Topics : G6 CBWB Unit 21 Sequences Class : _________________

Name : ______________________________________ Date : _________________

Part 1: Identifying the patterns in a sequence

1. Sequence: an ordered set of numbers

2. The terms of a sequence form a pattern.

Coursebook Exercise 21.1

1. These diagrams show the first three patterns in a sequence of
growing tile patterns.

(a) Copy and complete this table.

2,4,6,8,10
(b) Describe the pattern linking the number of white tiles and the number of red tiles.
2Red = 1 white

2. Based on the diagram

(a) Copy and complete this table.

4,6,8,10,12

(b) Describe the pattern linking the number of white tiles and the number of red tiles.
Clue:(2x+2)

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 Part 2: Term-to-term rule

1. Term-to-term rule: A rule which describes how to get from one term to the next sequence

Example 1: Here is a sequence of numbers. Example 2: Here is a sequence of numbers.

Ans: Hence, the term-to-term rule: +5 Ans: Hence, the term-to-term rule: × 3

Coursebook Exercise 21.2

1. For each of the following sequences:

(a) Describe the term-to-term rule.
(b) Write down the next two terms of the sequence.
(c) Calculate the tenth term.

2, 4, 6, 8, 10 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

(a) Term-to-term rule: (a) Term-to-term rule:

(b) Next two terms (b) Next two terms

(c) T10: (c) T10:

+2; 12,14; 20 +2; 11,13; 19

4, 7, 10, 13, 16 2, 6, 10, 14, 18

(a) Term-to-term rule: (a) Term-to-term rule:

(b) Next two terms (b) Next two terms

(c) T10: (c) T10:

+3; 19,22; 19 +4; 22,26; 38

1, 8, 15, 22, 29 5, 10, 20, 40, 80

(a) Term-to-term rule: (a) Term-to-term rule:

(b) Next two terms (b) Next two terms

(c) T10: (c) T10:

+7; 36,43; 64 X2; 160,320; 64

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 2, 6, 18, 54, 162 9, 7, 5, 3, 1

(a) Term-to-term rule: (a) Term-to-term rule:

(b) Next two terms (b) Next two terms

(c) T10: (c) T10:

X3; 486, 1458; 39 366 -2; -1,-3; -9

32, 28, 24, 20, 16 144, 132, 120, 108

(a) Term-to-term rule: (a) Term-to-term rule:

(b) Next two terms (b) Next two terms

(c) T10: (c) T10:

-4; 12,8; -4 -12; 96,84; 36

2. Based on the table below.

Calculate the term-to-term rule.

+2
3. Based on the table below.

Calculate the term-to-term rule.

+3
4. Write down the first five terms of the sequence whose nth term is 2n + 7.

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 Workbook Ex 21.1
1. This diagram shows the first three patterns in a sequence.

(a) Complete this table for the first five patterns of the sequence.

W:2,4,6,8,10
B: 1,4,9,16,25

2. This diagram shows the first three patterns of a sequence.

(a) Complete this table for the first five patterns of the sequence.

2,3,4,5,6
(b) Describe the pattern linking the number of white tiles to the number of grey tiles.
Clue:x+1

(c) How many grey tiles will there be in the pattern that has 35 white tiles?

36

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 Part 3: Position to term (nth term)

Example: This table gives the first five terms of a sequence and their positions in the sequence.

Term-to-term rule: +4 for each position number

Nth term (pattern): n + 4

Coursebook Ex 21.3

1. In the following sequences:

(a) Write down the next two terms.
(b) Give an expression for the nth term.

(a) Next two terms (a) Next two terms

(b) nth term: (b) nth term:

11, 12 ; n+5 14,15 ; n+8

(a) Next two terms (a) Next two terms

(b) nth term: (b) nth term:

12,14; 2n 48,56; 8n

(a) Next two terms (a) Next two terms

(b) nth term: (b) nth term:

0,1 ; n-6 600,700; 100n

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2. Look at the tile pattern sequence below.

(a) Copy and complete the table.

3,6,9,12,15
(b) Write an expression for the nth term of the sequence, where n represents the number of pink
tiles.
3n

(c) If there are 65 pink tiles, how many blue tiles will there be?

195

Workbook Ex 21.2 -21.3

1. In the following sequences:

(a) Describe the term-to-term rule
(b) write down the next two terms.
(a) Calculate the 10th term

3, 6, 9, 12, 15 5, 7, 9, 11, 13

(a) Term-to-term rule: (a) Term-to-term rule:

(b) Next two terms (b) Next two terms

(c) 10th term: (c) 10th term:

+3; 18,21; 30 +2; 15,17; 23

1, 7, 13, 19, 25 20, 15, 10, 5, 0

(a) Term-to-term rule: (a) Term-to-term rule:

(b) Next two terms (b) Next two terms

(c) 10th term: (c) 10th term:

+6; 31,37; 55 -5; -5,-10; -25

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2. The diagram shows a sequence of patterns.

(a) In total, how many dots will be in the first eight patterns?

(b) Which pattern has 51 dots?

3. Here is an algebraic sequence.

(a) Find the missing expression in the sequence.

(b) Write down the 10th term in the sequence

4. Ruth has two daughters. She tells them that on the 1st day of the month she will give them each
$1 pocket money, on the 2nd day of the month she will give them each $2, on the 3rd day she
will give them each $3 and so on. How much would each daughter have received by the 10th day
of the month?
55

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Revision set

1. For each sequence,

(a) Find the next two terms
(b) State the term-to-term rule

2, 6, 10, 14 2, 9, 16, 23

Next two terms:_______________ Next two terms:_______________

Term-to-term rule: _____________ Term-to-term rule: _____________

95, 87, 79, 71 7, 9, 12, 16

Next two terms:_______________ Next two terms:_______________

Term-to-term rule: _____________ Term-to-term rule: _____________

2. Write down the first five terms of the sequence whose nth term is:
(a)
Position 1 2 3 4 5
/Term
n+2

(b)
Position 1 2 3 4 5
/Term
5n

(c)
Position 1 2 3 4 5
/Term
10n-1