TITLE: Sequences from the nth term Sunday, April 14, 2024

LO: TBAT generate sequences from the nth term

STARTER
Work out

−6 + −2 = −8? a −10 + −2 = −12 ?

b −10 × 2 = −20?
c 10 − −2 = 12 ?
−6 − −2 = −4? d −10 ÷ −2 = 5 ?
e 10 × −2 = −20 ?
f −10 + 2 = −8 ?
−6 × −2 = 12? g (−10) ÷ 2 = −5 ?
h −10 − −2 = −8?
i 10 + (−2) = 8 ?
−6 ÷ −2 = 3 ? j −10 × −2 = 20?
Sequences from the nth term
Learning Objective:

To be able to generate sequences from the nth term.

Key Words:
Sequence,
term,
term to term rule,
nth term (position to term rule)
Recap: Negative number operations Show all
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Work out

−6 + −2 = −8? a −10 + −2 = −12 ?

b −10 × 2 = −20 ?
c 10 − −2 = 12 ?
−6 − −2 = −4? d −10 ÷ −2 = 5 ?
e 10 × −2 = −20 ?
f −10 + 2 = −8 ?
−6 × −2 = 12? g (−10) ÷ 2 = −5 ?
h −10 − −2 = −8?
i 10 + (−2) = 8 ?
−6 ÷ −2 = 3 ? j −10 × −2 = 20?
Recap: Fraction operations Show all
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2 1 2×4 1×3 8 3 11 Work out

+ = + =
? + =
3 4 3 × 4 4 × 3 12 12 12
3 1 1
a − = ?
5 2 10
2 1 2×4 1×3 8 3 5
− = − =
? − = 3 1 3
3 4 3 × 4 4 × 3 12 12 12
b × = ?
5 2 10
2 1 2 × 1 2 1 3 1 11
× = = =? c + = ?
3 4 3 × 4 12 6 5 2 10
3 1 6
2 1 2 4 8 d ÷ = ?
÷ = × = ? 5 2 5
3 4 3 1 3
Sequences
A sequence is a list of numbers or shapes which
follows a particular rule or pattern.

Examples

0,2,4,6,8,10,…

-1, -1.5, -2, -2.5, …

1 1 1 1
, , , ,…
2 3 4 5

3, 9, 27, 81, …

…
TITLE: Term to term rule Sunday, April 14, 2024

1, 6, 11, 16, __ , … __ …

𝑛𝑡ℎ term = 5𝑛 − 4
𝑛 1 2 3 4 5 n
𝑛𝑡ℎ term 1 6 11 16 21 5n - 4
The Big Idea: Position-to-term rule

The term-to-term rule The position-to-term

gives us the next term of rule gives us any term of
a sequence. a sequence.
Tip: 𝑛 represents
Example Example
the position

13, 16, 19, 22, 25

__ 3𝒏 + 10
+3 +3 +3 +3 First term: 3 × 𝟏 + 10 = 13
Second term: 3 × 𝟐 + 10 = 16
The rule for the sequence is adding 3.
Third term: 3 × 𝟑 + 10 = 19
To find the next term, we add 3 to 22. …

How do we work out the 100th term of Hundredth term: 3 × 𝟏𝟎𝟎 + 10 = 310
this sequence?
The Big Idea: Position-to-term rule

First term:
This can be represented
using counters as well.
Second term:

3𝒏 + 10 Third term:

First term: 3 × 𝟏 + 10 = 13
Second term: 3 × 𝟐 + 10 = 16
Fourth term:
Third term: 3 × 𝟑 + 10 = 19
Fourth term: 3 × 𝟒 + 10 = 22

What do you notice?

The Big Idea: Position-to-term rule
𝑦
22
This can be represented 21 (4, 22)
using coordinates as well. 20
19
18
(3, 19)
3𝒏 + 10 17
16
15
14
(2, 16)
First term: 3 × 𝟏 + 10 = 13 13
12
Second term: 3 × 𝟐 + 10 = 16
11 (1, 13)
Third term: 3 × 𝟑 + 10 = 19 10
9
Fourth term: 3 × 𝟒 + 10 = 22 8
7
6
𝒙 1 2 3 4
5
𝒚 13 16 19 22 4
3
2

What do you notice? 1

𝑥
𝑂 1 2 3 4 5
 In algebra, we can use any letter for a variable,
so why choose 𝑛 for sequences?

Sequence 3𝑛 + 5
𝑛 is an integer 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 105th etc…

Expression 2𝑥 + 8
2
𝑥 can be any number 3, , 7.18…, etc
5

Equation 2𝑥 + 8 = 0
Quickfire Questions

Work out the first four terms of the sequences, given the
formula for the nth term.

𝑛=1 𝑛=2 𝑛=3 𝑛=4

a 2𝑛 + 4
b 2𝑛 − 4
c 4𝑛 + 2
d 4𝑛 − 2
e −4𝑛 − 2
f 𝑛 + 12
g 12𝑛
Quickfire Questions

Work out the first four terms of the sequences, given the
formula for the nth term.

