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IGCSE

Sequences

Instructions

• Use black ink or ball-point pen.

• Answer all Questions.
• Answer the Questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• Diagrams are NOT accurately drawn, unless otherwise indicated.
• You must show all your working out.

Information

• The marks for each Question are shown in brackets

– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each Question.

Advice

• Read each Question carefully before you start to answer it.

• Keep an eye on the time.
• Try to answer every Question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end

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1 Here are the first five terms of a sequence.

2 5 8 11 14

Write down the next two terms in the sequence.

17
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20
(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)

2 The first term in a sequence is 3.

The term to term rule is add 5.

Is 97 a term in the sequence?

Give a reason for your answer.

no there isn't, 97-3=94 so 94/5 remains a fraction so its not a term of 97

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(Total for Question 2 is 2 marks)

3 Here are the first five terms of a sequence

6 10 14 18 22

Write down the next two terms in the sequence.

26 30
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(Total for Question 3 is 2 marks)

4 The nth term of a sequence is 4n + 3

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

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7 , .........................
11
(b) Is 35 a term in this sequence.
You must show how you get your answer.

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(Total for Question 4 is 2 marks)
5 The nth term of a sequence is n2 + 1

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

2 5
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(1)
(b) Is 35 a term in this sequence.
You must show how you get your answer.

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(1)
(Total for Question 5 is 2 marks)

6 Here are the first 5 terms of a sequence.

17 14 11 8 5

(a) Find the next term of this sequence.

2
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The nth term of a different sequence is 10n² + 5 (1)

(b) Work out the 5th term of this sequence.

255
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(1)
(Total for Question 6 is 2 marks)

7 Here are the first four terms of a sequence.

7 13 19 25

(a) Write down the next term in the sequence.

31
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(1)
(b) Explain how you got your answer

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+6
(1)
(Total for Question 7 is 2 marks)
8 Here are the first four terms of a number sequence.

2 3 5 9

The rule to continue the sequence is

multiply the previous term by 2 and then subtract 1

Work out the 5th term of this sequence.

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17

(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)

9 Here are the first 5 terms of a sequence.

29 24 19 14 9
Find the 8th term of this sequence.

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-6

(Total for Question 9 is 2 marks)

10 The nth term of a sequence is n² + 3

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

4
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7 , ......................
12
(2)
(b) Find the 10th term in this sequence.

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103

(1)
(Total for Question 10 is 3 marks)
11 Here is a sequence of patterns made from white tiles and grey tiles.

pattern number 1 pattern number 2 pattern number 3

(a) In the space below, draw pattern number 4.

(1)
(b) Work out the total number of tiles to make pattern number 7.

22
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(2)
Kyle says
“There are 4 white tiles in pattern number 3 so there will be 8 white tiles in pattern number 6.”

(c) Is Kyle right?

You must give a reason for your answer.

yes, as there are twice as many white tiles so u need to multiply by 2

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(1)
(Total for Question 11 is 4 marks)
12 Here is a sequence of patterns made from grey counters.

pattern number 1 pattern number 2 pattern number 3

(a) In the space below, draw pattern number 4.

(1)
(b) Work out the total number of counters to make pattern number 10.

41

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(2)
(Total for Question 12 is 3 marks)

13 Here are the first five terms of a sequence.

31 27 23 19 15

(a) Find the first negative term in the sequence.

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-1

(b) Is –30 a term in this sequence? (2)

Give a reason for your answer.

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(1)
(Total for Question 13 is 3 marks)
14 Here are the first 5 terms of an arithmetic sequence.
-3 1 5 9 13
(a) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.

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(2)
The nth term of a different arithmetic sequence is 2n – 3

(b) Is 101 a term in this sequence?

Show how you get your answer.

(2)
(Total for Question 14 is 4 marks)

15 Here are the first 5 terms of a sequence.

9 14 19 24 29

Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.

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(Total for Question 15 is 2 marks)

16 Here are the first 5 terms of a sequence.

25 22 19 16 13

Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.

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(Total for Question 16 is 2 marks)
17 Here are the first four terms of an arithmetic sequence.

4 11 18 25

Write down an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of the sequence.

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(Total for Question 17 is 2 marks)

18 Here are the first four terms of an arithmetic sequence.

35 31 27 23

Write down an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of the sequence.

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(Total for Question 18 is 2 marks)

19 Here are the first five terms of an arithmetic sequence.

21 27 33 39 45

Write down an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of the sequence.

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(Total for Question 19 is 2 marks)

20 Here are the first five terms of an arithmetic sequence.

2 7 12 17 22

Write down an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of the sequence.

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(Total for Question 20 is 2 marks)