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Sequences Test 1

The document contains practice questions for the Ushabbalo Tutoring Project focusing on number patterns, sequences, and series. It includes various mathematical problems such as finding general formulas, sums of sequences, and solving for terms in arithmetic and geometric sequences. Additionally, it covers concepts like rate of flow in a pool and quadratic sequences.

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Sequences Test 1

The document contains practice questions for the Ushabbalo Tutoring Project focusing on number patterns, sequences, and series. It includes various mathematical problems such as finding general formulas, sums of sequences, and solving for terms in arithmetic and geometric sequences. Additionally, it covers concepts like rate of flow in a pool and quadratic sequences.

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Ushabbalo TUToring ProjecT

nUmber PaTTerns, seqUences & series


PracTice qs

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QUESTION 1

(a) Refer to the pattern 15 + 11 + 7 + 3 – 1 – 5 + ... – 209 – 213 and determine the
following:

(1) A general formula, Tn, of the pattern above. (3)

(2) The sum of all the terms in the pattern above. (4)

(b) Determine the value of the following expression:

QUESTION 2
(a) In an arithmetic sequence the first term is –log3X and the common difference is
log3x.
Determine the value of x if T6 = 12.

(b) If 5x + 1; 2x + 6 and 4x – 3 are the first three terms in a converging geometric


sequence then determine the value(s) of x.

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QUESTION 3
(a) Refer to the pattern below when answering the questions that follow:

(1) How many dots would be required to draw Picture 4? (1)

(2) Determine the expression for Picture n in the form of Tn = an2 + bn + c (5)

(b) The fourth term of an arithmetic sequence is 29 and the fourteenth term is 44.
Determine the first term. (4)

(6)

(7)

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QUESTION 5
Consider the arithmetic sequence given:
22; 25; 28; 31; ... ; 262

(a) Determine the number of terms in the sequence. (3)

(b) Represent the sum of all the terms using sigma notation. (2)

(c) If the pattern continues, determine the smallest number of terms that must be
added to the sequence above so that the sum of all the terms will be more than
15 000. (6)

QUESTION 6

(a) A pool is being filled up by a hosepipe. The rate of flow increases by 10% each hour
and the table below illustrates this process.

Time Hour 1 Hour 2 Hour 3 Hour 4


Rate of flow 1 litre/minute 1,1 litre/minute 1,21 litre/minute 1,331 litre/minute

(1) Calculate the rate of flow during hour 24.(Assume the geometric pattern
above continues.) (2)

(2) If the hosepipe above is filling up a pool, then how many litres of water would
be in the pool at the end of 24 hours? (Assuming the pool was empty at the
start of the process.) (3)
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(b) For a quadratic sequence the following information is given:
T2 – T1 = 4 ; T3 - T2 =7 and T10 = 0
Determine the nth term of the quadratic sequence. (5)

1
(c) The first term of a converging geometric series is equal to the common ratio; if S∞ = ,
5

then calculate the value of the first term in the series. (3)

(d) Consider the geometric sequence given:


X; Y; X + Y; … Where X > 0 and Y > 0.
𝑥
Determine the numerical value for (4)
𝑦

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