ACTIVITY SHEET

Mathematics 10

Activity I. What’s next?

Find the next term in each sequence.

1. 12, 7, 2, -3, -8, ____

The 14th term is ____.

2. -14, -11, -8, -5, 2, ____

The 20th term is ____.

3. 16, 4, 1, ____
The 7th term is ____.
4. 21, 105, 525, ____
The 5th term is ____.

5. 7, 15, 23, 31, 39, 47, ____

The 10th term is ____.

Activity 2. List My First 5

Determine the first five terms of the following sequence using the following nth term.

1. an = 2n + 1 2. an = 3n – 6 3. a n = 5n – 1
a1 = ____ a1 = ____ a1 = ____
a2 = ____ a2 = ____ a2 = ____
a3 = ____ a3 = ____ a3 = ____
a4 = ____ a4 = ____ a4 = ____
a5 = ____ a5 = ____ a5 = ____

Sequences:
___, ___, ___, ___, ___ ___, ___, ___, ___, ___ ___, ___, ___, ___, ___

Activity 3. Generate My Pattern

What is the nth term for each sequence below?

1. 11, 7, 3, -1, ….. an = __________

2. 4, 9, 14, 19, …. an = __________
3. 3, 8, 13, 18, …. an = __________
4. 20, 15, 10, 5, …. an = __________