𝑛=1 𝑛=2 𝑛=3 𝑛=4

a 2𝑛 + 4 𝟔 𝟖 ? 𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟐

b 2𝑛 − 4 −𝟐 𝟎 ? 𝟐 𝟒

c 4𝑛 + 2 𝟔 𝟏𝟎 ? 𝟏𝟒 𝟏𝟖

d 4𝑛 − 2 𝟐 𝟔 ? 𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟒

e −4𝑛 − 2 −𝟔 −𝟏𝟎 ? −𝟏𝟒 −𝟏𝟖

f 𝑛 + 12 𝟏𝟑 𝟏𝟒 ? 𝟏𝟓 𝟏𝟔

g 12𝑛 𝟏𝟐 𝟐𝟒 ? 𝟑𝟔 𝟒𝟖
Quickfire Questions

Work out the specified terms of the sequences, given the

formula for the nth term.

𝑛 = 10 𝑛 = 20 𝑛 = 100 𝑛 = 135
a 2𝑛 + 4 𝟐𝟒 𝟒𝟒 ? 𝟐𝟎𝟒 𝟐𝟕𝟒

b 2𝑛 − 4 𝟏𝟔 𝟑𝟔 ? 𝟏𝟗𝟔 𝟐𝟔𝟔

c 4𝑛 + 2 𝟒𝟐 𝟖𝟐 ? 𝟒𝟎𝟐 𝟓𝟒𝟐

d 4𝑛 − 2 𝟑𝟖 𝟕𝟖 ? 𝟑𝟗𝟖 𝟓𝟑𝟖

e −4𝑛 − 2 −𝟒𝟐 −𝟖𝟐 ? −𝟒𝟎𝟐 −𝟓𝟒𝟐

f 𝑛 + 12 𝟐𝟐 𝟑𝟐 ? 𝟏𝟏𝟐 𝟏𝟒𝟕

g 12𝑛 𝟏𝟐𝟎 𝟐𝟒𝟎 ? 𝟏𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟔𝟐𝟎

Exercise 1 (Available as a separate worksheet)
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1 Work out the first five terms of the following sequences:

𝑛=1 𝑛=2 𝑛=3 𝑛=4 𝑛=5

a 5𝑛 + 4 𝟗 𝟏𝟒 ?
𝟏𝟗 𝟐𝟒 𝟐𝟗
b 3𝑛 + 12 𝟏𝟓 𝟏𝟖 ?
𝟐𝟏 𝟐𝟒 𝟐𝟕
c 9𝑛 + 8 𝟏𝟕 𝟐𝟔 ?
𝟑𝟓 𝟒𝟒 𝟓𝟑
d 7𝑛 − 6 𝟏 𝟖 ?
𝟏𝟓 𝟐𝟐 𝟐𝟗
e 15𝑛 − 1 𝟏𝟒 𝟐𝟗 ?
𝟒𝟒 𝟓𝟗 𝟕𝟒
f 8𝑛 − 10 −𝟐 𝟔 ?
𝟏𝟒 𝟐𝟐 𝟑𝟎
g −2𝑛 + 3 𝟏 −𝟏 ?
−𝟑 −𝟓 −𝟕
h −𝑛 − 8 −𝟗 −𝟏𝟎 ?
−𝟏𝟏 −𝟏𝟐 −𝟏𝟑
i 10 − 𝑛 𝟗 𝟖 ?𝟕 𝟔 𝟓
j −20 + 2𝑛 −𝟏𝟖 −𝟏𝟔 ?
−𝟏𝟒 −𝟏𝟐 −𝟏𝟎
k −7𝑛 − 12 −𝟏𝟗 −𝟐𝟔 ?
−𝟑𝟑 −𝟒𝟎 −𝟒𝟕
 𝑎𝑛 + 𝑏 𝒂+𝒃 𝟐𝒂 + 𝒃 𝟑𝒂 ?+ 𝒃 𝟒𝒂 + 𝒃 𝟓𝒂 + 𝒃
Exercise 1 (Available as a separate worksheet)
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2 Work out the 5th, 10th, 20th, 50th and 87th terms of the following sequences:

