Prestige College

NUMBER PATTERNS
12 – 14 APRIL 2023

GRADE 9
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NUMBER PATTERNS: LESSON OBJECTIVE

• Learners will be able to recognize a linear number pattern

• Learners will realise that a linear number pattern will be referred to as
an “Arithmetic Sequence” in Grade 12
• Learners will know how to find the general term of a Linear number
pattern.
• Learners will be able to find a term within the number pattern given
the general term.
• Learners will be able to “Explore “ number patterns that are not linear.
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Find the
COMMON
DIFFERENCE

This is called the 𝑛𝑡ℎ or

General Term
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Also known as an “ARITHMETIC

SEQUENCE We use this
formula to
determine the
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There is a
constant
And the first term difference of 3
which is referred to as
“a” is equal to 7
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NUMBER PATTERNS: LINEAR NUMBER PATTERNS
(ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE)
NUMBER PATTERNS: LINEAR NUMBER PATTERNS
(ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE)
NUMBER PATTERNS: LINEAR NUMBER PATTERNS
(ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE)

EXERCISE 1
NUMBER PATTERNS: LINEAR NUMBER PATTERNS
(ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE)
EXERCISE 1 (CONTD)
 GEOMETRIC
NUMBER PATTERN
Has a “COMMON RATIO”

𝑇2 𝑇3
𝑟 = =
𝑇1 𝑇2
GENERAL TERM OF A GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE
EXAMPLE 1
EXERCISE 2
CONSOLODATION AND EXTENSION EXERCISE
CONSOLODATION AND EXTENSION EXERCISE
CONSOLODATION AND EXTENSION EXERCISE
CHALLENGE!!!
CHALLENGE!!!