Texas Instruments TI-73 - Manual (Page 35)

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Using the TI-73: A Guide for Teachers Patterns and Functions
© 1998 T EXAS I NSTRUMENTS I NCORPORATED
Name __________________________
1. Build the above pictures with pattern blocks
or cutouts.
2. How many blocks total will you need to
build a boat with 5 puffs of smoke?
a. Build it and write the number here:
b. Now develop a pattern for entering it
into the TI-73. Write your pattern here:
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c. Now check your pattern by entering it
into the TI-73 and pressing b 4
times.
Did you get the right number of blocks?
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3. Using your TI-73 pattern, how many blocks
will you need to build a boat with 17 puffs of
smoke?
4. How many puffs of smoke will you have if
you use 37 blocks?
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