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Sequences
Lesson 8 of 13
Introduction

Term-to-term rules

Objective. Describe and continue a sequence using its term-to-term rule.

  1. 1. Learn
  2. 2. Worked example
  3. 3. Practice
  4. 4. Feedback
  5. 5. Continue

Learn: the key idea

A term-to-term rule says how to get from one term to the next. It needs a starting value to define the sequence completely.

Worked example

Continue 5, 8, 11, 14, …

5 … 8
Illustrated card showing 5 … 8
  1. 1Differences: 3 each time.
  2. 214 + 3 = 17, then 20.

Answer: 17, 20

Concept mastery

Based on your past attempts at this lesson — the question types to practise again come first.

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Practice

Practice happens on its own screen, one question at a time. Answers stay hidden until you submit yours, and you can stop and pick up at the same question later.

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Common mistake. Giving a rule without stating the first term.

Your progress

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