DETAILED LESSON PLAN in GRADE 10

I. Learning Objectives
At the end of 60 minutes, at least 75% of students with 75% proficiency should be able to:
 Identify and define the formula for the nth term of Geometric Sequences
 Solve the nth term of Geometric Sequences using the formula.
 Relate finding of the nth term of Geometric Sequences in real-life situation.

II. Subject Matter

a. Topic: nth term of Geometric Sequences.
b. Materials: Manila paper, Board, and chalk
c. Duration: 1 hour
d. Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric_sequence, Algebra II - TEKS

III. Preliminaries
A. Activity
Teacher’s activity Student’s activity
a. Greetings:
“Good morning class!” “Good morning Ma’am.”
b. Prayer: Prayer Leader:
“Let us pray first.” “We praise you Lord and we thank you for the
opportunity to study and prepare for a good life in
the future. Bless our teachers, who inspired and
guided us, bless our parents who worked hard to
support us, and bless our classmates and all the
people who care for us. Bless us, help us to be
more attentive, patient, diligent to understand the
lessons that our teachers teach us. This we pray in
the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, AMEN.”
c. Cleanliness:
“Pick up those pieces of papers on the
floor and arrange your chairs properly.”

“Please be seated.”
Thank you Ma’am
d. Attendance:
Roll call
e. Motivation/Recall: (the teacher will call a student).
Before moving tour topic today let us
recall the topic we had yesterday.

Anyone still remember the topic we had

yesterday? Definition of Geometric sequences.

So what now is a geometric sequence? Geometric sequence is a sequence of numbers

where each term after the first is found by
multiplying the previous one by a fixed, non-zero
number, called the common ratio.
Speaking of ratio let us now find the
ratio of these sequences.

1. 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, … Ma’am the ratio is 2

Very Good!
How about this one?

2. 8, 32, 128, 512, … Ma’am the ratio is 4

Very good!

Any conclusion in how we can find the

ratio of a sequence? To find the ratio of a Geometric Sequences divide
the first term of the sequences to the second term.

F. Lesson Proper
Now that we already know how to find
the ratio let us try finding the missing
term in each sequence.

1. 10, 50, 250, ___, 6,250

Anyone who wants to answer? Ma’am the answer is 1,250

2. 7, 21, ___, 189, 567

Anyone who wants to answer? Ma’am the answer is 63

3. 5, 30, 180, 1,080, 6,480, ____

Anyone who wants to answer? Ma’am the answer is 38.880

Very good!

But how about we just know the ratio and

the first term and we are asked to find a
larger nth term of a Geometric Sequences
do you think it is still convenient to list all
the terms? No Ma’am, because it is hard and also time
consuming.
That is why in Geometric Sequences there
is a formula for its nth term that we will
discuss today.

So, the formula in finding the nth term of

Geometric Sequences is:
an = a1rn-1
where:
an = the nth term
a1 = the first term
r = ratio
n= number of term

For more understand let us answer this

following problem.

1. Find the 15th term of the Geometric

sequence: 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, …

To answer this problem. Frist let us

identify our values.

Anyone who can write the values we

have?
a15 = ?
a1 = 4
r =2
n= 15
Very Good!
Next is to substitute the value we have in
the formula.

Any volunteer to do the step? a15 = 4(215-1)

Last step is to evaluate the equation we

have.

Any volunteer to do the step? a15 = 4(215-1)

 a15 = 4(214)
a15 = 4(16,384)
a15 = 65,536
Very Good!
So the 15th term of the Geometric
Sequence is 65,536

Now let us have some problem related to

the topic we have for today.

2. Each year, the value of a car is

70% of its value of the
previous year. At the end of
the first year, the value of the
car was 6,000 pesos. What
was its value at the end of 3
years?

a3 =?
Anyone who can write the values we a1 = 6,000,000
have? r = .70
n= 3

Ma’am because of the 70% increase of a car

Very good! every year.
So why do you think are ratio is .
70?
a3 = 6,000,000(.703-1)
Good Answer! a3 = 6,000,000(.702)
a3 = 6,000,000(0.49)
Any volunteer do continue our solution? a3 = 2,940,000

One more example:

3. If you were given a gift of 1

peso on your first birthday, and a21 =?
the gift was doubled on each of a1 = 1
the following birthday, how much r =2
would you receive on your n= 21
twenty-first birthday?
a21 = 1 (221-1)
 a21 = 1 (220)
a21 = 1 (1,048,576)
a21 = 1,048,576

Yes Ma’am

Did you understand the topic if None Ma’am

have?

Any Question in our topic for

today?

B. Evaluation
A. Write the fourth term after the first term and the common ratio are
given:
1. a1 = 2, r = 3
2. a1 = 1/2, r = 4
3. a1 = -27, r = 2/3

C. Assignment
Answer the following problem:
1. The value of a certain rare coin increases by one-tenth each year. If the
coin is worth 1,000 pesos now, what will be its approximate value in 5
years?