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Functions and Sequences

The document contains multiple math word problems involving identifying patterns and rules in number sequences and determining subsequent terms. The problems require analyzing sequences of numbers and identifying the term-to-term relationships and rules to generate additional terms in the sequences.

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Functions and Sequences

The document contains multiple math word problems involving identifying patterns and rules in number sequences and determining subsequent terms. The problems require analyzing sequences of numbers and identifying the term-to-term relationships and rules to generate additional terms in the sequences.

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

5 9 13 17

(1)

(b) Describe the term-to-term rule for continuing the sequence.

(1)

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

2 6 18 54

(1)

(b) Describe the term-to-term rule for continuing the sequence.

(1)

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

256 128 64 32

(1)

(b) Describe the term-to-term rule for continuing the sequence.

(1)
4. Write down the next two numbers in this sequence.

7 8 10 13 …….

…….. and ……..

(1)

5. Write down the next two numbers in this sequence.

2 5 11 23

and
(1)

6. Here are the first five terms of a number sequence.

9 15 21 27 33

(i) Write down the next term of the number sequence.

(1)

Explain how you found your answer.

(1)

302 is not a term in this number sequence.


(b) Explain why.

(1)
Here are the first four number sequence.

8 12 16 20

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

(1)

(ii) Explain how you found your answer.

(1)

(b) Write down the 9th term in the sequence.

(1)
Ricky says 1001 is in the sequence.
(c) Explain why Ricky is wrong.

(1)

8. Here are the first 4 terms in a number sequence.


132 124 116 108

(a) Write down the next two terms in this number sequence.

and
(1)
11 cannot be a term in this number sequence.
(b) Explain why.

(1)
9. Here are the first five number sequence.

3 8 13 18 23

(a) Work out the 10th term of this number sequence.

(2)

Here are the first four terms of another number sequence.

-2 10 16

(b) Find two numbers that are in both number sequences.

(2)

10. Here is a number sequence.


The rule for finding the next term is to add a, where a is an integer.

8 ….. ….. 29

Work out the two missing terms.


11 (a) The first term of a sequence is —5.
The rule for continuing the sequence.

Multiply by 4 then
Subtract 3
What is the second term of the sequence?

(1)

(b) Here is a rule for continuing a different sequence.

Add 4 then
Multiply by 2
The second term of this sequence is 20. What
is the first term?

(2)
12. Here is a sequence

1 3 17 115

To find the next term the term-to-term rule is to


multiply by a and then subtract b, where a and b are integers.
Find the values of a and b.

(2)

13. Write down the next term in the sequence.

2a + b 3a + 5b 4a +9b

(2)

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