Han Chiang High School Marks : ________

Class Test Unit 12 Patterns and Sequences Date : ____________

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1. Nick is making patterns with grey and white circular marbles.

The patterns form a sequence.

Nick makes a table to show some information about the patterns.

Pattern number 1 2 3 4 5

Number of grey marbles 6 9 12 15 𝟏𝟖

Total number of marbles 6 10 15 21 𝟐𝟖

i. Complete the table for Pattern 5. [2]

ii. Find an expression, in terms of 𝑛, for the number of grey marbles in pattern 𝑛.
𝑻𝒏 = 𝟑𝒏 + 𝟑

……………………………….. [2]
iii. Nick makes a pattern with 30 grey marbles. Find the total number of marbles in this pattern.
𝟔𝟔 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔

……………………………….. [2]
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2. In a sequence, the fifth and ninth term are 19 and 29 respectively. Find the common difference, first
term and 23𝑡ℎ term.

𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒐𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 = 𝟐. 𝟓
First Term = 𝟗
23rd Term = 𝟔𝟒

……………………………….. [6]
3. How many 3-digits numbers are multiples of 4?

𝒏 = 𝟐𝟐𝟓

……………………………….. [4]
4. The first term of an AP is 80 and its common difference is −3. From which term onwards would terms
be negative?

𝒏 = 𝟐𝟖

……………………………….. [2]
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5.

i. Complete the table below. [10]

Number of Grey Cross Signs 𝟒 𝟖 𝟏𝟐 𝟏𝟔 𝟐𝟎

Number of Squares 𝟏 𝟑 𝟓 𝟕 𝟗

ii. The number of grey cross signs form a number sequence. Write a rule for the number of
cross signs in terms of 𝑛.

𝑻𝒏 = 𝟒𝒏

……………………………….. [3]

iii. The number of squares form a different number sequence. Work out the rule for the
number of squares in terms of 𝑛.
𝑻𝒏 = 𝟐𝒏 − 𝟏

……………………………….. [3]
iv. Which pattern will use 300 grey cross signs?
𝟕𝟓 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏

……………………………….. [3]
v. Which pattern will use 173 squares?

𝟖𝟕 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏

……………………………….. [3]
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6. Write down the first two terms of each of the following number sequences given its 𝑛th term.
3𝑛
i. 𝑇𝑛 = 𝑛− 4

𝑻𝟏 = −𝟏
𝑻𝟐 = 𝟑

……………………………….. [4]
ii. 𝑇𝑛 = 4𝑛 + 9
𝑻𝟏 = 𝟏𝟑
𝑻𝟐 = 𝟏𝟕

……………………………….. [4]
iii. 𝑇𝑛 = 4𝑛 − 5
𝑻𝟏 = −𝟏
𝑻𝟐 = 𝟑

……………………………….. [4]
iv. 𝑇𝑛 = 9𝑛 + 30
𝑻𝟏 = 𝟑𝟗
𝑻𝟐 = 𝟒𝟖

……………………………….. [4]
iv. 𝑇𝑛 = −2𝑛 + 45

𝑻𝟏 = 𝟒𝟑
𝑻𝟐 = 𝟒𝟏

……………………………….. [4]
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7. For each of these sequences
a. work out the rule of find any term in the sequence
b. work out the 12𝑡ℎ term.

i. 8, 3, −2, −7, −12 …

𝑻𝒏 = −𝟓𝒏 + 𝟏𝟑
𝑻𝟏𝟐 = −𝟒𝟕

……………………………….. [5]

ii. 6, 6.6, 7.2, 7.8, 8.4, …

𝑻𝒏 = 𝟎. 𝟔𝒏 + 𝟓. 𝟒
𝑻𝟏𝟐 = 𝟏𝟐. 𝟔

……………………………….. [5]

8. For each of these sequences

a. write down the rule in words to make the next term.
b. write down the next two terms

i. 25, 30, 27, 32, 29 …

a) Add 5 to and subtract 3 from the last term alternately
b) 𝑻𝟏 = 𝟑𝟒, 𝑻𝟐 = 𝟑𝟏

……………………………….. [6]

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 ii. 12, 24, 29, 58, 63, …

a) Multiply the last term by 2 and then add 5 to it.

b) 𝑻𝟏 = 𝟏𝟐𝟔, 𝑻𝟐 = 𝟏𝟑𝟏

……………………………….. [6]
iii. 6, 2, 12, 4, 24 …
a) Divide the last term by 3, and the multiply it by 6 alternately.
b) 𝑻𝟏 = 𝟖, 𝑻𝟐 = 𝟒𝟖

……………………………….. [6]
iv. 30.5, 35.5, 17.75, 22.75, 11.375 …

a) Add 5 to the last term, and then divide it by 2 alternately.

b) 𝑻𝟏 = 𝟏𝟔. 𝟑𝟕𝟓, 𝑻𝟐 = 𝟖. 𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟓

……………………………….. [6]
v. 12, 13, 15, 18, 22, …
a) Add the next counting number to the last term.
b) 𝑻𝟏 = 𝟐𝟕, 𝑻𝟐 = 𝟑𝟑

……………………………….. [6]
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