Linear or Quadratic? Flashcards
What is the name of the numbers in the top row of this pattern?
25 30 37 46
\ / \ / \ /
5 7 9
\ / \ /
2 2
Terms
The following pattern is _______?
152, 158, 166, 176, 188…
Quadratic
The following pattern is _______?
25, 29, 33, 37, 41…
Linear
What is the name of the numbers in the bottom row of this pattern?
25 30 37 46
\ / \ / \ /
5 7 9
\ / \ /
2 2
Second Difference
The following pattern is _______?
1, 2, 3, 4, 5…
Linear
What kind of pattern is this?
25 30 37 46
\ / \ / \ /
5 7 9
\ / \ /
2 2
Quadratic
What is the name of the numbers in the middle row of this pattern?
25 30 37 46
\ / \ / \ /
5 7 9
\ / \ /
2 2
First Difference
Patterns are Quadratic if _______.
Their second difference is constant (remains the same).
Patterns are linear if __________.
Their first difference is constant (remains the same).
The second difference of a pattern is ________.
The amount the first difference changes.
The following pattern is _______?
721, 733, 745, 757, 769…
Linear
The following pattern is _______?
5, 7, 9, 11, 13…
Linear
The first difference of a pattern is ________.
The amount numbers change in the pattern.
The following pattern is _______?
10, 25, 45, 70, 100…
Quadratic
The following pattern is _______?
101, 202, 304, 407, 511…
Quadratic