𝑛=5 𝑛 = 10 𝑛 = 20 𝑛 = 50 𝑛 = 87
a 4𝑛 + 5 𝟐𝟓 𝟒𝟓 𝟖𝟓
? 𝟐𝟎𝟓 𝟑𝟓𝟑
b 6𝑛 + 12 𝟒𝟐 𝟕𝟐 𝟏𝟑𝟐
? 𝟑𝟏𝟐 𝟓𝟑𝟒
c 8𝑛 + 7 𝟒𝟕 𝟖𝟕 𝟏𝟔𝟕
? 𝟒𝟎𝟕 𝟕𝟎𝟑
d 5𝑛 − 12 𝟏𝟑 𝟑𝟖 𝟖𝟖
? 𝟐𝟑𝟖 𝟒𝟐𝟑
e 20𝑛 − 3 𝟗𝟕 𝟏𝟗𝟕 𝟑𝟗𝟕
? 𝟗𝟗𝟕 𝟏𝟕𝟑𝟕
f 𝑛 − 20 −𝟏𝟓 −𝟏𝟎 𝟎
? 𝟑𝟎 𝟔𝟕
g −3𝑛 + 8 −𝟕 −𝟐𝟐 −𝟓𝟐
? −𝟏𝟒𝟐 −𝟐𝟓𝟑
h −5𝑛 − 10 −𝟑𝟓 −𝟔𝟎 −𝟏𝟏𝟎
? −𝟐𝟔𝟎 −𝟒𝟒𝟓
i 20 − 𝑛 𝟏𝟓 𝟏𝟎 ?
𝟎 −𝟑𝟎 −𝟔𝟕
j −10 + 2𝑛 𝟎 𝟏𝟎 ?
𝟑𝟎 𝟗𝟎 𝟏𝟔𝟒
k −4𝑛 − 13 −𝟑𝟑 −𝟓𝟑 ?
−𝟗𝟑 −𝟐𝟏𝟑 −𝟑𝟔𝟏
 𝑎𝑛 − 𝑏 𝟓𝒂 − 𝒃 𝟏𝟎𝒂 − 𝒃 𝟐𝟎𝒂?− 𝒃 𝟓𝟎𝒂 − 𝒃 𝟖𝟕𝒂 − 𝒃
TITLE: Sequences from the nth term Sunday, April 14, 2024
LO: TBAT generate sequences from the n th term

What is the general form of a quadratic expression?

𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐

What is the general form of a quadratic equation?

𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0

General nth term of a quadratic sequence.

𝑎𝑛 2 + 𝑏𝑛 + 𝑐
TITLE: Sequences from the nth term Sunday, April 14, 2024
LO: TBAT generate sequences from the n th term

Quadratic Sequences
Quickfire Questions

Find the first three terms of the quadratic sequence

if the nth term is given by:

𝑛=1 𝑛=2 𝑛=3

a 𝑛2

b 3𝑛2

c −3𝑛2

d 𝑛2 − 5

e 3𝑛2 − 5

f −3𝑛2 − 5
Quickfire Questions

Find the first three terms of the quadratic sequence

if the nth term is given by:

𝑛=1 𝑛=2 𝑛=3

a 𝑛2 𝟏 𝟒? 𝟗

b 3𝑛2 𝟑 ?
𝟏𝟐 𝟐𝟕

c −3𝑛2 −𝟑 ?
−𝟏𝟐 −𝟐𝟕

d 𝑛2 − 5 −𝟒 ?
−𝟏 𝟒

e 3𝑛2 − 5 −𝟐 𝟕? 𝟐𝟐

f −3𝑛2 − 5 −𝟖 ?
−𝟏𝟕 −𝟑𝟐

Describe all the different patterns you

notice in your answers!
Example Test Your Understanding
Find the sixth term of the Find the sixth term of the
quadratic sequence if the quadratic sequence if the
nth term is given by: nth term is given by:

2 2
𝑛 + 5𝑛 4𝑛 + 5𝑛
Sixth term 𝑛=6 Sixth term 𝑛=6

2
𝑛 + 5𝑛 4𝑛2 + 5𝑛
= 4 × 62 + 5 × 6
= 4 × 36 + 30
= 144 + 30
= 𝟏𝟕𝟒
Example Test Your Understanding
Find the sixth term of the Find the sixth term of the
quadratic sequence if the quadratic sequence if the
nth term is given by: nth term is given by:

2 2
𝑛 + 5𝑛 + 4 3𝑛 + 5𝑛 + 4
Sixth term 𝑛=6 Sixth term 𝑛=6
2 3𝑛2 + 5𝑛 + 4
𝑛 + 5𝑛 + 4
= 3 × 62 + 5 × 6 + 4
= 3 × 36 + 30 + 4
= 108 + 30 + 4
= 𝟏𝟒𝟐
Example Test Your Understanding
Find the sixth term of the
quadratic sequence if the
nth term is given by:
−2𝑛 2 + 4𝑛 − 5 Third term
−3𝑛 2 + 5𝑛 + 4
−2𝑛2 + 4𝑛 − 5
Sixth term 𝑛=6 = −2 × 32 + 4 × 3 − 5
= −18 + 12 − 5 = −𝟏𝟏
−3𝑛 2 + 5𝑛 + 4

−5𝑛 2 − 7𝑛 + 2 Second term

−5𝑛2 − 7𝑛 + 2
= −5 × 22 − 7 × 2 + 2
= −20 − 14 + 2 = −𝟑𝟐
Quadratic Sequences Substitute to complete each term.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 10th

