Number Patterns

Chapter 7 Study Notes · O-Level 4052

Section 1 of 6

Learning Outcomes

  • Recognise patterns in number sequences (arithmetic, geometric, and others)
  • Find the next terms of a number sequence by identifying the rule
  • Use the general term TnT_n to find specific terms of a sequence
  • Work out the general term TnT_n of a linear sequence from its common difference
  • Apply number patterns to solve real-world problems involving geometry and nature
Contents

7.0Why Number Patterns Matter

A sunflower head spirals 3434 seeds one way and 5555 the other, consecutive terms of the Fibonacci sequence. A pattern you can name is a pattern you can predict from, which is the whole of this chapter.

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Questions on Number Patterns, marked as you go, with the working shown.

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