The City School

Prep Boys Section

Capital Campus Islamabad
Worksheet
Name: ______________________ Class: 8th Section: ____

(Number Sequences)
Q(1) (a) For the sequence of numbers 2, 3, 5, 5, 7, 12, 11, 13, 24,...,
write down the next three terms.
(b) Complete the number sequence, 41³, 43³, 47³, 53³, ______, ______.

Q(2) The diagram shows the first three patterns of circles in a sequence.

(a) Draw the 4th pattern of circles.

(b) How many circles are there in the 5th pattern?
(c) Complete the table below.

(d) Which pattern in the sequence contains a total of 197 circles?

Q(3) Consider the Fibonacci sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, ... and complete the
number pattern below:
12 = 1 × 1
12 + 12 = 1 × 2
12 + 12 + 22 = 2 × 3
12 + 12 + 22 + 32 =
12 + 12 + 22 + 32 + 52 =
(a) Write down the seventh line.
(b) If 12 + 12 + 22 + 32 + 52 + ... +l2 + m2 = 55 × n, find the values of l, m and n.

Q(4) Here are the first five terms in a number sequence. " " 7 10 13 16 19

(a) Find the 10th term in this number sequence. .........................

(b) Write an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this number sequence. .........................

(c) A number sequence has nth term 6n + 3. Write down the first four terms of this sequence.