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Topic questions Pure mathematics The nth term

The nth term

17 questions · 52 marks · about 1 hour

The nth term questions

Edexcel 1MA1 The nth term 17 questions

Paper 2 November 2024 Higher tier, Question 15 6 marks

Here are the first five terms of a quadratic sequence. 3 20 47 84 131

(a)

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

The terms of a different sequence are given by the rule un+ 1 = kun + k where k is a constant. Given that u1 = 9 and u2 = 4

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(b)

find the value of u4

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Paper 1 June 2024 Foundation tier, Question 20, also on the Higher paper 2 marks

Here are the first four terms of an arithmetic sequence. 1 5 9 13 Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.

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Paper 1 June 2024 Higher tier, Question 1, also on the Foundation paper 2 marks

Here are the first four terms of an arithmetic sequence. 1 5 9 13 Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.

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Paper 3 November 2023 Higher tier, Question 14 2 marks

Here are the first six terms of a quadratic sequence. 5 11 21 35 53 75 Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.

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Paper 1 June 2023 Foundation tier, Question 19 2 marks

Here are the first five terms of an arithmetic sequence. โ€“5 3 11 19 27 Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.

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Paper 2 June 2023 Higher tier, Question 15 3 marks

Here are the first four terms of a quadratic sequence. 3 9 17 27 Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.

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Paper 2 November 2022 Foundation tier, Question 20, also on the Higher paper 4 marks

Also involves Linear equations

Here are the first five terms of an arithmetic sequence. 7 13 19 25 31

(a)

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

The nth term of a different sequence is 8 โˆ’ 6n

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(b)

Is โˆ’58 a term of this sequence? You must show how you get your answer.

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Paper 2 November 2022 Higher tier, Question 3, also on the Foundation paper 4 marks

Here are the first five terms of an arithmetic sequence. 7 13 19 25 31

(a)

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

The nth term of a different sequence is 8 โˆ’ 6n

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(b)

Is โˆ’58 a term of this sequence? You must show how you get your answer.

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Paper 1 November 2020 Foundation tier, Question 20, also on the Higher paper 2 marks

The first five terms of an arithmetic sequence are 1 4 7 10 13 Write down an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.

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Paper 1 November 2020 Higher tier, Question 1, also on the Foundation paper 2 marks

The first five terms of an arithmetic sequence are 1 4 7 10 13 Write down an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.

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Paper 2 November 2020 Higher tier, Question 16 3 marks

Here are the first five terms of a quadratic sequence. 10 21 38 61 90 Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.

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Paper 3 November 2019 Higher tier, Question 20 2 marks

Here are the first five terms of a sequence.

Figure for question 20

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

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Paper 3 June 2019 Higher tier, Question 16 3 marks

Here are the first six terms of a quadratic sequence.

Question 16, shown as an image

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

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Paper 3 November 2018 Foundation tier, Question 26 2 marks

Here are the first four terms of an arithmetic sequence.

5 11 17 23

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

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Paper 3 June 2018 Higher tier, Question 16 6 marks

The nth term of a sequence is given by an2 + bn where a and b are integers.

The 2nd term of the sequence is โ€“2 The 4th term of the sequence is 12

(a)

Find the 6th term of the sequence.

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(b)

Here are the first five terms of a different quadratic sequence.

0 2 6 12 20

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

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Paper 3 November 2017 Foundation tier, Question 18 4 marks

Here is a sequence of patterns made with counters.

pattern number 1 pattern number 2
pattern number 3

(a)

Find an expression, in terms of n, for the number of counters in pattern number n.

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(b)

Bayo has 90 counters.

Can Bayo make a pattern in this sequence using all 90 of his counters? You must show how you get your answer.

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Paper 2 June 2017 Higher tier, Question 22 3 marks

Here are the first five terms of a sequence.

4 11 22 37 56

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

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