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Module 1 - Number Pattern Completed

The document is a school-based assessment for a mathematics module focused on number patterns, completed by a student named Zahira Dorris. It includes tasks such as drawing patterns, completing tables, and explaining the relationship between hexagons and the number of sticks needed. The student identifies a general rule for calculating the number of sticks as 5n + 1, demonstrating understanding of the pattern's progression.

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Module 1 - Number Pattern Completed

The document is a school-based assessment for a mathematics module focused on number patterns, completed by a student named Zahira Dorris. It includes tasks such as drawing patterns, completing tables, and explaining the relationship between hexagons and the number of sticks needed. The student identifies a general rule for calculating the number of sticks as 5n + 1, demonstrating understanding of the pattern's progression.

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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATION

COUNCIL

CARIBBEAN CERTIFICATE OF
SECONDARY LEVEL COMPETENCE

SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT

MATHEMATICS

Name of Candidate: Zahira Dorris


Class: 8 (A)
School: Annandale Secondary School
Motto: Plan Work and Play Together
Module One
Concept: Number Pattern

(a) Draw Pattern 4 and Pattern 5. (2 marks)

Pattern 4

Pattern 5

(b) Complete the table below. (4 marks)

Pattern Number of Hexagons Number of Sticks


Number
1 1 6
2 2 11
3 3 16
4 4 21
5 5 26
n n 5(n) + 1

(c) Describe how the number of sticks increases as more hexagons are added. (3 marks)

A hexagon has 6 sides, when joined to another, it shares (one) side, hence the number of sticks
increases, as more hexagons are added.

(d) Write a general rule for the number of sticks in Pattern n. (4 marks)

Each new hexagon shares one side, so it only needs more sticks, that is why the formula is 5n+1

(e) Use your rule to determine the number of sticks in: (4 marks)

 Pattern 10

Pattern Number Number Of Hexagons Number Of Sticks


10 10 51

 Pattern 25

Pattern Number Number Of Hexagons Number Of Sticks


25 25 126
(F) Reflection (3 marks)

Explain the strategy you used to identify the pattern.

The strategy I used to identify the pattern was to look carefully at the numbers in the table for the
number of sticks and see how they were changing each time. I noticed that the numbers were
going up by 5 each time, for example from 6 to 11, then 11 to 16, and so on. This showed me
that every time a new hexagon was added, 5 more sticks were needed because the hexagons
share one side. After seeing this pattern, I was able to create a general rule to find the number of
sticks for any pattern number.

How joining the hexagons affects the number of sticks?

Usually a hexagon has 6 sides, but when another hexagon is joined, it shares one side and that
reduces the number of sides to 5, because both hexagons share one side, in simple terms, 2
separate hexagons would have a total of 12 sides, if joining didn’t take place, but when joined
that number is reduced to a measly 11 sides.

Explain why your general rule works.

My general rule works because the first hexagon needs 6 sticks to make its shape. After that,
every new hexagon that is added shares one side with the previous hexagon, so it only needs 5
more sticks instead of 6. This means the number of sticks keeps increasing by 5 each time a new
hexagon is added. That is why the rule 5n + 1 works, because you multiply the pattern number
by 5 and then add 1 extra stick to match the first hexagon.

THANK YOU MISS

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