Worksheet 1 Memorandum: Patterns, Sequences and Series

Grade 12 Mathematics CAPS

1. a) 8; 4; 2; 1; …
i) geometric ii) a=8

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b) 2.5; 5; 8.5; 13; … ii)

2.5 3.5 4.5

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i) quadratic

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c) 8; 10; 12; 14; …

i) arithmetic ii)
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d) 1; 3; 9; 27; …
i) geometric ii)
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e) ; ; ; ; …

i) arithmetic ii)

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 f) 3; 12; 48; 192; …
i) geometric ii)
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g) 6; 10; 16; 24; … ii)

4 6 8
2 2
i) quadratic
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h) 2; 6; 10; 14; …
i) arithmetic ii)
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i) 4; 11; 18; 25; …

i) arithmetic ii)
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j) ; ; ; ; …

i) quadratic ii)

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2. a) b) ( )

-2 1 4 7 10

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0 -2 0
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25 40 55 70 85

3. a) ∑ b) ∑

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c) ∑ d) ∑ ( )

n = 13

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e) ∑ ( )

4. a) Sn = a + a + d + a + 2d + …. +a + (n – 3)d+ a + (n – 2)d + a + (n-1)d

+ Sn = a + (n – 1)d + a + (n – 2)d + a + (n – 3)d + …. + a + 2d + a + d + a
2Sn = [2a + (n-1)d] + [2a + (n-1)d] + …. + [2a + (n-1)d]
2Sn = n[2a + (n – 1)d]
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b) …1
…2 Subtract 2 from 1

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5. a) 40 + 20 + 10 + … +

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b) 83 + 79 + 75 + … + 23
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c) 48 + 57 + 66+ … + 93
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d) 1 + 5 + 25 + … + 244 140 625

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 e) 28 + 14 + 7+ … +

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6. a) 28 + 14 + 7 + … b) 45 + 15 + 5 + …
converging converging

c) 6 + 12 + 24 + … d) 66 + + …

diverging converging

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diverging converging

7. a) b)

d) f)
8.
and
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…1

Subs 1 into 2:

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N/A
And subs back into 1:
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b) diverging (r > 1), therefore cannot find the sum to infinity.

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279 is the 136th term of the arithmetic series.

9. …1 and

…2
a) Subs 2 into 1
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Subs back into 2:

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N/A

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10. a) ( ) …1

…2

Subs 2 into 1

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Subs back into 2

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Term 9 will be equal to 0.

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N/A or After 17 terms

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N/A

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(for this use trial and error)

13. ….2
…1
Subs 1 into 2

Subs back into 1 ( )

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And [ ( ) ( )( )]

14. …1 and …2

Divide 1 by 2:

Subs back into 1:

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15. a) [ ] and [ ] …2

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…1
Subs 1 into 2
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Subs back into 1
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The 15th term is equal to -1

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[ ] 0

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16. 5 6 12 12 19 24 26 48

a) 33 96 40 192

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b) Odds: [ ( ) ( )( )] Evens:

c) 45 – odd
23rd term of the odd sequence: ( )( )