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Chapter 16 : Number Sequence (with Quadratic Sequence included)

1. Find the first three terms of the quadratic sequence with nth term 3n2 + 5n + 2.

2. Find the eighth term of the quadratic sequence with nth term 4n − 5n − 2.
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3. Find the nth term of this quadratic sequence: 9, 18, 31, 48, 69, …

4. An arithmetic series has 15 terms. The first term is -10, and the last term is 32.
Find the sum of the series.
5. Find the general term un for the arithmetic sequence with u 3 = 24 and u11 = -36.

6. 2k+7, 1-k, and k-7 are consecutive terms of a geometric sequence.

Find the possible values of k.

7. A geometric series has S₁ = 6 and S ₂ = 3.

a) Find the first term u1 and the common ratio r.

b) Find the sum of the first 10 terms.

8. Find the first 5 terms of the sequence defined by the recursive formula
u₁ = 5, un = 12-un-1, n ≥ 2. Also, state the value of u 100.
9. Find the unknowns given that the following sequences are arithmetic:
a) 9, 17, ___ ,33, 41, ...

b) 27, ___ ,15, ___ ,3, ...

10. Find k given that k-2, 2k-1, and 4k-6 are consecutive terms of an
arithmetic sequence.