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Generating sequences worksheet — GCSE Foundation
Fifteen questions on "generating sequences" — DfE statement A23. Print it, or print three versions so neighbours cannot copy by letter; the key gives the letter for each version.
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Generating sequences worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.The nth term of a sequence is 3n + 2. Work out the 4th term of the sequence.
- 2.A geometric sequence starts at 4, and each term after that is found by multiplying the term before it by 3. Write down the first four terms of the sequence.
- 3.The nth term of a sequence is 4n − 3. Work out the 7th term of the sequence.
- 4.Write down the first four terms of the sequence with nth term 6n − 5.
- 5.Here are the first four terms of an arithmetic sequence: 5, 9, 13, 17. Work out the 5th term.
- 6.Here are the first five terms of an arithmetic sequence: 4, 7, 10, 13, 16. Work out the 9th term.
- 7.A company's profit was £2000 in its first year. Each following year, the profit increases by £800. Work out the first year in which the profit is more than £7000.
- 8.A sequence has the position-to-term rule n² − 3, where n is the position number. Work out the difference between the 6th term and the 5th term.
- 9.The nth term of a sequence is 2n − 1. Work out the 6th term of the sequence.
- 10.A theatre's front row has 18 seats. Each row behind has 4 more seats than the row in front. Which row has exactly 62 seats?
- 11.A sequence has the position-to-term rule: the term is the position number multiplied by itself. Its first five terms are 1, 4, 9, 16, 25. Work out the 8th term.
- 12.A sequence has the position-to-term rule: the term is the square of the position number. Its first four terms are 1, 4, 9, 16. Work out the 10th term.
- 13.A sequence has the position-to-term rule 5n − 2, where n is the position number. Which of these is a term in the sequence?
- 14.A sequence begins at 50, and each term after that is found by subtracting 8 from the term before it. Priya says the 8th term of the sequence is negative. Is Priya correct?
- 15.A geometric sequence starts at 3, and each term after that is found by multiplying the term before it by 2. Write down the first four terms.
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