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1 7, 13, 19, 25, ...
Find the next term in this sequence.
......................................................... [1]
[Total: 1]
2 30, 26, 22, 18, ...
Write down the term to term rule for this sequence.
......................................................... [1]
[Total: 1]
3 The nth term of a sequence is .
Find the largest number in this sequence.
................................................... [1]
[Total: 1]
4 There are 152 seats in a theatre.
• There are 12 seats in the front row.
• Each row has 2 more seats than the row in front of it.
Work out the number of rows for the 152 seats in the theatre.
................................................... rows [2]
[Total: 2]
5 Write down the next term in each sequence.
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(a) 12, 7, 2, −3, −8, .................... [1]
(b) 4, 7, 13, 25, 49, .................... [1]
[Total: 2]
6 The diagram shows the first three patterns in a sequence.
On the grid, draw pattern 4. [1]
[Total: 1]
7 Here is a sequence.
a, 13, 9, 3, –5, –15, b, …
Find the value of a and the value of b.
a = ...................................................
b = ................................................... [2]
[Total: 2]
8 22, 17, 12, 7, 2, ...
(a) Find the next term of the sequence.
................................................... [1]
(b) Find the nth term of the sequence.
................................................... [2]
3
[Total: 3]
9 The nth term of a sequence is .
(a) Find the first three terms of this sequence.
.............................. , .............................. , .............................. [2]
(b) Is 5196 a term in this sequence?
Give a reason for your decision.
................ because ...........................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................... [2]
[Total: 4]
10 The nth term of a sequence is .
Find the first three terms of this sequence.
.............................. , .............................. , .............................. [2]
[Total: 2]
11 These are the first four terms of a sequence.
1 23 45 67
4
(a) Write down the next two terms.
.................... , .................... [2]
(b) Find the nth term.
................................................... [2]
[Total: 4]
12 These are the first four terms of a sequence.
15 7 −1 −9
Find the nth term of this sequence.
................................................... [2]
[Total: 2]
13 −1, 1, 3, 5, ...
Find the nth term for this sequence.
......................................................... [2]
[Total: 2]
14 The nth term of a sequence is .
(a) Write down the first 3 terms in this sequence.
..................... , ..................... , ..................... [1]
5
(b) The kth term of this sequence is 422.
Work out the value of k.
k = ................................ [2]
[Total: 3]
15 These are the first five terms of a sequence.
25 18 11 4 −3
Find the nth term of this sequence.
........................................ [2]
[Total: 2]
16 A sequence of patterns is made using rectangular blocks.
Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4
(a) Draw Pattern 4. [1]
(b) Complete the table.
Pattern number 1 2 3 4 5
Number of blocks 1 4 7
[2]
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(c) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the number of blocks in Pattern n.
................................................... [2]
(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 ................................................... [4]
[Total: 9]
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A road has 349 houses on it numbered from 1 to 349.
The diagram shows some of these houses.
The houses on the West side of the road have odd numbers.
The houses on the East side have even numbers.
(a) Put a ring around the numbers in this list that are on the West side.
25 87 126 178 252 329
[1]
(b) On the East side, how many houses are there between the house numbered 168 and the house
numbered 184?
................................................... [1]
(c) How many houses on the road have a house number that is a multiple of 39?
................................................... [2]
(d) Tomaz delivers a leaflet to every house on the West side of the road.
He starts at house number 1 and then delivers to each house in order.
(i) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the house number of the nth house he delivers to.
................................................... [2]
(ii) Work out the house number of the 40th house he delivers to.
................................................... [1]
(iii) Work out how many houses are on the West side of the road.
................................................... [2]
(e) Alicia delivers a leaflet to every house on the East side of the road.
She starts at house number 348 and then delivers to each house in order.
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(i) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the house number of the nth house she delivers to.
................................................... [2]
(ii) What is the largest value of n that can be used in your expression?
Give a reason for your answer.
The largest value of n is .................. because ........................................................................
................................................................................................................................................ [2]
[Total: 13]
18 Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.
5, 8, 11, 14, ...
................................................... [2]
[Total: 2]
19 The grid shows the first three diagrams in a sequence.
Each diagram is made using identical small squares.
Each square has sides that are 1 unit long.
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(a) On the grid, draw Diagram 4. [1]
(b) Complete the table.
Diagram number 1 2 3 4
Perimeter 4 12 20
[1]
(c) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the perimeter of Diagram n.
................................................... [2]
(d) For one of the diagrams in the sequence the perimeter is 300 units.
Work out its Diagram number.
................................................... [2]
(e) Diagram 3 is drawn on a piece of card.
The side of each small square is 7 cm.
The diagram is the net of an open box.
Calculate the volume of this box.
Give the units of your answer.
......................................... .................... [3]
[Total: 9]
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20 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 = ................................................... [5]
[Total: 5]
21 Find the nth term of this sequence.
8, 17, 32, 53, 80, ...
................................................... [2]
[Total: 2]
11
22 These are the first five terms of a sequence.
4 7 12 19 28
Find the nth term.
................................................... [2]
[Total: 2]
23 These are the first five terms of a sequence.
Find the next term.
................................................... [1]
[Total: 1]
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The sequence of diagrams above is made up of small lines and dots.
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(a) Complete the table.
Diagram 1 Diagram 2 Diagram 3 Diagram 4 Diagram 5 Diagram 6
Number of
4 10 18 28
small lines
Number of
4 8 13 19
dots
[4]
(b) For Diagram n find an expression, in terms of n, for the number of small lines.
................................................... [2]
(c) Diagram r has 10 300 small lines.
Find the value of r.
r = ................................................... [2]
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(d) The number of dots in Diagram n is .
Find the value of a and the value of b.
a = ...................................................
b = ................................................... [2]
[Total: 10]
25 The nth term of a sequence is .
Find
(a) the 2nd term,
................................................... [1]
(b) the value of n when the nth term is 498.
n = ................................................... [3]
14
[Total: 4]
26 The table shows the first five terms of sequence A and sequence B.
Term 1 2 3 4 5 6
Sequence A 7 13 23 37 55
Sequence B 1 3 9 27 81
(a) Complete the table for the 6th term of each sequence. [2]
(b) Find the nth term of
(i) sequence A,
................................................... [2]
(ii) sequence B.
................................................... [2]
[Total: 6]
27 Find the nth term of each sequence.
(a) –1, –3, –5, –7, –9, …
................................................... [2]
15
(b) 2, 9, 28, 65, 126, …
................................................... [2]
[Total: 4]
