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Besas Jhoval Recreational Patterns Using Mathematics

This document discusses recreational mathematics activities like number games, puzzles, and riddles that are designed for fun but also involve mathematical concepts. It provides examples of solving sequencing problems and completing number patterns that require critical thinking. The goal is to develop skills like computational ability, number understanding, and different problem-solving strategies through recreational mathematics.

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Besas Jhoval Recreational Patterns Using Mathematics

This document discusses recreational mathematics activities like number games, puzzles, and riddles that are designed for fun but also involve mathematical concepts. It provides examples of solving sequencing problems and completing number patterns that require critical thinking. The goal is to develop skills like computational ability, number understanding, and different problem-solving strategies through recreational mathematics.

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Christian Ocon
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Recreational

Patterns
Using
Mathematics
Jhoval Besas
It consists of number games, tricks or puzzle and riddles
that are designed for entertainment and fun.

Rubik’s Cube Sudoku


Its main purpose is for recreation but this activities
contains mathematical concepts that requires critical
thinking and analysis
of
Mathematics
• It can develop someone’s critical
thinking, enhance computational
work, deepen understanding
with numbers and use different
strategies and style of
techniques in solving
Mathematical recreation
Example

Figure out what comes next in the sequence


1 2 3 2

4 2 4 4
1 3 5

2 4
2 2 5

4 4 4
Complete the numbers in the third box.

14 11 12 10 20 ?

22 20 ?
14 – 3 = 11 12 – 3 = 9

14 11 12 10 20
20 ?
14 12
+8 +8 +8
22 20 28
22 20 28
?
14 11 12 10 20 14
?

22 20 28

22 = 11 20 = 10 28 = 14
2 2 2
Example
How many squares could you find at the picture?
SOLUTION
Remember that a square has an equal sides
n2 = number of squares

+ = ?
42
16
SOLUTION
Remember that a square has an equal sides
n2 = number of squares

+ = ?
42 + 32
16 + 9
SOLUTION
Remember that a square has an equal sides
n2 = number of squares

+ = ?
42 + 32 + 22
16 + 9 + 4
SOLUTION
Remember that a square has an equal sides
n2 = number of squares

+ = ?
42 + 32 + 22 + 12
16 + 9 + 4 + 1 = 30
SOLUTION
Remember that a square has an equal sides
n2 = number of squares

+ = ?
( 22
+
)x2
42 + 32 + 22 + 12
16 + 9 + 4 + 1 = 30 ( 4 )x2
SOLUTION
Remember that a square has an equal sides
n2 = number of squares

+ = ?
42 +
16 + 9 + 4
32 + 22 + 12
+ 1 = 30
+ ( 22

( 4
+

+
12 ) x 2

1 )x2
SOLUTION
Remember that a square has an equal sides
n2 = number of squares

+ = 40
?
42 +
16 + 9 + 4
32 + 22 + 12
+ 1 = 30
+ ( 22

( 4
+

+
12 ) x 2

1 )x2 = 10
How many squares could you find at the picture?

= 40 squares

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