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A sequence is defined by the formula an = n2 – 2n + 1.
(a) Calculate the first 8 terms of the sequence.
(b) Calculate the first difference between the terms.
(c) Calculate the second difference between the terms.
(d) What can you say about the results you obtained?
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1.1 The square grids below the continuous line depict negative numbers and those above the line positive numbers. Study the square grids shown above with black squares forming a pattern. How is the pattern growing? Create square grids 9, 10 and 11; complete them with black squares to further develop the […]
1. If the red square has area 1 square unit. What is the area enclosed by the stage 1 squareflake?
2. What is the area enclosed by the stage 2 squareflake? What about the stages 3 and 4 squareflakes?
3. If replacing each line segment on the edge with the zig-zag is […]
The curve, also known as the ‘snowflake curve’, was invented in 1904 by the Swedish mathematician Helge von Koch.
Take a large piece of backing paper, and either draw an equilateral triangle with edges of length 27 cm or cut a triangle from coloured paper and stick it on […]
What patterns do you notice in this table?
Continue the patterns to fill the empty squares.
Write a list describing all the patterns that you see.
What do you notice about the numbers on squares of the same colour?
Would the patterns […]
How to use beans, stones and other objects to form pattern sequences and to develop an understanding of algebraic formulas.
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Copy this pattern. You could use toothpicks or paper sticks or draw the pattern on isometric paper (download here).
Make or draw the next 3 patterns in the sequence. How would you explain to someone else on the telephone how to do this when you could not point to the diagram?
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This square of squares pattern has edge length 5 squares. You could make this pattern with 48 matchsticks.
Work out the number of edge squares and the number of lines (matchsticks) needed to make the pattern with: side length 6, side length 25, side length 100, side length n.
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Continue these sequences for the next three terms and continue the sequences backwards to the previous 3 terms:
7, 10, 13, 16, 19, …
15, 18, 21, 24, 27, …
1, -2, -5, -8, -11, …
What do you notice?
The first two sequences come from a multiplication table shifted up. Which […]
Everyone in the class must shake hands with everyone else and say hello, or bow to each other in a one-to-one greeting. Everyone must join in. How many handshakes (or bows) will there be altogether?
This will be difficult to count, especially if you have a large class. Try the problem in […]
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