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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.Here are the first five terms of an arithmetic sequence: 2, 5, 8, 11, 14. Work out the 8th term.
- 2.The nth term of a sequence is 2n² + 1. Work out the 4th term of the sequence.
- 3.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?
- 4.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?
- 5.A sequence has the position-to-term rule: the nth term is 3n. Write down the first four terms of the sequence.
- 6.A plant is 4 cm tall in week 1. Each week after that, its height increases by 5 cm. Work out the first week in which the plant is taller than 30 cm.
- 7.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.
- 8.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.
- 9.A sequence begins at 60, and each term after that is found by subtracting 7 from the term before it. Work out the 5th term of the sequence.
- 10.A sequence has nth term 3n + 4. Two terms are missing from the list of its first five terms: 7, 10, _, 16, _. Work out the missing 3rd and 5th terms added together.
- 11.The nth term of a sequence is 4n − 3. Work out the 7th term of the sequence.
- 12.A sequence begins at 7. Each term after the first is found by adding 6 to the term before it. Work out the 6th term of the sequence.
- 13.The nth term of a sequence is 3n + 2. Work out the 4th term of the sequence.
- 14.Write down the first four terms of the sequence with nth term 6n − 5.
- 15.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.
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