Question 1
The following pattern is given: 5; 9; 13; 17; ….
a) Write down the next two terms in the pattern: __________________________________(1)
b) Find the general term for the nth pattern.
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c) Calculate the 51st term
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d) Which term in the sequence will have a value of 409?
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Question 2
The following pattern is given: 4; 13; 26; 43; ….
a) Write down the next two terms in the pattern: __________________________________(2)
b) Find the general term for the nth pattern.
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c) Calculate the 21st term
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d) Which term in the sequence will have a value of 494?
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Question 3
a) Write a formula or general rule for the total number of dots in the nth pattern.
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b) Describe, in words, the pattern the white dots form.
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c) Describe, in words, the pattern the black dots form.
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d) Do the black dots represent a linear or quadratic pattern? ________________________(1)
e) Predict how many white dots, black dots and total dots there will be in the 10th pattern.
White dots: ___________________________________________________________
Black dots: ___________________________________________________________
Total dots: __________________________________________________________(3)