𝑛2 16

𝑛2 − 5 11 20

𝑛2 + 𝑛 6 12

𝑛2 + 2𝑛 3 35

𝑛2 − 𝑛 12 20

𝑛2 + 𝑛 + 3 15 23

𝑛2 + 4𝑛 5 45

𝑛2 − 3𝑛 4

𝑛2 + 2𝑛 + 6 14 21

𝑛2 − 𝑛 + 5 7 25

𝑛2 + 3𝑛 − 4 14 24

𝑛2 − 2𝑛 + 5 4 5

2𝑛2 + 3𝑛 44 65

2𝑛2 − 4𝑛 16

2𝑛2 + 2𝑛 + 3 27 63

4𝑛2 − 3𝑛 − 5 5 47
Quadratic Sequences Substitute to complete each term.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 10th

𝑛2 1 4 9 16 25 100

𝑛2 − 5 −4 −1 4 11 20 95

𝑛2 + 𝑛 2 6 12 20 30 110

𝑛2 + 2𝑛 3 8 15 24 35 120

𝑛2 − 𝑛 0 2 6 12 20 90

𝑛2 + 𝑛 + 3 5 9 15 23 33 113

𝑛2 + 4𝑛 5 12 21 32 45 140

𝑛2 − 3𝑛 4

𝑛2 + 2𝑛 + 6 14 21

𝑛2 − 𝑛 + 5 7 25

𝑛2 + 3𝑛 − 4 14 24

𝑛2 − 2𝑛 + 5 4 5

2𝑛2 + 3𝑛 44 65

2𝑛2 − 4𝑛 16

2𝑛2 + 2𝑛 + 3 27 63

4𝑛2 − 3𝑛 − 5 5 47
Quadratic Sequences Substitute to complete each term.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 10th

𝑛2 1 4 9 16 25 100

𝑛2 − 5 −4 −1 4 11 20 95

𝑛2 + 𝑛 2 6 12 20 30 110

𝑛2 + 2𝑛 3 8 15 24 35 120

𝑛2 − 𝑛 0 2 6 12 20 90

𝑛2 + 𝑛 + 3 5 9 15 23 33 113

𝑛2 + 4𝑛 5 12 21 32 45 140

𝑛2 − 3𝑛 −2 −2 0 4 10 70

𝑛2 + 2𝑛 + 6 9 14 21 30 41 126

𝑛2 − 𝑛 + 5 5 7 11 17 25 95

𝑛2 + 3𝑛 − 4 0 6 14 24 36 126

𝑛2 − 2𝑛 + 5 4 5 8 13 20 85

2𝑛2 + 3𝑛 5 14 27 44 65 230

2𝑛2 − 4𝑛 −2 0 6 16 30 160

2𝑛2 + 2𝑛 + 3 7 15 27 43 63 223

4𝑛2 − 3𝑛 − 5 −4 5 22 47 80 365
Quadratic Sequences Substitute to complete each term. Quadratic Sequences Substitute to complete each term.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 10th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 10th

