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🔢 Sequences & the nth Term – Year 8
Maths · Year 8 (KS3) — term-to-term rules, finding the nth term of linear sequences and spotting special sequences
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Questions
What is the term-to-term rule for the sequence 5, 9, 13, 17, …?
Add 3
Add 5
Multiply by 2
Add 4
20s
Which list shows the first four square numbers?
2, 4, 6, 8
1, 2, 4, 8
1, 4, 9, 16
1, 3, 6, 10
20s
A sequence has nth term 3n + 2. What is the 5th term?
13
20
17
15
20s
The triangular numbers begin 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, … What is the next triangular number?
18
25
21
20
20s
What is the nth term of the sequence 7, 10, 13, 16, …?
3n + 7
7n + 3
3n + 4
n + 3
30s
In a Fibonacci-type sequence, each term is the sum of the two before. What comes next in 2, 5, 7, 12, 19, …?
24
31
33
26
30s
A sequence has nth term 5n − 3. What are its first three terms?
−3, 2, 7
8, 13, 18
5, 10, 15
2, 7, 12
30s
Which of these numbers is a term in the sequence with nth term 4n + 3?
100
101
99
102
60s
What is the nth term of the sequence 20, 17, 14, 11, …?
3n + 17
20 − 3n
17 − 3n
23 − 3n
30s
A sequence has nth term 6n − 1. Which term in the sequence is equal to 89?
The 90th term
The 15th term
The 14th term
The 16th term
30s