Class 6 - Mathematics
Chapter - Algebraic Expressions : Exercise 12.4
Top Block 1
Question : 1.Observe the patterns of digits made from line segments of equal length. You will find such segmented digits on the display of electronic watches or calculators.
(a) 
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11 16 21… (5n+1)…
(b) 
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7 10 13… (3n+1)…
(c) 
……..
7 121722…
If the number of digits formed is taken to be n, the number of segments required to form n digits is given by the algebraic expression appearing on the right of each pattern.
How many segments are required to form 5, 10, 100 digits of the kind
Answer :
| SNo. | Symbol | Digit’s Number | Pattern’s Formulae | No. of Segments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (i) |  | 5 | 5n + 1 | 26 |
| 10 | 51 | |||
| 100 | 501 | |||
| (ii) |  | 5 | 3n + 1 | 16 |
| 10 | 31 | |||
| 15 | 301 | |||
| (iii) |  | 5 | 5n + 2 | 27 |
| 10 | 52 | |||
| 15 | 502 |
(i) 5n+1
Putting n=5, 5 x 5 + 1 = 25 + 1 = 26
Putting n=10, 5 x 10 + 1 = 50 + 1 = 51
Putting n=100, 5 x 100 + 1 = 500 + 1 = 501
(ii) 3n+1
Putting n=5, 3 x 5 + 1 = 15 + 1 = 16
Putting n=10, 3 x 10 + 1 = 30 + 1 = 31
Putting n=100, 3 x 100 + 1 = 300 + 1 = 301
(iii) 5n+2
Putting n=5, 5 x 5 + 2 = 25 + 2 = 27
Putting n=10, 5 x 10 + 2 = 50 + 2 = 52
Putting n=100, 5 x 100 + 2 = 500 + 2 = 502
Mddle block 1
Question : 2.Use the given algebraic expression to complete the table of number patterns:
| S.No. | Expression | Terms | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | ….. | 10th | ….. | 100th | …. | ||
| (i) | 2n – 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | — | 19 | — | — | — |
| (ii) | 3n + 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (iii) | 4n + 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (iv) | 7n + 20 | 27 | 34 | 41 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (v) | n2 + 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 10001 | — |
Answer :
(i) 2n–1
Putting n=100, 2 x 100 – 1 = 200 – 1 = 199
(ii) 3n+2
Putting n=5, 3 x 5 + 2 = 15 + 2 = 17
Putting n=10, 3 x 10 + 2 = 30 + 2 = 32
Putting n=100, 3 x 100 + 2 = 300 + 2 = 302
(iii) 4n+1
Putting n=5, 4 x 5 + 1 = 20 + 1 = 21
Putting n=10, 4 x 10 + 1 = 40 + 1 = 41
Putting n=100, 4 x 100 + 1 = 400 + 1 = 401
(iv) 7n+20
Putting n=5, 7 x 5 + 20 = 25 + 20 = 55
Putting n=10, 7 x 10 + 20 = 70 + 20 = 90
Putting n=100, 7 x 100 + 20 = 700 + 20 = 720
(v) n2+1
Putting n=5, 5 x 5 + 1 = 25 + 1 = 26
Putting n=10, 10 x 10 + 1 = 100 + 1 = 101
Putting n=100, 100 x 100 + 1 = 10000 + 1 = 10001
Now complete table is,
| S.No. | Expression | Terms | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | ….. | 10th | ….. | 100th | …. | ||
| (i) | 2n – 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | — | 19 | — | 199 | — |
| (ii) | 3n + 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 17 | — | 32 | — | 302 | — |
| (iii) | 4n + 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 21 | — | 41 | — | 401 | — |
| (iv) | 7n + 20 | 27 | 34 | 41 | 48 | 55 | — | 90 | — | 720 | — |
| (v) | n2 + 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 26 | — | 101 | — | 10001 | — |
