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IGCSEFM Sequences Worksheet

1. The document discusses various sequences including linear, quadratic, and other types of sequences. 2. It provides examples of sequences with given nth term expressions and asks to determine properties of the sequences like limiting values, differences between terms, and sums of consecutive terms. 3. Questions ask to determine explicit expressions for sequences based on given terms or properties and to analyze characteristics of the sequences.

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IGCSEFM Sequences Worksheet

1. The document discusses various sequences including linear, quadratic, and other types of sequences. 2. It provides examples of sequences with given nth term expressions and asks to determine properties of the sequences like limiting values, differences between terms, and sums of consecutive terms. 3. Questions ask to determine explicit expressions for sequences based on given terms or properties and to analyze characteristics of the sequences.

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IGCSE Further Maths Sequences

Exercise 1

1. [Worksheet Q1] A linear sequence sequence have a difference of 32.


starts Work out the two terms.
250 246 242238 Which term is the 7. [June 2012 Paper 1 Q10] The n th
first to have a negative value? term of the linear sequence 2, 7, 12,
2. [AQA Worksheet] A sequence has n th 17, … is 5 n−3. A new sequence is
5 n+2 formed by squaring each term of the
term . Show that the limiting
2n linear sequence and adding 1. Prove
value of the sequence S, as n → ∞ is algebraically that all the terms in the
2.5 new sequence are multiples of 5.
3. [Set 1 Paper 2 Q3] 8. [Worksheet Q4]
(a) The n th term of a sequence is (a) Write down the n th term of the
4 n−10 . linear sequence
(a)(i) Show that the (n+1)th term can 4 7 1013 …(b) Hence, write down the
be written as 4 n−6. n th term of the quadratic sequence.
(a)(ii) Prove that the sum of any two 16 49 100 169 …(c) For the sequence
consecutive terms of the sequence is in (b), show that the 30th term is equal
divisible by 8. to the product of the 2nd and 4th.
(b) The n th term of a different 9. [AQA Worksheet]
3n
sequence is
n+5
(b)(i) Explain why 1 is not a term in
this sequence.
(b)(ii) Work out the limiting value of This pattern of rectangles continues.
the sequence as n → ∞. Show that the sequence of numbers
4. [Set 2 Paper 1 Q2] Here is a linear formed by the areas of these
sequence: rectangles has n th term.
4 1118 25 …(a) Work out an 2
n +5 n+6
expression for the n th term. 10. A linear sequence starts
(b) How many terms are less than a+ b a+3 b a+ 5b a+7 b The 5th and
150? 8th terms have values 35 and 59.
5. [Set 2 Paper 2 Q11] (a) Work out a and b .
The n th term of sequence X is an+ b. (b) Work out the n th term of the
The n th term of sequence Y is bn+ a. sequence.
(a) Show that the sequences have the 11. [AQA Worksheet] A sequence has nth
same first term. 3 n+1
(b) The 2nd term of sequence X is term .
n
equal to the 3rd term of sequence Y. (a) Show that the difference between
Show that a=2 b. 1
(c) Prove that: the n th and (n+1)th term is
n ( n+1 )
nth term of sequence X 2 n+1
= (b) Which are the first two
nth term of sequence Y n+2
consecutive terms with a difference
6. [Set 4 Paper 2 Q11]
less than 0.01?
(a) f ( n )=n2 +n Show that (c) Write down the limiting value of
f ( n+ 1 )−f ( n )=2 n+2(b) The n th the sequence as n → ∞.
term of a sequence is n2 +n
Two consecutive terms in the

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