𝑛2 16 𝑛2 16

𝑛2 − 5 11 20 𝑛2 − 5 11 20

𝑛2 + 𝑛 6 12 𝑛2 + 𝑛 6 12

𝑛2 + 2𝑛 3 35 𝑛2 + 2𝑛 3 35

𝑛2 − 𝑛 12 20 𝑛2 − 𝑛 12 20

𝑛2 + 𝑛 + 3 15 23 𝑛2 + 𝑛 + 3 15 23

𝑛2 + 4𝑛 5 45 𝑛2 + 4𝑛 5 45

𝑛2 − 3𝑛 4 𝑛2 − 3𝑛 4

𝑛2 + 2𝑛 + 6 14 21 𝑛2 + 2𝑛 + 6 14 21

𝑛2 − 𝑛 + 5 7 25 𝑛2 − 𝑛 + 5 7 25

𝑛2 + 3𝑛 − 4 14 24 𝑛2 + 3𝑛 − 4 14 24

𝑛2 − 2𝑛 + 5 4 5 𝑛2 − 2𝑛 + 5 4 5

2𝑛2 + 3𝑛 44 65 2𝑛2 + 3𝑛 44 65

2𝑛2 − 4𝑛 16 2𝑛2 − 4𝑛 16

2𝑛2 + 2𝑛 + 3 27 63 2𝑛2 + 2𝑛 + 3 27 63

4𝑛2 − 3𝑛 − 5 5 47 4𝑛2 − 3𝑛 − 5 5 47
1 𝑛=1 𝑛=2 𝑛=3 𝑛=4 𝑛=5
a 2𝑛2 𝟐 𝟖 ?
𝟏𝟖 𝟑𝟐 𝟓𝟎

b 3𝑛2 + 2 𝟓 𝟏𝟒 ?
𝟐𝟗 𝟓𝟎 𝟕𝟕

c 4𝑛2 − 3𝑛 𝟏 𝟏𝟎 ?
𝟐𝟕 𝟓𝟐 𝟖𝟓

d 2𝑛2 − 1 𝟏 𝟕 ?
𝟏𝟕 𝟑𝟏 𝟒𝟗

e −𝑛2 + 2𝑛 𝟏 𝟎 ?
−𝟑 −𝟖 −𝟏𝟓

f −2𝑛2 − 5 −𝟕 −𝟏𝟑 ?
−𝟐𝟑 −𝟑𝟕 −𝟓𝟓

2 𝑛 = 10 𝑛 = 15 𝑛 = 17 𝑛 = 23
a 3𝑛2 𝟑𝟎𝟎 𝟔𝟕𝟓 ? 𝟖𝟔𝟕 𝟏𝟓𝟖𝟕

b 4𝑛2 − 3 𝟑𝟗𝟕 𝟖𝟗𝟕 ? 𝟏𝟏𝟓𝟑 𝟐𝟏𝟏𝟑

c 5𝑛2 − 2𝑛 𝟒𝟖𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟗𝟓 ? 𝟏𝟒𝟏𝟏 𝟐𝟓𝟗𝟗

d 3𝑛2 − 1 𝟐𝟗𝟗 𝟔𝟕𝟒 ? 𝟖𝟔𝟔 𝟏𝟓𝟖𝟔

e −2𝑛2 + 3𝑛 −𝟏𝟕𝟎 −𝟒𝟎𝟓 ? −𝟓𝟐𝟕 −𝟗𝟖𝟗

f −𝑛2 − 4 −𝟏𝟎𝟒 −𝟐𝟐𝟗 ? −𝟐𝟗𝟑 −𝟓𝟑𝟑

1 𝑛=1 𝑛=2 𝑛=3 𝑛=4 𝑛=5
g −4𝑛2 − 5𝑛 − 1 −𝟏𝟎 −𝟐𝟕 ?
−𝟓𝟐 −𝟖𝟓 −𝟏𝟐𝟔

h 3𝑛2 − 3𝑛 + 3 𝟑 𝟗 ?
𝟐𝟏 𝟑𝟗 𝟔𝟑

i −5𝑛2 + 10𝑛 − 2 𝟑 −𝟐 ?
−𝟏𝟕 −𝟒𝟐 −𝟕𝟕

j −2𝑛2 + 6𝑛 + 8 𝟏𝟐 𝟏𝟐 𝟖? 𝟎 −𝟏𝟐

k 3.5𝑛2 − 1.5𝑛 − 3 −𝟏 𝟖 ?
𝟐𝟒 𝟒𝟕 𝟕𝟕

l −0.5𝑛2 + 1.5𝑛 + 2 𝟑 𝟑 𝟐? 𝟎 −𝟑

2 𝑛 = 10 𝑛 = 15 𝑛 = 17 𝑛 = 23
g −3𝑛2 − 4𝑛 + 8 −𝟑𝟑𝟐 −𝟕𝟐𝟕 ? −𝟗𝟐𝟕 −𝟏𝟔𝟕𝟏

h 4𝑛2 + 4𝑛 − 8 𝟒𝟑𝟐 𝟗𝟓𝟐 ? 𝟏𝟐𝟏𝟔 𝟐𝟐𝟎𝟎

i −4𝑛2 + 𝑛 − 10 −𝟒𝟎𝟎 −𝟖𝟗𝟓 ? −𝟏𝟏𝟒𝟗 −𝟐𝟏𝟎𝟑

j −𝑛2 − 11𝑛 + 9 −𝟐𝟎𝟏 −𝟑𝟖𝟏 ? −𝟒𝟔𝟕 −𝟕𝟕𝟑

k 0.5𝑛2 − 𝑛 − 1 𝟑𝟗 𝟗𝟔. 𝟓 ? 𝟏𝟐𝟔. 𝟓 𝟐𝟒𝟎. 𝟓

l −1.5𝑛2 + 5𝑛 − 11 −𝟏𝟏𝟏 −𝟐𝟕𝟑. 𝟓 ? −𝟑𝟓𝟗. 𝟓 −𝟔𝟖𝟗. 𝟓

1 𝑛=1 𝑛=2 𝑛=3 𝑛=4 𝑛=5
g −4𝑛2 − 5𝑛 − 1

h 3𝑛2 − 3𝑛 + 3

i −5𝑛2 + 10𝑛 − 2

j −2𝑛2 + 6𝑛 + 8

k 3.5𝑛2 − 1.5𝑛 − 3

l −0.5𝑛2 + 1.5𝑛 + 2

2 𝑛 = 10 𝑛 = 15 𝑛 = 17 𝑛 = 23
g −3𝑛2 − 4𝑛 + 8
h 4𝑛2 + 4𝑛 − 8
i −4𝑛2 + 𝑛 − 10
j −𝑛2 − 11𝑛 + 9
k 0.5𝑛2 − 𝑛 − 1

l −1.5𝑛2 + 5𝑛 − 11
1 Work out the first five terms of the following sequences:

