ______
 illustrates a “BRIDGE THE GAP” ______ 4.) 21 , 15 , 9 , ______ , ______ ,
geometric Watch and participate the online game ______
sequence. played via youtube. Each student must be ______ 5.) -8 , -6 , 4 , ______ , ______ ,
 differentiates attentive to the video to be able to answer ______
a geometric the questions in order to build the bridge.
sequence Learning Activity 2
Find the specified nth term of each
 from an arithmetic sequence. Write your answer
arithmetic on the space provided before each
sequence. number.
 determines __________ 1. 2 , 5 , 8 , … ; 9th term
geometric __________ 2. 3 , 5 , 7 , … ; 20th term
means, nth 1
term of a __________ 3. 1 , , 0 , … ; 16th term
2
geometric __________ 4. 5 , 11 , 17 , … ; 9th term
sequence __________ 5. 26 , 22 , 18 , … ; 40 th term
and sum of
the terms of https://youtu.be/9cwxvR1-1bI Learning Activity 3
a given finite Answer what is asked. Write your answers
or infinite C. Discussion of Concepts (Explore) with complete solution on the box below
geometric ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE each item.
sequence - A sequence in which term after the 1. Find the sum of the first 15 terms of
 solves first is formed by adding a fixed the arithmetic sequence : 10 , 15 ,
problems number to the preceding term 20 , 25 , … ?
involving - The fixed number of constant is
sequences called the common difference
denoted by d
Example
A. 4 , 7 ,10 , 13 , …
The next two terms are 16 and 19.
Notice that a constant number 3 is
added to the preceding term to get
the next term. 2. Find the sum of the first 19 terms of
1 1 the arithmetic sequence : 9 , 14 , 19
B. , 1, 1 ,2 , … , 24 , … ?
2 2
1
The next two terms are 2 and 3.
2
1
Notice that the constant number is
2
 added to the preceding term to get the
next term.
To find the common difference, you
can simply subtract :
 The second term (a 2) by
the first term ( a 1 )∨a 2−a1
 The third term (a 3) by the
second term ( a 2 )∨a 3−a2
 In general, a term ( a n ) by its
preceding term ( a n−1 )∨¿
d=an−an−1
Example
1. Determine if the sequence is
arithmetic or not. If it is, find the
common difference and the next
three terms of the sequence :
−4 , 3 ,10 , 17
Solution:
a. To find out if the sequence is
arithmetic, there must be a
common difference between any
two consecutive terms in the
sequence.
a 2−a1=3−(−4 ) =7
a 3−a2 =10−3=7
a 4−a3=17−10=7
Because there is a common
difference between consecutive
terms, the sequence is arithmetic.
b. The next three terms are
obtained by adding 7 to the
Learning Activity 4
Identify the value of the missing term in
each geometric sequence. Write you
answer on the space provided.
1. _______ , - 32 , 16 , - 8
2. 100 , 50 , 25 , _______
3. – 2 , 12 , ______ , 432
4. – 4, ______ , - 64 , - 256
1
5. 32 , 2 , , _____
8
Learning Activity 5
Find the specified term of the given
geometric sequences. Write your answers
with complete solution on the box below
each item.
1. 3 , 6 , 12 , … a7
a9
2. 18 , 6 , 2 , …
Learning Activity 6
Answer what is asked. Write your answers
 preceding term, so that
a 5=a 4 +7=17 +7=24
a 6=a5 +7=24 +7=31
a 7=a 6+7=31+7=38
So the next three terms are 24 ,
31 , 38.
with complete solution on the box below
each item.
1. Find the sum of the first 6 terms of
a geometric sequence whose first
2
term is 2 and common ratio is ,
3

ARITHMETIC MEANS AND THE nth

TERM OF THE ARITHMETIC
SEQUENCE
It is easy to find the next three
terms if the sequence is already given but
what if the problem is to find the 100th term 2. What is the sum of the first 10
or the 250th term? Can you find the terms? terms of the geometric sequence
Using the process that is on the left will 4 , 2 , 1?
take much of your time and effort. There is
a short cut in doing this. This is by using
this formula :
The nth term of an arithmetic
sequence with first term a 1 and common
difference d is given by:
a n=a1 + d(n−1)
Example:
1. Find the 21st term of the
arithmetic sequence: 6 , 9 , 12 ,
15 , …
Solution :
a. From the sequence,
a 1=6 , d=3 , and n=21.
b. Using the formula, substitute
these values.
 a 21=6+3 ( 21−1 )
a 21=6+3 ( 20 )
a 21=6+60
a 21=66
c. Thus, the 21st term is 66.

2. In the arithmetic sequence:

7 , 10 ,13 , 16 , … ; find n if a n=304
Solution:
a. From the sequence,
a 1=7 , d=3 , and a n=304 .
b. Using the formula, substitute
these values.
a n=a1 + d(n−1)
304=7+3 (n−1)
304=7+3 n−3
304=4 +3 n
304=3 n
n=100
c. Thus, 304 is the 100th term of
the sequence.
The first and last terms of a finite
arithmetic sequences are called
arithmetic extremes , and the terms in
between are called arithmetic means . In
the sequence 4 , 8 , 12 , 16 , 20 , 24; the
terms 4 and 24 are the arithmetic
extremes, while 8 , 12 , 16 , and 20 are the
arithmetic means. Also, 8 is the arithmetic
mean of the arithmetic extremes , 4 and
12..
 The arithmetic mean between two
numbers is sometimes called the average
of two numbers. If more than one
arithmetic means will be inserted between
two arithmetic extremes, the formula for
a −a
finding d , which is d= n k , can be used.
n−k
Example
Insert three arithmetic means between 8
and 16.
Solution:
a. If three arithmetic means will be
inserted between 8 and 16, then
a 1=8 and a 5=16.
b. Using formula for d , compute for
the common difference.
a n−a k a5−a 1 16−8 8
d= = = = =2
n−k 5−1 5−1 4
c. The arithmetic means are a 2 , a3 ,and
a4
a 2=a1 +d =8+2=10
a 3=a2 +d =10+2=12
a 4=a3 +d=12+2=14
d. Thus, the three arithmetic means
between the arithmetic extremes, 8
and 16 , are 10, 12, and 14.

