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2.11 Sequences
Question Paper

Course CIE IGCSE Maths

Section 2. Algebra & Graphs
Topic 2.11 Sequences
Difficulty Hard

Time allowed: 40

Score: /27

Percentage: /100

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Question 1a
Find the n th term of each sequence.
4        2        0        -2        -4        ...

[2 marks]

Question 1b
1        7        17        31        49        ...
[2 marks]

Question 2
Complete the table for the 5th term and the nth term of each sequence.
1st term 2nd term 3rd term 4th term 5th term n th term
9 5 1 -3
4 9 16 25
1 8 27 64
8 16 32 64
[11 marks]

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Question 3
0,   1,   1,   2,   3,   5,   8,   13,   21  ,   ...

This sequence is a Fibonacci sequence.

After the first two terms, the rule to find the next term is “add the two previous terms”.
For example, 5 + 8 = 13.

Use this rule to complete each of the following Fibonacci sequences.

2 4 ........ ........ ........

1 ........ ........ ........ 11

........ −1 ........ ........ 1

[3 marks]

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Question 4
1 3 4 7 11
, , , , , ...
3 4 7 11 18

i)
p
One term of this sequence is .
q

Find, in terms of p and q , the next term in this sequence.

[1]
ii)
Find the 6th term of this sequence.

[1]
[2 marks]

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Question 5
Find the n th term of each sequence.
i)
−1, − 3, − 5, − 7, − 9, ...

[2]
ii)
2, 9, 28, 65, 126, ...

[2]
[4 marks]

Question 6
Find the next term and the n th term of this sequence.

3 4 5 6 7
, , , , , ...
5 7 9 11 13

Next term = .................................................  

n th term = ................................................. 
[3 marks]

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