𝑛=1 𝑛=2 𝑛=3 𝑛=4 𝑛=5

a 2𝑛2 𝟐 𝟖 ?
𝟏𝟖 𝟑𝟐 𝟓𝟎

b 3𝑛2 + 2 𝟓 𝟏𝟒 ?
𝟐𝟗 𝟓𝟎 𝟕𝟕

c 4𝑛2 − 3𝑛 𝟏 𝟏𝟎 ?
𝟐𝟕 𝟓𝟐 𝟖𝟓

d 2𝑛2 − 1 𝟏 𝟕 ?
𝟏𝟕 𝟑𝟏 𝟒𝟗

e −𝑛2 + 2𝑛 𝟏 𝟎 ?
−𝟑 −𝟖 −𝟏𝟓

f −2𝑛2 − 5 −𝟕 −𝟏𝟑 ?
−𝟐𝟑 −𝟑𝟕 −𝟓𝟓
Exercise Show all
solutions

1 Work out the first five terms of the following sequences:

𝑛=1 𝑛=2 𝑛=3 𝑛=4 𝑛=5

g −4𝑛2 − 5𝑛 − 1 −𝟏𝟎 −𝟐𝟕 ?
−𝟓𝟐 −𝟖𝟓 −𝟏𝟐𝟔

h 3𝑛2 − 3𝑛 + 3 𝟑 𝟗 ?
𝟐𝟏 𝟑𝟗 𝟔𝟑

i −5𝑛2 + 10𝑛 − 2 𝟑 −𝟐 ?
−𝟏𝟕 −𝟒𝟐 −𝟕𝟕

j −2𝑛2 + 6𝑛 + 8 𝟏𝟐 𝟏𝟐 𝟖? 𝟎 −𝟏𝟐

k 3.5𝑛2 − 1.5𝑛 − 3 −𝟏 𝟖 ?
𝟐𝟒 𝟒𝟕 𝟕𝟕

l −0.5𝑛2 + 1.5𝑛 + 2 𝟑 𝟑 𝟐? 𝟎 −𝟑
Exercise Show all
solutions

2 Work out the 10th, 15th, 17th and 23rd terms of the following sequences:

𝑛 = 10 𝑛 = 15 𝑛 = 17 𝑛 = 23
a 3𝑛2 𝟑𝟎𝟎 𝟔𝟕𝟓 ? 𝟖𝟔𝟕 𝟏𝟓𝟖𝟕

b 4𝑛2 − 3 𝟑𝟗𝟕 𝟖𝟗𝟕 ? 𝟏𝟏𝟓𝟑 𝟐𝟏𝟏𝟑

c 5𝑛2 − 2𝑛 𝟒𝟖𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟗𝟓 ? 𝟏𝟒𝟏𝟏 𝟐𝟓𝟗𝟗

d 3𝑛2 − 1 𝟐𝟗𝟗 𝟔𝟕𝟒 ? 𝟖𝟔𝟔 𝟏𝟓𝟖𝟔

e −2𝑛2 + 3𝑛 −𝟏𝟕𝟎 −𝟒𝟎𝟓 ? −𝟓𝟐𝟕 −𝟗𝟖𝟗

f −𝑛2 − 4 −𝟏𝟎𝟒 −𝟐𝟐𝟗 ? −𝟐𝟗𝟑 −𝟓𝟑𝟑

Exercise Show all
solutions

2 Work out the 10th, 15th, 17th and 23rd terms of the following sequences:

𝑛 = 10 𝑛 = 15 𝑛 = 17 𝑛 = 23
g −3𝑛2 − 4𝑛 + 8 −𝟑𝟑𝟐 −𝟕𝟐𝟕 ? −𝟗𝟐𝟕 −𝟏𝟔𝟕𝟏

h 4𝑛2 + 4𝑛 − 8 𝟒𝟑𝟐 𝟗𝟓𝟐 ? 𝟏𝟐𝟏𝟔 𝟐𝟐𝟎𝟎

i −4𝑛2 + 𝑛 − 10 −𝟒𝟎𝟎 −𝟖𝟗𝟓 ? −𝟏𝟏𝟒𝟗 −𝟐𝟏𝟎𝟑

j −𝑛2 − 11𝑛 + 9 −𝟐𝟎𝟏 −𝟑𝟖𝟏 ? −𝟒𝟔𝟕 −𝟕𝟕𝟑

k 0.5𝑛2 − 𝑛 − 1 𝟑𝟗 𝟗𝟔. 𝟓 ? 𝟏𝟐𝟔. 𝟓 𝟐𝟒𝟎. 𝟓

l −1.5𝑛2 + 5𝑛 − 11 −𝟏𝟏𝟏 −𝟐𝟕𝟑. 𝟓 ? −𝟑𝟓𝟗. 𝟓 −𝟔𝟖𝟗. 𝟓

TITLE: Sequences from the nth term Sunday, April 14, 2024
LO: TBAT generate sequences from the n th term
TITLE: Sequences from the nth term Sunday, April 14, 2024
LO: TBAT generate sequences from the n th term
TITLE: Sequences from the nth term Sunday, April 14, 2024
LO: TBAT generate sequences from the n th term

