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WS-1 (Sequence)

The document contains a series of mathematical problems related to sequences, including finding nth terms, term-to-term rules, and specific terms in various sequences. It includes tasks such as identifying patterns, completing tables, and deriving expressions based on given sequences. The problems are structured for practice in sequence identification and analysis.

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WS-1 (Sequence)

The document contains a series of mathematical problems related to sequences, including finding nth terms, term-to-term rules, and specific terms in various sequences. It includes tasks such as identifying patterns, completing tables, and deriving expressions based on given sequences. The problems are structured for practice in sequence identification and analysis.

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Worksheet-1(Sequence)

1 13, 17, 21, 25, ...

Find the nth term of this sequence.

2 3, 9, 27, 81, ...

Write down the term to term rule for this sequence.

3 22, 17, 12, 7, 2, ...

(a) Find the next term of the sequence.

(b) Find the nth term of the sequence.

4 The nth term of a sequence is .

(a) Find the first three terms of this sequence.


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(b) Is 5196 a term in this sequence?


Give a reason for your decision.

................ because ...........................................................................................................................

..........................................................................................................................................................

5 The nth term of a sequence is .

Find the first three terms of this sequence.


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6 The nth term of a sequence is .

The first term is −3 and the second term is 2.

Find the value of a and the value of b.

a = ...................................................

b = ...................................................

7 Find the nth term of this sequence.

8, 17, 32, 53, 80, ...

...................................................

8 A sequence of diagrams is made by joining regular polygons.


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(a) Complete the table.

Diagram number 1 2 3 4 5

Number of lines 8 15

(b) Write down the term to term rule for the number of lines in the sequence.

...................................................

(c) Work out the number of lines in Diagram 9.

...................................................

(d) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the number of lines in Diagram n.

...................................................
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(e) Diagram k has 113 lines.

Find the value of k.

k = ...................................................

9 Here is a pattern.

Position number 1 is a .

Position number 2 is a .

(a) Draw the next two shapes in this pattern.

(b) What do the position numbers of the shape have in common?

..........................................................................................................................................................

(c)
Pierre says that the shape in position number 99 is a .

Explain why he is correct.

..........................................................................................................................................................

..........................................................................................................................................................

10 These are the first four terms of a sequence.

1 23 45 67

(a) Write down the next two terms.

.................... , ....................
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(b) Find the nth term.

...................................................

11 These are the first four terms of a sequence.

15 7 −1 −9

Find the nth term of this sequence.

...................................................

12 The nth term of a sequence is .

Find the first three terms of this sequence.

.................... , .................... , ....................

13
−1, 1, 3, 5, ...

Find the nth term for this sequence.

.........................................................
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14 7, 13, 19, 25, ...

Find the next term in this sequence.

.........................................................

15 30, 26, 22, 18, ...

Write down the term to term rule for this sequence.

.........................................................

16 The nth term of a sequence is .

(a) Write down the first 3 terms in this sequence.

..................... , ..................... , .....................

(b) The kth term of this sequence is 422.

Work out the value of k.

k = ................................

17 These are the first four terms of a sequence.

7 11 15 19

Find the nth term.

........................................
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18 These are the first five terms of a sequence.

25 18 11 4 −3

Find the nth term of this sequence.

........................................

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The nth term of a sequence is n2 + 3n.

Find the first three terms of this sequence.

............. , ............. , .............

20 A sequence of patterns is made using rectangular blocks.

Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4

(a) Draw Pattern 4.

(b) Complete the table.

Pattern number 1 2 3 4 5
Number of blocks 1 4 7
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(c) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the number of blocks in Pattern n.

...................................................

(d) Tara wants to make one pattern in this sequence.


She has 84 blocks.

Work out the largest pattern number she can make and the number of blocks remaining.

Pattern number ...................................................

Number of blocks remaining ...................................................

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