2. Find the next two terms and 3.

Find the nth term of the

1. Write down the first five
the nth term for each of the following linear sequences,
terms of the sequence which
following sequences. these include fractions and
has the nth term:
negative amounts.
a) n + 2 a) 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, _____
a) 12, 10, 8, 6, 4
b) 3n b) 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, _____
b) 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5
c) 4n + 5 c) 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, _____
c) 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0
d) 3n - 2 d) 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, _____
d) 15, 12, 9, 6, 3
e) n2 e) 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, _____
e) 0, -4, -8, -12, -16
f) n2 + 5 f) 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, _____
f) 99, 98, 97, 96, 95
Challenge: What is the Challenge: Can you write a
short message to another Challenge: Can you find
link between the nth
student explaining how to the nth term of the odd
term and the term-to-
solve these questions? number sequence?
term rule?
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 2. Find the next two terms and 3. Find the nth term of the
1. Write down the first five
the nth term for each of the following linear sequences,
terms of the sequence which
following sequences. these include fractions and
has the nth term:
negative amounts.
a) 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 a) 𝟐𝒏
a) −𝟐𝒏 + 𝟏𝟒
b) 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 b) 𝟑𝒏
b) 𝟎. 𝟓𝒏 + 𝟑
c) 9, 13, 17, 21, 25 c) 𝟑𝒏 + 𝟐
c) 𝟎. 𝟐𝒏
d) 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 d) 𝟐𝒏 − 𝟏
d) −𝟑𝒏 + 𝟏𝟖
e) 1, 4, 9, 16, 25 e) 𝟒𝒏 + 𝟏
e) -4n + 4
f) 6, 9, 14, 21, 30 f) 𝟓𝒏 + 𝟑
f) −𝒏 + 𝟏𝟎𝟎
Challenge: What is the Challenge: Can you write a
short message to another Challenge: Can you find
link between the nth
student explaining how to the nth term of the odd
term and the term-to-
solve these questions? number sequence?
term rule?
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