Evaluating terms –

checking if a number is in the sequence

 Is 26 a term in
this sequence?
𝑛𝑡ℎ term = 4𝑛 + 2
yes 26 = 4𝑛 + 2
Form & solve an equation 24 = 4𝑛
6=𝑛
the 6th term

𝑛 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
𝑛𝑡ℎ term 6 10 14 18 22 26 30
 Is 31 a term in
this sequence?
𝑛𝑡ℎ term = 5𝑛 − 4
yes 31 = 5𝑛 − 4
Form & solve an equation 35 = 5𝑛
7=𝑛
the 7th term

𝑛 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
𝑛𝑡ℎ term 1 6 11 16 21 26 31
 Is 12 a term in
this sequence?
𝑛𝑡ℎ term = 2𝑛 + 7
no 12 = 2𝑛 + 7
Form & solve an equation 5 = 2𝑛
2.5 = 𝑛
𝑛 must be an integer

𝑛 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
𝑛𝑡ℎ term 9 11 13 15 17 19 21
 Is 18 a term in
this sequence?
𝑛𝑡ℎ term = 3𝑛 + 4
no 18 = 3𝑛 + 4
Form & solve an equation 14 = 3𝑛
4.66 … = 𝑛
𝑛 must be an integer

𝑛 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
𝑛𝑡ℎ term 7 10 13 16 19 22 25
TITLE: Sequences from the nth term Sunday, April 14, 2024
LO: TBAT generate sequences from the n th term
TITLE: Sequences from the nth term Sunday, April 14, 2024
LO: TBAT generate sequences from the n th term
Quadratic Sequences Substitute to complete each term.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 10th

𝑛2 16

𝑛2 − 5 11 20

𝑛2 + 𝑛 6 12

𝑛2 + 2𝑛 3 35

𝑛2 − 𝑛 12 20

𝑛2 + 𝑛 + 3 15 23

𝑛2 + 4𝑛 5 45

𝑛2 − 3𝑛 4

𝑛2 + 2𝑛 + 6 14 21

𝑛2 − 𝑛 + 5 7 25

𝑛2 + 3𝑛 − 4 14 24

𝑛2 − 2𝑛 + 5 4 5

2𝑛2 + 3𝑛 44 65

2𝑛2 − 4𝑛 16

2𝑛2 + 2𝑛 + 3 27 63

4𝑛2 − 3𝑛 − 5 5 47
Quadratic Sequences Substitute to complete each term.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 10th

𝑛2 1 4 9 16 25 100

𝑛2 − 5 −4 −1 4 11 20 95

𝑛2 + 𝑛 2 6 12 20 30 110

𝑛2 + 2𝑛 3 8 15 24 35 120

𝑛2 − 𝑛 0 2 6 12 20 90

𝑛2 + 𝑛 + 3 5 9 15 23 33 113

𝑛2 + 4𝑛 5 12 21 32 45 140

𝑛2 − 3𝑛 4

𝑛2 + 2𝑛 + 6 14 21

𝑛2 − 𝑛 + 5 7 25

𝑛2 + 3𝑛 − 4 14 24

𝑛2 − 2𝑛 + 5 4 5

2𝑛2 + 3𝑛 44 65

2𝑛2 − 4𝑛 16

2𝑛2 + 2𝑛 + 3 27 63

4𝑛2 − 3𝑛 − 5 5 47
Quadratic Sequences Substitute to complete each term.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 10th

𝑛2 1 4 9 16 25 100

𝑛2 − 5 −4 −1 4 11 20 95

𝑛2 + 𝑛 2 6 12 20 30 110

𝑛2 + 2𝑛 3 8 15 24 35 120

𝑛2 − 𝑛 0 2 6 12 20 90

𝑛2 + 𝑛 + 3 5 9 15 23 33 113

𝑛2 + 4𝑛 5 12 21 32 45 140

𝑛2 − 3𝑛 −2 −2 0 4 10 70

𝑛2 + 2𝑛 + 6 9 14 21 30 41 126

𝑛2 − 𝑛 + 5 5 7 11 17 25 95

𝑛2 + 3𝑛 − 4 0 6 14 24 36 126

𝑛2 − 2𝑛 + 5 4 5 8 13 20 85

2𝑛2 + 3𝑛 5 14 27 44 65 230

2𝑛2 − 4𝑛 −2 0 6 16 30 160

2𝑛2 + 2𝑛 + 3 7 15 27 43 63 223

4𝑛2 − 3𝑛 − 5 −4 5 22 47 80 365
Quadratic Sequences Substitute to complete each term. Quadratic Sequences Substitute to complete each term.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 10th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 10th

