Summary: i)An investigation involving filling in tables by applying given rules or by discovering the rule first. ii)Completing conjecture statements based on natural numbers and then proving them.
Mathematics
Investigation for Grade 10
A. Apply the given rule to complete the tables below:
1.
| n | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| n-5 | -4 | -3 |
2.
| n | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 2n+1 | 3 | -5 |
3.
| n | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 3n-2 | 1 | 4 |
4.
| n | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 5n+7 | 12 | 17 |
B. Find the rule used in each table and use it to generate the answers in each table below:
1.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | n | 17 | 20 |
| 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 33 |
2.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | n | 20 | ||
| 11 | 23 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 71 |
3.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | n | 20 | ||
| -4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 36 |
4.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | n | 20 | ||
| 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 35 |
C. Complete and then prove each of the following conjectures: