sequence.

22 (a) The nth term of a sequence is 7 – 2n.

4024/01/M/J/08 Write down the 23rd term in this sequence.

(b) (i) The first five terms of another sequence are

4 7 10 13 16.

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

(ii) The first five terms of another sequence are

4 7 10 13 16 .
1 4 9 16 25
(a) Write down the next term in this sequence.
(b) Write down an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.

4024/11/M/J/10 7 Given that n is an integer and n ⬎ 1, decide whether each statement in the table is true or false.

For each statement write true or false in the table.

If you write false, give an example to justify your decision.

Statement True or False Example (if false)

n3 > 1

1> 1
n n2

(n – 1)(n + 3)
is always odd

21 The nth term of a sequence is 42 .

n
(a) Write down the first three terms of the sequence, expressing each term in its simplest form.

(b) The kth term in the sequence is 1 .

100
Find the value of k.
(c) Given that the mth term of the sequence is less than 0.0064, find the smallest value of m.

18 The first four terms, u1, u2, u3 and u4, in a sequence of numbers are given by

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u2 = 2 × 3 + 42 = 22
u3 = 3 × 4 + 52 = 37
u4 = 4 × 5 + 62 = 56.

(a) Evaluate u5.

(b) Write down an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term, un , of the sequence.

(c) Given that un = An2 + Bn + C, find the values of A, B and C.

 19 A sequence of diagrams is made using black and white counters.

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Diagram 1 Diagram 2 Diagram 3 Diagram 4

The number of black and white counters in each diagram is shown in the table below.

Diagram number 1 2

Number of white 1 4 16
counters

Number of black 0 2 12
counters

(a) Complete the table for Diagrams 5 and 6.

(b) Write an expression, in terms of n, for the number of white counters in the nth diagram.
(c) By considering the number patterns in the table, write an expression, in terms of n, for the
number of black counters in the nth diagram.
(d) What is the total number of counters in the 20th diagram?

22 The diagrams below show the first three patterns in a sequence.

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Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3

(a) Complete the table.

Pattern number 1 2
Number of dots 5 8

(b) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the number of dots in Pattern n.

(c) In this sequence, Pattern p has 83 dots.

Find the value of p.

 12 (a) Here are the first four terms of a sequence.

4024/11/M/J/14 7 111 1

Write down an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.
(b) un is the nth term of another sequence.
Here is the formula connecting the nth and ^n + 1hth terms of this sequence.

3un - 4 = un + 1
The value of u3 is 11.

Find u2 and u4.

12 The rth term of a sequence, ur, is given by u r = 3r + 2.

(a) Find the third term, u3, in this sequence.

(b) Given that uk = 50, find the value of k.

26 A pattern of numbers is given below.

1 1 1
Row 1 = -
1#2 1 2

1 1 1
Row 2 = -
2#3 2 3

1 1 1
Row 3 = -
3#4 3 4

1 1 1
Row 4 = -
4#5 4 5
(a) Write down Row 10.
1 1 1 1 2
(b) Adding the first two rows gives the result + = - = .
1#2 2#3 1 3 3
1 1 1 1 1 3
Adding the first three rows gives the result + + = - = .
1#2 2#3 3#4 1 4 4
(i) Write down the result of adding the first four rows.
(ii) Use the pattern to write down
1 1 1 1
(a) the value of + + + ... + ,
1#2 2#3 3#4 19 # 20
109
(b) the number of rows that add up to ,
110
(c) an expression, in terms of n, for the result of adding the first n rows.

26 (a) Thefirstfourtermsofasequence,S,are89,83,77,71.

(i) FindanexpressionforSn,thenthtermofthissequence.

(ii) FindthesmallestvalueofnforwhichSn<0.

(b) Thenthtermofadifferentsequence,T,isgivenbyTn = n 2 - 4n .

(i) FindandsimplifyanexpressionforTn + 1 - Tn .

(ii) ThedifferencebetweenTp + 1 andTp is75. Findthevalueofp.

 17 A sequence of diagrams is made using counters.
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Diagram 1 Diagram 2 Diagram 3 Diagram 4

(a) Complete the table.

Diagram number 1 2 3 4 5

Number of counters 4 6 8

(b) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the number of counters in Diagram n.

(c) In this sequence, Diagram p has 200 counters.

Find the value of p.

25 (a) The nth term of a sequence is given by n2 - 5n.

(i) Find the 2nd term in the sequence.

(ii) The pth term in the sequence is 150.

Find the value of p.

(b) The nth term of another sequence is given by 3n 2 - kn.

The 5th term in this sequence is 55.

Find the value of k.

21 The first four terms, u1, u2, u3 and u4, in a sequence of numbers are given below.

u1 = 1 # 3 + 22 = 7

u2 = 2 # 4 + 32 = 17

u3 = 3 # 5 + 42 = 31

u4 = 4 # 6 + 52 = 49

(a) Evaluate u5 .

(b) The nth term of the sequence, un , is of the form n(n + p) + (n + q)2 .

Write down the value of p and the value of q.

(c) un can also be written in the form An2 + Bn + C .

Find the values of A, B and C.

 22 Here are the first three patterns in a sequence made using dots and lines.

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Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3

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

Pattern number 1 2 3 4 5
Number of dots 3 6
Number of lines 2 7
[2]

(b) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the number of lines in Pattern n.

(c) Anwar makes one of these patterns using 92 lines.

Find the number of dots in Anwar’s pattern.

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11 Here are the first five terms of a sequence.

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4 8 12 16 20
(a) Write down the next two terms.
1199
(b) The kth term is . Find k.
1200

(c) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term.

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7 The value of each term of a sequence is 4 more than the value of the term before it.
The third term is 17 and the fourth term is 21.

(a) Find the first term.

(b) Find an expression for the nth term of this sequence.
Give your answer in its simplest form.

26 The sequence of diagrams shows patterns made from some black beads and some white beads.
Each diagram has two rows more than the previous diagram.

Diagram 1 Diagram 2 Diagram 3 Diagram 4

(a) Complete the table for Diagram 5.

Diagram number 1 2 3 4 5
Total number of beads 9 16 25 36
Number of white beads 7 10 13 16
Number of black beads 2 6 12 20
[1]
(b) Write down an expression, in terms of n, for

(i) the number of white beads in Diagram n,

(ii) the total number of beads in Diagram n.

(c) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the number of black beads in Diagram n.
Give your answer in its simplest form.
25 Mary makes pendants, of the same design, from small beads.

The sequence of diagrams shows the pendants she makes.

Diagram 1 Diagram 2 Diagram 3 Diagram 4

(a) Complete the table.

Diagram number 1 2 3 4 5
Number of rows 3 5 7 9
Number of beads 4 9 16 25
[1]

(b) Find an expression, in terms of N, for

(i) the number of rows in Diagram N,

(ii) the number of beads in Diagram N.
(c) Julia asks Mary to make her a pendant with 25 rows.

How many beads are used to make this pendant?

26 Two sequences have 1, 3, 5 as their first three terms.

(a) In the first sequence, each term is 2 more than the term before it.

(i) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term.

(ii) The kth term of this sequence is 841. Find the value of k.
(b) The nth term of the second sequence is
(n - 1) (n - 4)
2n - 1 - .
2
(i) Find the fourth term of this sequence.

(ii) Find the fifth term of this sequence.

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Triangle 1 Triangle 2 Triangle 3 Triangle 4

The diagrams show a sequence of triangles made up of identical sticks.

Each triangle has two more sticks on each edge than its previous triangle.
The table shows information relating to this sequence.

Triangle number 1 2 3 4 n

Number of sticks on
1 3 5 x
each side
Number of sticks in
3 9 15 y
the triangle

(a) Complete the column for triangle 4.

(b) Find an expression, in terms of n, for x.

(c) Find an expression, in terms of n, for y.

(d) The total number of sticks in the first triangle = 3
The total number of sticks in the first two triangles = 12
The total number of sticks in the first three triangles = 27

(i) Write down the total number of sticks in the first four triangles.
(ii) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the total number of sticks in the first n triangles.

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24 The first term of a sequence is 13.

The following terms are found by alternately adding 4 and 6 to the previous term.
The first six terms are

13 17

(a) Write down the next two terms of the sequence.

(b) Write down the value of the term that is closest to 999.
(c) Write down the difference between the values of the 91st and 93rd terms.
(d) Find the 80th term.
(e) The nth term is 203. Find n.
 18 A sequence of patterns is made using dots and lines.

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Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3

Pattern number ( p) 1 2 3 4
Number of dots (d ) 6 11 16

(a) Complete the table for Pattern 4. [1]

(b) Find a formula for the number of dots, d, in Pattern p.

11 The sequence of diagrams below shows small black and small white squares in an arrangement to
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Diagram 1 Diagram 2 Diagram 3

The table below shows the numbers of black and white squares in each diagram.

Diagram (n) 1 2 3 4
Black squares 5 13 25
White squares 4 12 24

Total number of black and

9 25 49
white squares

(a) For each diagram, how many more black squares are there than white squares?
(b) On the table, complete the column for Diagram 4.

(c) Write down an expression, in terms of n, for the total number of black and white squares in Diagram n.

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n
12 s= (a + b)
2
(a) Evaluate s when n = 200, a = 3.6 and b = 5.7 .
(b) Rearrange the formula to make b the subject.

4024/12/O/N/11 8 The first four terms of a sequence are 55, 53, 49, 41.
The nth term of this sequence is 57 – 2n .

(a) Calculate the fifth term.

(b) Write down the nth term of the sequence 56, 55, 52, 45 ... .
18 (a) The term-to-term rule for a sequence is
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multiply the previous term by 3 and subtract 1 .

The first three terms in this sequence are 1, 2 and 5 .

Write down the next two terms in this sequence.

(b) The nth term of a second sequence is given by the expression 4n - 3 .

Find the number in this sequence that is closest to 150 .

(c) The nth term of a different sequence is given by the expression n2 + 1 .

(i) Write down the first four terms of this sequence.

(ii) Hence write down an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of the following sequence.
0 3

23 The first four lines of a pattern of numbers are shown below.

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1st line 32 − 12 = 8×1

2nd line 52 − 12 = 8 × (1 + 2)

3rd line 72 − 12 = 8 × (1 + 2 + 3)

4th line 92 − 12 = 8 × (1 + 2 + 3 + 4)

(a) Write down the 7th line of the pattern.

(b) Write down an expression, in terms of n, to complete the nth line of the pattern.

Answer ............................................................................... = 8 × (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + … + n) [1]

n (n + 1)
(c) Using the nth line of the pattern, show that 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + … + n = .
2

6(a) The first five terms of a sequence are 1, 3, 6, 10, 15.

1
The nth term of this sequence is 2 n(n + 1).
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Find the 19th term.

(b) Write down an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of the sequence

3, 6, 10, 15, 21, ...........

( a ) Write down the next two terms in the sequence 20, 16W , 13, 9W , 6, …….
4024/1/O/N/04 (b) Write down an expression, in terms of n , for the nth term of the sequence
1, 4, 7, 10, 13, ………… .
 25 The sequence of positive integers is arranged in the pattern below.

4024/11/O/N/12 Row 1 1 2 3
Row 2 4 5 6
Row 3 7 8 9
Row 4 10 11 12

. . . .
. . . .
. . . .

Row n ............... 3n – 1 ...............

(a) Complete Row n. [1

(b) The table shows some results obtained from this pattern.

Row number 1 2 3 4 n
Square of the middle number
4 25 64 x
in the row
Product of the first and the last
3 24 63 y
number in the row

(i) Complete the column for Row number 4. [1]

(ii) Find an expression, in terms of n, for y.

(iii) Show that x – y is always equal to 1.

20 A series of shapes, made of matchsticks, is shown below.

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Shape 1 Shape 2 Shape 3 Shape 4

(a) Draw Shape 4.

(b) The table shows the numbers of matchsticks used to make Shapes 1 and 2.

Shape 1 2

Number of
12 18
matchsticks

Complete the table for Shapes 3 and 4.

(c) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the number of matchsticks used to make Shape n.

(d) Explain why there is not a shape that is made of 100 matchsticks.
22 The diagrams below show small black, grey and white triangles forming a pattern.

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Diagram 1 2 3 4 5

The table below shows the number of triangles in each diagram.

Answer (a)

Diagram (n) 1 2 3 4 5 6

Small triangles 1 4 9 16 25

Black triangles 1 3 5 7 9

Grey triangles 0 1 3 6 10

White triangles 0 0 1 3 6 10

(a) Complete the column for Diagram 6. [2]

(b) Write an expression, in terms of n, for the number of

(i) small triangles in Diagram n,

(ii) black triangles in Diagram n.

24 A series of diagrams, using three types of triangle, is shown below.

The triangles are grey, white or black.
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Diagram 1 Diagram 2 Diagram 3 Diagram 4

The table below shows the numbers of each type of triangle used in the diagrams.

