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Patterns in Mathematics — Practice

15 questions 15 min Recall + understand

  1. Q1. Of Ganita Prakash, mathematics is, in large part, the search for what?

  2. Q2. The branch of mathematics that studies patterns in whole numbers is called

  3. Q3. The sequence 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, … shown in Table 1 of Ganita Prakash is called the sequence of

  4. Q4. Which of the following is the sequence of odd numbers as listed in Table 1?

  5. Q5. The sequence of square numbers in Table 1 begins 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, … . What is the next term after 49?

  6. Q6. The triangular numbers in Table 1 are 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, … . What is the next term after 28?

  7. Q7. The cube numbers in Table 1 are 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216, … . What is the next term after 216?

  8. Q8. The Virahānka sequence in Table 1 begins 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, … . What is the rule for the next term?

  9. Q9. The sequence 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, … in Table 1 represents which pattern?

  10. Q10. The sequence of powers of 3 in Table 1 begins 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, … . What is the next term after 243?

  11. Q11. Why are the numbers 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, … called triangular numbers?

  12. Q12. In Figure the dot arrangements 1, 7, 19, 37, … are called

  13. Q13. The branch of mathematics that studies patterns in shapes is called

  14. Q14. Which of the following lists is the correct order of regular polygons shown in Table 3 by number of sides?

  15. Q15. When you count the number of sides of the regular polygons in Table 3 (triangle, quadrilateral, pentagon, hexagon, …), which number sequence do you get?

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