FINDING THE SUM OF THE TERMS OF

A GIVEN ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE
(Arithmetic Series)
If there are only 20 terms of a
given arithmetic sequence, it will be easy
to find the sum of those by just listing and
adding them altogether, but what if the
sum being asked is the sum of 100 terms?
It would be tiring and confusing to list
down then add the 100 terms. That’s why
we can use the formula :
n
Sn= [2 a1 +d ( n−1 ) ]
2
Where: Sn is the sum of the
first n terms
a 1is the first term
d is the common
difference
Example
Find the sum of the first 16 terms of the
arithmetic sequence :
8 , 11 ,14 ,17 , 20 , …
Given:
a 1=8 n=16 d=3 S 16 =?
Solution:
We use the formula,
n
Sn= ¿
2
By substituting the given values in the
formula :
16
S16 = [2 ( 8 )+ 3 ( 16−1 ) ]
2
¿ 8 [16+3 ( 15 ) ]
¿ 8 ( 16+ 45 )
¿ 8 ( 61 )
 S16 =488
The sum of the first 10 terms of the series
is 488.

GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE

- A sequence in which term after the

first is formed by multiplying a fixed
number to the preceding term
- The fixed number of constant is
called the common ratio denoted by
d
To identify the missing term:
First, you must have to find the
common ratio.
If the unknown value is a
succeeding term, then multiply
the preceding term to the common
ratio.
If the unknown value is a
preceding term, then divide the
succeeding term by the common
ratio.
Example
a. 3 , 12, 48 ,¿
The missing term is a succeeding
term and comes after 48.
The common ratio is 4.
To obtain the missing term, multiply
48 to 4.
Therefore, the missing term in the
geometric sequence is 192.
 b. ____ , 32 ,64 ,128
The missing term is a preceding
term and comes before 32.
The common ratio is 2.
To obtain the missing term, divide
32 by 2.
Therefore, the missing term in the
geometric sequence is 16.

GEOMETRIC MEANS AND THE nth

TERM OF THE GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE
It is easy to find the next three
terms if the sequence is already given but
what if the problem is to find the 100th term
or the 250th term? Can you find the terms?
Using the process that is on the left will
take much of your time and effort. There is
a short cut in doing this. This is by using
this formula :
The formula in finding the nth term of
a geometric sequence is :
n−1
a n=a1 r
Where : a n=nth term
a 1=¿ first term
r =¿ common ratio
n=¿ number of terms
Example
Find the specified term of the given
geometric sequence.
1
1. , 2 ,8 , … ; find a 6
2
To solve for the unknown term, identify
1
first the given values. The first term is ,
2
and the unknown term is the sixth term so
the value of n is equal to 6. To find the
common ratio :
a
r= n
an−1

a2 2
an = =4
r= = a1 1
an−1
2
The given values will then be substituted
to the formula in finding the nth term of a
geometric sequence.

1
Given: a 1= ; r=4 ;n=6
2
Unknown ¿ a6
n−1
a n=a1 r
1 6−1
a 6=( )(4)
2
1 5
a 6=( )( 4)
2
1
a 6=( )(1024)
2
a 6=512

FINDING THE SUM OF THE TERMS OF

A GIVEN GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE
 (Geometric Series)
If there are only 20 terms of a
given geometric sequence, it will be easy
to find the sum of those by just listing and
adding them altogether, but what if the
sum being asked is the sum of 100 terms?
It would be tiring and confusing to list
down then add the 100 terms. That’s why
we can use the formula :
n
a 1(1−r )
Sn=
1−r
Where : S n =¿ the sum of the first n
terms
a 1=¿ first term
n=¿ number of terms
r =¿ common ratio
Example
Find the sum of the first five terms of the
geometric series 7 , 14 , 28 , ….
a2 14
Solution: a 1=7 , n=5 , r = = =2
a1 7
Let’s substitute the given values in the
formula:
a 1(1−r n )
Sn=
1−r
5
7(1−2 )
S5 =
1−2
7(1−32)
S5=
−1
7(−31)
S5=
−1
 S5=217

D. Developing Mastery (Explain)

Based on the previous activity, answer the

following questions.
1. How will you differentiate an
arithmetic sequence and a
geometric sequence?
2. What are the formulas used to
solve:
 Arithmetic sequence?
 Arithmetic series?
 Geometric sequence?
 Geometric series?
E. Application and Generalization
(Elaborate)

“LOOK AROUND!”
Identify real-life events where
pattern is evident.

F. Evaluation
Read and understand each item. Choose
the letter of the correct answer.
Prepared by: Noted by:

SHARMINE CARL TREXIA J. BIANZON FLORENTINA M. ESPIRITU

Mathematics Teacher/ Coordinator Principal II