Diagram 1 2 n
Grey triangles 2 4 6 x
White triangles 1 4 9 y
Black triangles 0 2 6 z

(a) Complete the column for Diagram 4. [1]

(b) By considering the number patterns in the table, find, in terms of n, expressions for
x, y and z.
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1

5 (a) 1, 7, 13, 19, 25, …

(i) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.
(ii) Explain why 251 is not a term in this sequence.
(b) Here is another sequence.
5, 8, 13, 20, 29, …

The pth term of this sequence is p 2 + 4 .

Write down an expression, in terms of p, for the pth term of these sequences.

(i) –2, 1, 6, 13, 22, …

(ii) 7, 12, 19, 28, 39, …

6 (c) The diagrams below show the first three patterns in a sequence.

The patterns are made from short diagonal lines.

Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3

(i) Draw Pattern 4 on the dotty grid below.

[1]

(ii) Complete the table below for the number of short lines in Patterns 4 and 5.

Pattern 1 2 3 4 5

Number of short lines 4 10 18

[2]

(iii) Find an expression, in terms of t, for the number of short lines in Pattern t.
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Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4 Pattern 5

The diagrams show patterns made from crosses ( ) and circles ( ).

(a) Draw pattern 5 above. [1]

The table shows the number of crosses and circles in each pattern.

Pattern number (n) 1 2 3 4 5 6

Number of crosses 1 3 6 10
Number of circles 0 1 3 6
Total number of crosses and circles 1 4 9 16 25 36

(b) Complete the table. [2]

(c) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the total number of crosses and circles in pattern n.
1 2 1
(d) An expression, in terms of n, for the number of crosses in pattern n is n + n.
2 2
How many crosses are there in pattern 30?
1 2 1
(e) Show that the number of circles in pattern n is n - n.
2 2
(f) The number of crosses in pattern m is equal to 5m. Find m.

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6 (a) The first five terms of a sequence are 17, 11, 5, −1, −7.

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

(b) The nth term, Sn , of a different sequence is found using the formula Sn = n 2 + 3n.

(i) Work out the first four terms of this sequence.

(ii) The nth term, Tn , of another sequence is found using the formula Tn = 5n – 12 .
S
There are two values of n for which n = 6 .
Tn

Form and solve an equation in n to find these two values.

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10

5 (a) Here is part of a number grid.

A square can be placed anywhere on the grid outlining four numbers.

The numbers in opposite corners of the square are multiplied together and the difference
between the products is found.

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12
9 × 14 − 8 × 15 = 126 − 120
13 14 15 16 17 18 =6

19 20 21 1

(i) The grid is continued downwards.

n n+1
If n represents the number of the top left of the square, complete this square with
expressions for the other numbers.

(ii) Use your answer to part (a)(i) to prove that the difference between the products of
the opposite corners is always 6.
(b) Here is part of a different number grid.
A cross can be placed anywhere on the grid outlining five numbers.
The numbers in the cross are added together.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 32 33 34 35 36

41 42 43

(i) Find and simplify an expression, in terms of n, for the sum of the numbers in the cross n
below.

(ii) The sum of the numbers in the cross below is 330.

Complete the cross with the correct numbers.

2 Small triangles are formed by placing rods between dots as shown in the diagrams.

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Diagram 1 Diagram 2 Diagram 3 Diagram 4

(a) Complete the table.

Diagram n 1 2 3 4 5

Number of small triangles (T ) 1 4 9 16

Number of dots (D) 3 6 10 15

Number of rods (R) 3 9 18 30

[2]

(b) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the number of small triangles (T ) formed in Diagram n.

(c) Given that R = D + T – 1, find the value of n when D = 561 and R = 1584.
(d) 1, 3, ....
1
The nth term of the above sequence is n (n + 1).
2
Hence find an expression for R in terms of n.
(e) How many rods are there in Diagram 15?
(f) Find an expression for D in terms of n.

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4 un is the nth term of the sequence 4, 7, 10, 13, ..........

(a) (i) Write down an expression, in terms of n, for un.

(ii) Hence find the 20th term of the sequence.
(b) vn is the nth term of the sequence 15, 13, 11, 9, ..........
(i) Write down an expression, in terms of n, for vn.
(ii) wn is the nth term of another sequence that is obtained by multiplying un by vn.

