Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) · MATHEMATICS A · Chapter
Sequences
18 practice questions
Practice questions
1–7 of 7 · Easy
Question 1
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Write down the second and third terms of the sequence that starts at 7 and increases by 5 each time.
Question 2
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →The sequence starts 15, 30, 45, ... What is the common difference?
Question 3
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A sequence is defined by the nth term formula: . Find the first and fourth terms of the sequence.
Question 4
3 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Given the sequence 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ... use the difference method to find the next two terms of the sequence.
(a)[1 mark]Work out the first row of differences for the sequence.
(b)[2 marks]From your differences, find the next two terms of the sequence.
Question 5
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →The nth term of a sequence is given as . Calculate the value of the 8th term.
Question 6
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Complete the table showing the first four terms for the sequence: Start at 20, subtract 4 each time.
Sequence Table Term position (n) 1 2 3 4 Term 20 Question 7
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →The sequence 9, 12, 15, 18, ... is arithmetic. How many terms are there in the sequence up to and including 60?