OPM1501 Assignment 3 2026 | Due 6 July 2026 - Distinction Guaranteed

OPM1501
ASSIGNMENT 3 2026
DUE: 6 JULY 2026




SEMESTER 1 2026

, OPM1501 ASSIGNMENT 3 2026
DUE 6 JULY 2026


QUESTION 1

1.1. Copy and complete the table below. Then describe how you have decided whether the
number sets in the preceding column is a pattern or not:


Number set Pattern or Description
not
1; 3; 5; 7; 9; a) Pattern (2) b) This is a pattern because each term increases by a
... constant difference of 2. Starting from 1, we add 2
repeatedly to get the next term. The sequence represents
odd numbers. (2)
2; 3; 4; 4; 6; c) Pattern (2) d) This is a pattern formed by two interleaved sequences:
5; 8 ... Sequence A (positions 1,3,5,7): 2, 4, 6, 8... (adding 2 each
time); Sequence B (positions 2,4,6): 3, 4, 5... (adding 1
each time). (2)
9; 18; 729; e) Not a f) This is NOT a pattern because there is no consistent
6569; ... pattern (2) rule. 9×2=18, but 18×40.5=729 (not a consistent multiplier).
18²=324 (not 729). 9³=729, but then 729 does not relate
consistently to 6569 (729×9=6561, not 6569). (2)
7; 8; 10; 12; g) Pattern (2) h) This is a pattern. From 7 to 8 (+1), then 8 to 10 (+2),
14; ... then consistently +2 thereafter. After the first increase,
each subsequent term increases by a constant difference
of 2. (2)
14; 28; 34; i) Pattern (2) j) This is a pattern where the differences increase
41; 48; ... progressively: +14, +6, +7, +7. From the 3rd term
onward, the difference becomes constant at +7. (2)

(OPM1501 Study Guide, 2020, Unit 5, pp. 77-78)