Given that wn = 17 + kn – 6n2, find k.

3 (a) Thediagramsshowparallelogramsmadefromsmalltriangles.

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Parallelogram 1 2 3 4 5

(i) Completethetablebelow.

Parallelogramm 1 2 3 4 5 6
Numberofsmalltriangles 2 4 6 8 [1]

(ii) Find an expression, in terms of m, for the number of small triangles used to make
Parallelogramm.
(b) Thediagramsshowtrianglesmadefromthesamesmalltriangles.

Triangle 1 2 3 4 5

(i) Completethetablebelow.

Trianglen 1 2 3 4 5 6
Numberofsmalltriangles 1 4 9 16 [1]

(ii) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the number of small triangles used to make Trianglen.
(iii) Triangleqismadefrom324smalltriangles. Findq.

(c) Thediagramsshowtrapeziumsmadefromthesamesmalltriangles.

Trapezium 1 2 3

Trapezium 4 5

(i) Bycomparingthediagramswiththoseinparts(a)and(b),findanexpression,interms
oft,forthenumberofsmalltrianglesusedtomakeTrapeziumt.

(ii) HowmanysmalltrianglesareusedtomakeTrapezium25?
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10

Flowerbed 1 Flowerbed 2 Flowerbed 3 Flowerbed 4

The diagrams above show the first four flowerbeds in a sequence.

Each flowerbed contains two types of plant, pansies (+) and primroses ({).

The table shows the number of plants in the first three flowerbeds.

Flowerbed number (n) 1 2

Number of pansies 10 14 18
Number of primroses 2 6 12
Total number of plants 12 20 30

(a) Copy and complete the columns for flowerbeds 4 and 5. [2]

(b) Find an expression, in terms of n, for

(i) the number of pansies in flowerbed n, [1]

(ii) the number of primroses in flowerbed n. [1]

(c) Hence show that the total number of plants in flowerbed n can be expressed in the form

(n + 2) (n + 3). [2]

(d) Calculate the total number of plants in flowerbed 10. [1]

(e) There are 306 plants in flowerbed k.

(i) Show that k satisfies the equation

k2 + 5k – 300 = 0. [2]

(ii) Solve the equation k2 + 5k – 300 = 0. [2]

(iii) Hence find the number of pansies in flowerbed k. [1]

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6 The diagram shows the first four rows of a pattern of numbers.

Row 1 1 2 1

Row 2 2 3 2 3 2

Row 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 3

Row 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4

The table shows some results obtained from this pattern.

Row number 1 2 3 4 5 n
Number of numbers in the
3 5 7 9 p x
row
Product of the first two
2 6 12 20 q y
numbers in the row
Sum of all the numbers in
4 12 24 40 r z
the row
Middle number in the row 2 2 4 4 s

(a) Find the values of p, q, r and s. [2]

(b) Find expressions, in terms of n, for x, y and z. [3]

(c) Write down the middle number in Row 101. [1]

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Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3

Counters are used to make patterns as shown above.

Pattern 1 contains 6 counters.
The numbers of counters needed to make each pattern form a sequence.

(a) Write down the first four terms of this sequence. [1]

(b) The number of counters needed to make Pattern n is An + 2.

Find the value of A. [1]

(c) Mary has 500 counters.

She uses as many of these counters as she can to make one pattern.

Given that this is Pattern m, find

(i) the value of m, [1]

(ii) how many counters are not used. [1]

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13
12 9
8 5
4 1
3 2
7 6
11 10

The natural numbers 1, 2, 3, … are written, in a clockwise direction, on a circular grid as shown in
the diagram.
There are four numbers in each ring.
The numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 are in the first ring.
The numbers 5, 6, 7 and 8 are in the second ring.
The following numbers fill up the other rings in the same way.

(a) Write down the numbers in the fourth ring. [1]

(b) Write down the largest number in the tenth ring. [1]

(c) The sum, S
n
, of the four numbers in the nth ring, where n # 1, 2 and 3, is given in the table
below.

n 1 2 3 4
S
n
10 26 42

(i) Write down the value of S
4. [1]

(ii) Find, in its simplest form, an expression, in terms of r, for S
r
. [2]
(iii) In which ring is the sum of the four numbers equal to 1018? [1]

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14

8 The diagram shows part of a number grid. 1 2 3 4 5

A vertical rectangle enclosing three numbers, as shown, can be placed anywhere on the grid.
6 7 8 9 10
The grid is continued downwards. 11 12 13 14 15
(a) If n represents the number in the top of the rectangle, complete the 16 17 18 19 20

rectangle with expressions, in terms of n, for the other two numbers. 21 22 23 24 25

26
(b) Omar multiplies the top number in the rectangle by the bottom number.
He then squares the middle number in the rectangle.
He finds the difference between these two results. n

Using your answers to part (a), show that this difference is always 25.

