Linear Sequence

A number sequence has nth term 6n + 3

Write down the first four terms of this sequence

Sara says that 1008 is a term in the sequence 6n + 3. Explain why she is wrong.

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A sequence of numbers is shown below.

1 5 9 13 17 ... ...

Find the nth term

The nth term of a sequence is 4 - 2n.

Find the difference between the 5th and 11th term.

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The first 5 terms in a number sequence are

10 7 4 1 -2

Find the nth term

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The nth term of a number sequence is given by 5n + 2

Find the 11th term

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The nth term of a sequence is 3n + 1.

Will this?

A - Always be a multiple of 5?

B - Sometimes be a multiple of 5?

C - Never be a multiple of 5?

• A

• B

• C

Identify the common difference.
97, 86, 75, 64, ...

• 8
• 11
• -11
• -8

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What is the 100th term in the sequence U_n = 4n-12

• 388

• 40012

• -388

• 100

What is the previous term for:
-6, 1, 8, 15...

• -13
• 13
• 1
• -12

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