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WALT:
Find and use the term-to-term rule in a sequence

WILF:
Is the answer to: Is the answer to: Is the answer to:

The rule for this sequence Find the rule to this The rule for this sequence
is to add the same number sequence. is to add the same number
each time. Use the rule to each time. Use the rule to
write the missing numbers 1.6, 3.2, 6.4, 12.8, 25.6… write the missing numbers
in the sequence. in the sequence.

2, ….., ….., ……, 26 8, ….., ….., ……, -16

Generate Rule Sequence Term

Term-to-term rule Linear Sequence
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Starter:
Calculate…

16 × 3
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Starter:
Calculate…

1
× 32
4
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Starter:
Calculate…

82
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Starter:
Calculate…

33
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Starter:
What is he difference between…

14 20?

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Sequences
Starter:
Draw the next picture in this pattern.
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Starter:
What is the first term of the sequence?

8, 11, 14, 17, ⊡ , ⊡

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Definitions:
Sequence A sequence is a list of numbers in a special order.

Term Each number in a sequence is called a term.

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Starter:
How is this sequence increasing?The term-to-
term rule?

8, 11, 14, 17, ⊡ , ⊡

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Definitions:
Sequence A sequence is a list of numbers in a special order.

Term Each number in a sequence is called a term.

Term to Term Rule Defines the value of each term in a sequence

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Starter:
What is the next two terms in this sequence?

8, 11, 14, 17, ⊡ , ⊡

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Starter:
Is this sequence Linear?

2, 4, 8, 16, ⊡ , ⊡
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Sequences
Definitions:
Sequence A sequence is a list of numbers in a special order.

Term Each number in a sequence is called a term.

Term to Term Rule Defines the value of each term in a sequence

Linear Sequence A sequence that increases/decreases by the same

amount each time.
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Starter:
How is this sequence increasing?

2, 4, 8, 16, ⊡ , ⊡
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Starter:
Find the next two terms in this sequence.

2, 4, 8, 16, ⊡ , ⊡
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Discussion 1:

Sam is a biologist for a seed. She records the growth of Brand X bean plants over six days.

Sam notices that Brand X bean plants grow to a number pattern.

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
She decides to create a table to show this.

The number pattern can be written as a sequence.

Sam notices that Brand X bean plants grow to a number pattern.
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
She decides to create a table to show this.

The number pattern can be written as a sequence.

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Discussion 2:
Look at this Spanish tile pattern and determine the sequence that was

used and find the next five terms.

1 tile 5 9 13 tiles
tiles tiles

The sequence for the pattern is 1, 5, 9, 13…

The term-to-term rule:

Starts at 1 and add 4

17 21 25 29 33
The next five terms are
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Discussion 3:

a) Write a sequence for the number of dots in each term as the

sequence progresses,
b)
1, 3, 5, ........
c)

d)

e) What is the term-to-term rule for the sequence?

f)
Starts at 1, and add 2
g)

h)

i) Use the rule to extend the sequence to the 5th term

1 3 5 7 9
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Examples:
eg1 Find the T2T rule and the next Tr Find the T2T rule and the next two
y terms of the sequence.
two terms of the sequence.
25, 28, 31, 34 …
3, 5, 7, 9 …

T2T Rule: +2 T2T Rule: +3

Next 2 terms: 11, 13… Next 2 terms: 37, 40…

eg Find the T2T rule and the next Tr
2 y
two terms of the sequence.
2, 8, 32, 128 …
Find the T2T rule and the next two
terms of the sequence.
2, 6, 18, 54 …

T2T Rule: ×4 T2T Rule: +3

Next 2 terms: 512, 2048… Next 2 terms: 162, 486…

 Task 1: There are non examples

1 Find the term to term rule and the next two terms in the sequence.

a  b  c 
  
 
d  e  f 
  
  
g  h  i 
  
  
j  k  l 
  
  
m  n  o 
  
  
2 Find the term to term rule and the draw the next picture.

3 Is 318 a term in the sequence 1, 9, 17, 25…?

No the terms are all odd numbers.
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Examples:
eg Use the T2T rule to find the Tr Use the T2T rule to find the
3 y
first 5 terms in the sequence. first 5 terms in the sequence.
Starts at 6,  Starts at 6, 

6 9 1 1 1 6 3 0 - -
2 5 8 3 6
 Task 2:
1 Use the T2T rule to find the first 5 terms in the sequence.

a  b  c 
  

d  e  f 
  

g  h 
 

i  j 
 

2 Sofia is writing a sequence. a Explain why she has not described

the rule for a sequence.
The rule is to add four.
b The first term of her sequence is
a factor of 18. Come up with 3
different sequences.
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To Finish:
Find the term to term rule for the sequence.

5, 8, 11, 14 …
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To Finish:
Find the next two terms of the sequence.

5, 8, 11, 14, , …

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To Finish:
Is this a linear sequence?

5, 8, 11, 14 …
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To Finish:
Is 2043 a term in this sequence?

7, 12, 17, 22…

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WALT:
Find and use the term-to-term rule in a sequence

WILF:
Is the answer to: Is the answer to: Is the answer to:

The rule for this sequence Find the rule to this The rule for this sequence
is to add the same number sequence. is to add the same number
each time. Use the rule to each time. Use the rule to
write the missing numbers 1.6, 3.2, 6.4, 12.8, 25.6… write the missing numbers
in the sequence. in the sequence.

2, ….., ….., ……, 26 8, ….., ….., ……, -16

Generate Rule Sequence Term

Term-to-term rule Linear Sequence