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EDEXCEL-arithmetic Sequence-Part1
EDEXCEL-arithmetic Sequence-Part1
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3 Here are the first five terms of a number sequence S.
10 16 22 28 34
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(a) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.
The nth term of a sequence T is given by n2í
There are numbers that are terms in both the sequence S and the sequence T.
(b) Find one of these numbers.
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6 Here are the first five terms of a number sequence.
1 3 5 7 9
(1)
(ii) Find the difference between the 17th term of the sequence and the 15th term of
the sequence.
1 4 9 16 25
(b) (i) Write down the next square number.
(1)
(ii) Work out the 20th square number.
2 3 5 7 11 13
(c) Write down the next prime number.
(1)
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11 The first four terms of a sequence are
11 21 31 41
(2)
(b) Factorise x2 – 7x + 6
(2)
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3 Here is a sequence of patterns made from identical pentagons.
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(2)
A different sequence of patterns is made from identical hexagons.
The rule below can be used to find the number of hexagons in each pattern of this
sequence.
(1)
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(2)
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9 Here is a sequence of patterns made from white counters and black counters.
(1)
(b) Find the total number of counters in Pattern number 6
(1)
(1)
(d) Work out the total number of counters in Pattern number 50
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18 The table shows the volumes, in km3, of four oceans.
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(1)
(b) Calculate the total volume of these four oceans.
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km3
(2)
The volume of the South China Sea is 9 880 000 km3
(c) Write 9 880 000 in standard form.
(1)
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5 Here is a sequence of patterns made from sticks.
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(1)
(b) Complete the table.
Pattern number 1 2 3 4 5
Number of sticks 6 11 16
(2)
(c) Find the number of sticks in Pattern number 12
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(2)
A pattern in the sequence is made from exactly 201 sticks.
(d) Find the Pattern number.
(2)
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8 Here is a sequence of patterns made from circles in rows.
(1)
(c) Write down the number of circles in the bottom row of Pattern number 20
(2)
(Total for Question 8 is 5 marks)
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