Name: Class: Date: Worksheet 6A Number sequences 1, For each of the following sequences, state a rule on how to obtain the sequence and write down the next two terms. (a) 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, ... (b) 50, 46, 42, 38, 34, .. (©) 8, 16,32, 64, 128, ... (4) ~2400, 1200, ~600, 300, -150, 2. Write down the next two terms of each of the following sequences. (a) 3,7, 11, 15,19, ... (b) 2,6, 18, 54, 162, . (c) 49,43, 37, 31, 25,... (d) 288, 144, 72, 36, 18, ... 3. Write down the next two terms of each of the following sequences, (a) 10,9, 12, 11,14... (b) 4,5,9, 14, 23,... (©) 2,5, 10, 50, 500, ... (d) 34,8, 9, 18, ... eae Riise4, Given the n™ term, write down the first three terms of each of the following number sequences. (@) 3n+8 (b) 8n-9 ‘The first term in a sequence is 48. Each following term is found by subtracting 9 from the previous term. (i) Write down the second and third terms. (i) Write down an expression, in terms of n, for the n' term. 4,11, 18, 25, 32, (i) Find an algebraic expression for the n'® term in the sequence. (ii) Show that 333 is a term in the sequence. eat7. The first four terms of a sequence are 9, 13, 17 and 21. (i) Write down the next two terms in the sequence. (ii) Find an expression for the n'* term of the sequence. (iii) The k* term of the sequence is 153. Find the value of k. ‘The first four terms of a sequence are 1, 7, 13 and 19. (i) Write down the 8" term of the sequence. (ii) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the » term of the sequence. (iii) One term in the sequence is 133. Find the value of n for this term. Each term in this sequence is found by adding the same number to the previous term. a, 15, b, 29, 36, ... (i) Find the values of a and b. (ii) Write down an expression, in terms of n, for the n"* term. (iii) Is 112 isa term of this sequence? How can you tell? ee) neues10. Given that n is an integer, (i) write down expressions for the next two odd numbers after 2n ~ 3, (ii) (a) find, in its simplest form, the expression for the sum of these three odd numbers, (b) explain why the sum is an odd number, 11. @ The first three terms in a sequence are 5, k and 19, where k is an integer. (i) Suggest a value for k. (ii) Using your answer in part (i), find an expression, in terms of n, for the n'* term of the sequence. 12. The first four terms in a sequence are 2, 12, 112 and 1112. State a rule on how to obtain the sequence. in oaae etsName: Class: Date: Worksheet 6B Number sequences and patterns 1. The diagram shows some patterns made from identical white and grey unit squares. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 (i) Complete the table ) 5 Length of side | Number of grey | Number of white | Total number Figur ber: enumber | oflarge square | unit squares | unit squares _| of unit squares 1 2 1 3 4 2 3 4 5 9 3 4 n (ii) A large square has a length of 65 units. How many white unit squares does it have? (iii) Will there be a figure in this sequence that has 920 grey unit squares? Explain your answer. Pe nl (gees2. The first four figures in a sequence are as shown, ee eee eeee eeeee Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 (i) Draw the next two figures of the sequence. Complete the table. 10 (iii) As the figure number increases, how does the number of dots change? (iv) Belle thinks that the number of dots in Figure mis given by the formula 4{n? +3n+2). Do you agree with her? Show your working clearly. Dinars eee)3. The first three terms in a sequence of numbers, T,, T,, T, ... are given below. T,=P+4=5 T=2+8=12 T,=3412=21 @ Find 7, (ii) Find an expression, in terms of n, for T,,. (iii) Evaluate T,,, 4, Consider the pattern: 342 2B At+3 a4 5+4 aS 6+5 5x6 BIE Ole re " plete eee RD > kxa @ (i) Write down the 5* line in the pattern. (ii) Find the values of k, p and q. 1d (iii) Find the value of 35+ gy CP Dismeacuet5. Consider the pattern: (i) Write down the 4" line in the pattern. (ii) Find the value of a and of b. 6. Consider the pattern: 5=1x5=1x(1+4) 12=2x6=2x(2+4) 21=3x7=3x (B44) 32=4x8=4x (444) 396 =ax b=ax(a+4) (i) Write down the 5" line in the pattern. (ii) Find the values of a and b. (iii) Write down the 20" line in the pattern. (iv) Will there be a line with 2204 on the left-hand side? Explain your answer. iWneeaaec Shing Lee Publishers Pte Ltd