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Math Sequences for Students

This document provides examples of sequences and instructions for students to find patterns in the sequences and determine the nth term rule for each. It includes the following sequences: 1) 1.5, 12, 19, 26,... 2) 2, 10, 18, 26,... 3) 2, 10, 50, 250,... 4) 305, 296, 287, 278,... 5) 6, 21, 36, 51,... Students are asked to write the 7th term for each sequence. They are then given an example sequence of 4, 10, 16, 22, 28 and asked to determine the next two terms, write the nth term rule, and find the 50th term. Finally, students are instructed to find the nth term rule

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Math Sequences for Students

This document provides examples of sequences and instructions for students to find patterns in the sequences and determine the nth term rule for each. It includes the following sequences: 1) 1.5, 12, 19, 26,... 2) 2, 10, 18, 26,... 3) 2, 10, 50, 250,... 4) 305, 296, 287, 278,... 5) 6, 21, 36, 51,... Students are asked to write the 7th term for each sequence. They are then given an example sequence of 4, 10, 16, 22, 28 and asked to determine the next two terms, write the nth term rule, and find the 50th term. Finally, students are instructed to find the nth term rule

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Differentiates

Expression from
Equation
Present the ff. sequences and give the
7th term in each.
1.5,12,19,26, …….
2.2,10,18,26, ……
3. 2,10,50,250,……
4. 305,296,287,278, ……
5. 6,21,36,51, ………..
Present the ff. sequences and give the
7th term in each.
1.5,12,19,26, …….
2.2,10,18,26, ……
3. 2,10,50,250,……
4. 305,296,287,278, ……
5. 6,21,36,51, ………..
Draw the next two patterns.
Group Activity:
4, 10, 16, 22, 28
a) Write down the next two terms of the
sequence.
b) Write down an expression for the nth
term of this sequence.
c) Work out the 50th term of the
sequence.
Solution
a) From looking at the sequence we can see that each
term is 6 larger than the previous term. We say the
term-to-term rule is "add 6". Therefore, the next two
terms are 34 and 40.
b) The nth term of a sequence is always written in the
form "?n + ?".
The number in front of the "n" is always the difference
to get from one term to the next. Since the difference
is 6, the first part of our rule will be "6n". The rule
follows the six times table: 6, 12, 18, 24... etc.
Now compare the 6 times table with
our rule:
6 x table 6 12 18 24 30
Sequence 4 10 16 22 28
The numbers in the sequence are always 2 less
than the 6 times table so we "adjust" our rule
by subtracting 2. Now putting this together
gives us:
nth term = 6n - 2.
c) Now we know the nth term = 6n - 2 we just
need to substitute n = 50 in order to find the
50thterm of the sequence.
So: The 50th term = 6 x 50 - 2
= 300 - 2
= 298
Group Activity: Finding the nth term.
In each question there are four terms
of a sequence of numbers: a) Write
down the rule using n to represent the
nth term.
b) Find the 10th and 15th terms.
Write down the next term for each of
the ff. sequences, then find the rule.

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