(c) Lena places a rectangle on the grid.

She adds the three numbers in her rectangle.
The sum of the three numbers is 174.

Find the largest number in Lena’s rectangle.

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5 The cost of parking in a car park is 10 cents for each hour.

When he parked his car, John had only a large number of 10 cents coins and 20 cent coins to put into the
ticket machine.
The table shows how he can pay to park his car.

Parking time Ways of paying Number of ways

(hours) (amounts in cents) of paying to park
1 10 1
10 then 10
2 2
20
10 then 10 then 10
3 10 then 20 3
20 then 10

(a) Show that there are

(i) 5 ways to pay for 4 hours, [1]
(ii) 8 ways to pay for 5 hours. [1]

(b) The table below shows the number of ways John can pay when parking for various times.

Time (hours) 1 2 3 n n +1 n +2
Number of ways 1 2 a b x y z

(i) Find the values of a and b. [3]

(ii) Write down an equation connecting x, y and z. [1]
6 (a) Each diagram in the sequence below consists of a number of dots.

Diagram number 1 2 3 4

Number of dots T1 T2 T3 T4

Diagram number (n) 1 2 3

Number of dots (Tn) 1 5 11 p q

(i) Write down the value of p. [1]

(ii) Find the value of q. [1]

(b) Another sequence of patterns of dots is shown below.

Diagram number 1 2 3 4

Number of dots S1 S2 S3 S4

Diagram number (n) 1 2 3

Number of dots (Sn) 1 4 9 j k

(i) Write down the value of j. [1]

(ii) Find the value of k. [1]
(iii) Express Sn in terms of n. [1]

(c) Another sequence is formed whose nth term Un is Tn – Sn .

U1 = T1 – S1 = 1 – 1 = 0, U2 = T2 – S2 = 5 – 4 = 1, U3 = T3 – S3 = 11 – 9 = 2, .............

(i) Evaluate U4 and U5. [1]

(ii) Express Un in terms of n. [1]
(iii) Hence, using your expression for Sn found in (b)(iii), express Tn in terms of n. [1]

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8 The terms T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 of a sequence are given as follows:

T1 = 1 =1
T2 = 3 =1+2
T3 = 6 =1+2+3
T4 = 10 =1+2+3+4
T5 = 15 =1+2+3+4+5

(a) (i) Write down the next two terms, T6 and T7 , in the sequence

1, 3, 6, 10, 15, …… [1]

1
(ii) The nth term in the sequence is given by Tn = n (n + 1).
2
Show that this formula is true when n = 7. [1]
(iii) Use the formula to find T100 . [1]
(iv) Use your answer to part (iii) to find 5 + 10 + 15 + …… + 500. [1]
(v) Hence find the sum of all the whole numbers from 1 to 500 which are not multiples of 5. [2]

(b) The terms S1, S2, S3, S4, S5 of a different sequence are given as follows:

S1 = 1 =1
1
S2 = 4 =1
2 + 2
1
S3 = 10 =1
3 + 2
2 + 3
1
S4 = 20 =1
4 + 2
3 + 3
2 + 4
1
S5 = 35 =1
5 + 2
4 + 3
3 + 4
2 + 5
1

(i) Find S6 and S7. [2]

1
(ii) The nth term in this sequence is given by Sn = n (n + 1) (n + 2).
6
Show that this formula is true when n = 7. [1]
(iii) Find 1
20 + 2
19 + 3
18 + ……+ 20
1. [1]

(c) S2 – S1 = (1
2 + 2
1) – 1
1 = 1
2 + 1
1 = 2 + 1 = T2
S3 – S2 = (1
3 + 2
2 + 3
1) – (1
2 + 2
1) = 3 + 2 + 1 = T3

Show that

(i) S4 – S3 = T4 , [1]
(ii) Sn + 1 – Sn = Tn +1 . [1]

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