𝑛2 16 𝑛2 16

𝑛2 − 5 11 20 𝑛2 − 5 11 20

𝑛2 + 𝑛 6 12 𝑛2 + 𝑛 6 12

𝑛2 + 2𝑛 3 35 𝑛2 + 2𝑛 3 35

𝑛2 − 𝑛 12 20 𝑛2 − 𝑛 12 20

𝑛2 + 𝑛 + 3 15 23 𝑛2 + 𝑛 + 3 15 23

𝑛2 + 4𝑛 5 45 𝑛2 + 4𝑛 5 45

𝑛2 − 3𝑛 4 𝑛2 − 3𝑛 4

𝑛2 + 2𝑛 + 6 14 21 𝑛2 + 2𝑛 + 6 14 21

𝑛2 − 𝑛 + 5 7 25 𝑛2 − 𝑛 + 5 7 25

𝑛2 + 3𝑛 − 4 14 24 𝑛2 + 3𝑛 − 4 14 24

𝑛2 − 2𝑛 + 5 4 5 𝑛2 − 2𝑛 + 5 4 5

2𝑛2 + 3𝑛 44 65 2𝑛2 + 3𝑛 44 65

2𝑛2 − 4𝑛 16 2𝑛2 − 4𝑛 16

2𝑛2 + 2𝑛 + 3 27 63 2𝑛2 + 2𝑛 + 3 27 63

4𝑛2 − 3𝑛 − 5 5 47 4𝑛2 − 3𝑛 − 5 5 47
TITLE: Introduction to angles Sunday, April 14, 2024
LO: TBAT know the basic angle concepts and measure angles

I do You do
 Inequality on a number line

−3 < 𝑥 ⩾ 3 −3 > 𝑥 ⩾ 3

−𝟑 < 𝑥 ⩽ 3
−𝟑 > 𝑥 ⩽ 3
 Inequality on a number line

−5 ⩾ 𝑥 < −2 −5 ⩾ 𝑥 > −𝟐

−5 ⩽ 𝑥 < −2
−5 ⩽ 𝑥 > −2
The rule for the 𝑛 𝑡ℎ term of a sequence is 5(3𝑛 + 1)
Generate the first 5 terms of the sequence.

𝑛 1 2 3 4 5

3𝑛 3 6 9 12 15

3𝑛 + 1 4 7 10 13 16

5(3𝑛 + 1) 20 35 50 65 80

+ 15 + 15 + 15 + 15
What do you notice?
The rule for the 𝑛𝑡ℎ term of a sequence is 𝑛2
Generate the first 5 terms of the sequence.

𝑛 1 2 3 4 5
𝑛 2 1 4 9 16 25
The rule for the 𝑛 𝑡ℎ term of a sequence is 𝑛 + 𝑛 2

Generate the first 5 terms of the sequence.

𝑛 1 2 3 4 5

𝑛2 1 4 9 16 25

𝑛 + 𝑛2 2 6 12 20 30
 1
The rule for the 𝑛 𝑡ℎ term of a sequence is 2𝑛
Generate the first 5 terms of the sequence.

𝑛 1 2 3 4 5

2𝑛 2 4 6 8 10
1 1 1 1 1 1
2𝑛 2 4 6 8 10
TITLE: Sequences from the nth term Sunday, April 14, 2024
LO: TBAT generate sequences from the n th term
Sunday, April 14, 2024
Example Test Your Understanding
Find the first four terms of the sequence Find the first four terms of the sequence
if the nth term is given by: if the nth term is given by:

2𝑛 + 5 a 2𝑛 + 3
Remember: 𝑛 represents 2×1 +
? 3=𝟓
the position
2×2 +
? 3=𝟕
First term 𝑛= 1 2×3 +
? 3=𝟗
2𝑛× 1++55 = 𝟕
2 2×4 +
? 3 = 𝟏𝟏
Second term 𝑛 =2 b 2𝑛 − 3
2𝑛× 2++55 = 𝟗
2 2×1 −
? 3 = −𝟏
Third term 𝑛 =3 2×2 −
? 3=𝟏
2𝑛× 3++55 = 𝟏𝟏
2 2×3 −
? 3=𝟑
Fourth term 𝑛 =4 2×4 −
? 3=𝟓
2𝑛× 4++55 = 𝟏𝟑
2
Example Test Your Understanding
Find the 50th term of the sequence if the nth Find the 40th term of the sequence if
term is given by: the nth term is given by:

2𝑛 + 5 a 2𝑛 + 5
2 × 40 +?5 = 𝟖𝟓
50th term 𝑛 = 50

2𝑛×+505 + 5 = 𝟏𝟎𝟓
2
b 3𝑛 − 2
3 × 40 −? 2 = 𝟏𝟏𝟖
Step 1 Substitute the required
positions into the variable 𝑛
c 𝑛 + 100
Step 2 Work out the value of the
40 + 100? = 𝟏𝟒𝟎
expression, following the
order of operations