Beaconhouse School System

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MATHEMATICS
Sequences
1. Part of a pattern of numbers is shown in the table below

Term 1 2 3 4 5 6 n
P 7 5 3 1 𝑥𝑥
Q 1 8 27 64 𝑦𝑦
1 2 3 4
R 𝑧𝑧
2 3 4 5
S 4 9 16 25 𝑡𝑡
T 1 3 9 27 𝑢𝑢
U 3 6 7 −2 𝑟𝑟
V 2 6 12 20 𝑠𝑠
2. Copy and complete the table

1 2 3 4 5 6 … n
1 4 9 16 … … … …
0 3 8 15 … … … …
4 9 16 25 … … … …
3. Read these instructions.
A Choose two different digits from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
B Write down the larger two-digit number which can be formed from the chosen digits.
C Write down the smaller two-digit number which can be formed from the chosen digits.
D Subtract the smaller number from the larger and note the result.
Example: A Choose 2 and 8.
B Larger number is eighty-two (82).
C Smaller number is twenty-eight (28).
D Subtract: 8 2
–2_8_
5_4_
Result = 54

(a) The digits 3 and 7 are chosen.

Follow the instructions to find the result.
(b) Choose three other different pairs of digits.
Follow the instructions to find the result in each case.
(c) What do you notice about all these results?
(d) The digits x and y, where x > y, are chosen.
Find expressions, in terms of x and y, for the value of
(i) the larger number,
(ii) the result
4.

The first three diagrams in a sequence are shown above.

Diagram 1 shows an equilateral triangle with sides of length 1 unit.
1
In Diagram 2, there are 4 triangles with sides of length unit.
2
1
In Diagram 3, there are 16 triangles with sides of length unit.
4
(a) Complete this table for Diagrams 4, 5, 6 and 𝑛𝑛.
Diagram 1 Diagram 2 Diagram 3 Diagram 4 Diagram 5 Diagram 6 Diagram n
Length of side 1 1 1
2 4
Length of side as a
20 2−1 2−2
power of 2
(b) (i) Complete this table for the number of the smallest triangles in Diagrams 4, 5 and 6.
Diagram 1 Diagram 2 Diagram 3 Diagram 4 Diagram 5 Diagram 6
Number of smallest triangles 1 4 16
Number of smallest triangles as a
20 22 24
power of 2
(ii) Find the number of the smallest triangles in Diagram n, giving your answer as a power of 2.
(c) Calculate the number of the smallest triangles in the diagram where the smallest triangles have sides of length
1
unit.
128
5. The first four diagrams in a sequence are shown below.

The diagrams are made from dots (●) and squares (□) joined by lines.
(a) Complete the table.
Diagram 1 2 3 4 5 𝑛𝑛
Number of dots 6 9 12
1
Number of squares 0 1 3 𝑛𝑛(𝑛𝑛 − 1)
2
Number of triangles 4 9 16
3
Number of lines 9 18 30 45 63 (𝑛𝑛 + 1)(𝑛𝑛 + 2)
2
(b) Which diagram has 360 lines?
 (c) The total number of lines in the first 𝑛𝑛 diagrams is
1 3
𝑛𝑛 + 𝑝𝑝𝑛𝑛2 + 𝑞𝑞𝑞𝑞
2
1
(i) When 𝑛𝑛 = 1, show that 𝑝𝑝 + 𝑞𝑞 = 8
2
(ii) By choosing another value of 𝑛𝑛 and using the equation in part (c)(i), find the values of 𝑝𝑝 and 𝑞𝑞.
6.

Work out the values of 𝑎𝑎 and 𝑏𝑏.

7. 1st Row 12 + 2 = 3
2nd Row 22 + 4 = 8
rd
3 Row 32 + 6 = 15
4th Row 42 + 8 = 24
The above shows a sequence of numbers.
(i) Write down the number pattern of the 7th row.

(ii) Write down the number pattern of the nth row.

(iii) Hence find 𝑛𝑛 if the value of the nth row is 960.

8. A sequence of patterns is made using rectangular blocks.

(a) Draw Pattern 4.

(b) Complete the table.

Pattern number 1 2 3 4 5

Number of blocks 1 4 7
(c) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the number of blocks in Pattern 𝑛𝑛.
(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.
9. (a) 1, 7, 13, 19, 25, …
(i) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.
(ii) Explain why 251 is not a term in this sequence.

(b) Here is another sequence.

5, 8, 13, 20, 29, …

The 𝑝𝑝th term of this sequence is 𝑝𝑝2 + 4.

Write down an expression, in terms of 𝑝𝑝, for the 𝑝𝑝th term of these sequences.

(i) –2, 1, 6, 13, 22, …

(ii) 7, 12, 19, 28, 39, …
𝑛𝑛
10. (a) A sequence has 𝑛𝑛th term
2𝑛𝑛+3
(i) Find the first three terms of this sequence.
Give your answers as fractions.
12
(ii) The kth term of this sequence is
25
Find the value of k.

(b) Find the nth term of each sequence.

(i) 6, 13, 32, 69, 130, …
(ii) 100, 50, 25, 12.5, 6.25, …

11. (a) These are the first four terms of a sequence.

11 7 3 −1

(i) Write down the next term.

(ii) Write down the term to term rule for this sequence.

(iii) Find the nth term of this sequence.

2𝑛𝑛
(b) The nth term of a different sequence is
𝑛𝑛+1

(i) Find the difference between the 5th term and the 6th term of this sequence.
Give your answer as a fraction.
3
(ii) Is a term in this sequence?
4

Show how you decide.