Term-To-Term Rules

Describe the term-to-term rules of the sequences below:

1. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11… 6. 10, 30, 50, 70, 90…

2. 4, 7, 10, 13, 16… 7. 10, 31, 52, 73, 94…

3. 1, 6, 11, 16, 21… 8. 20, 17, 14, 11, 8…

4. 2, 12, 22, 32, 42… 9. 50, 44, 38, 32, 26…

5. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30… 10.100, 88, 76, 64, 52…

Now try these, but look carefully:

11.2, 4, 8, 16, 32… 14.1, 3, 6, 10, 15…

12.3, 9, 27, 81, 243… 15.1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8…

13.1, 4, 9, 16, 25… 16.1, 8, 27, 64, 125…

Describe how many matchsticks you need to add to get the next pattern:
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 Using The Term-To-Term Rule
Describe fully the term-to-term rule for each of the four sequences below:
1. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10…

2. 5, 7, 9, 11, 13…

3. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9…

4. -3, -1, 1, 3, 5…

What do all these sequences have in common?

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Can you describe the first sequence mathematically?

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Using your previous answer, can you describe the second sequence mathematically?

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And the third sequence?

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And the fourth?

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Using what you’ve just done, can you describe the sequences below fully?
4, 6, 8, 10, 12…

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0, 2, 4, 6, 8…

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 Term-To-Term Challenge
Describe mathematically the sequences below:
1. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25…

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2. 3, 8, 13, 18, 23…

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3. 7, 10, 13, 16, 19…

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4. 12, 22, 32, 42, 52…

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5. 5, 13, 21, 29, 37…

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Can you write a rule, in your own words, for describing a sequence mathematically?

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