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Sequence

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a sequence?

a)

list of numbers

b)

list of numbers in a specific order

c)

sum of all the terms

d)

specific order

2.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a sequence?

a)

21, 26, 31, 36, ...

b)

5, 8, 10, 13

c)

1/2 , 1, 3/2, 2......

d)

5, 14, 23, 32

3.

Find the next two terms of the sequence 8, 2, - 4, . . .

a)

-8, -12

b)

10, 16

c)

-10, -16

d)

-6, -8

4.

What is the first four terms of the sequence an=3/(n+2)

a)

1, 3/4, 3/5, 1/2

b)

2, 3, 4, 5

c)

3/2, 1 , 3/4, 3/5

d)

6, 3, 1, 0

5.

Write a formula for the following sequence:

1, 4, 7, 10, 13...

a)

an = 3n - 2

b)

an = 8 - 5n

c)

an = 5 + 3n

d)

an = 5(3)n-1

6.

What is the 50th term in the sequence an = 4n-12?

a)

186

b)

-186

c)

188

d)

-188

7.

Find the 20th of 2, 6, 10, ...

a)

78

b)

68

c)

58

d)

48

8.

Here are the first five terms in a number sequence.

7, 10 ,13 ,16 ,19,.........

The 10th term in this number sequence is...........

(a)  

9.

Here are the first five terms in a number sequence.

17, 20, 23 ,26 ,29,......

Write an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this number sequence.

a)

4n + 13

b)

3n - 14

c)

3n + 14

d)

4n -13

10.

A number sequence has nth term 5n + 2

Write down the first four terms of this sequence.

(a)  

11.

A number sequence has nth term 4n + 1.

Ethan says that 83 is a term in this sequence.

Is she correct?

a)

Incorrect, because n should be a positive integer .Here n=20.5

b)

correct, n= 20.5 round off n= 21

c)

Incorrect, answer is 4(83)+1= 333

d)

correct, answer is 4(83)+1= 333, so n is a positive integer