Math worksheet for generating sequences from the nth term, including sections with algebraic expressions and tables for calculating terms.
Worksheet titled "Generating Sequences from the Nth Term" with sections A, B, C, and D, featuring algebraic expressions for sequences and tables to find first terms.
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Let's solve each section of the worksheet "Generating Sequences from the Nth Term" step by step. We'll calculate the required terms for each sequence by substituting values of $ n $ into the given formulas.
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We substitute $ n = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 $ into each expression:
| Expression | n=1 | n=2 | n=3 | n=4 | n=5 |
|-----------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| $ n + 2 $ | $ 1+2 = 3 $ | $ 2+2 = 4 $ | $ 3+2 = 5 $ | $ 4+2 = 6 $ | $ 5+2 = 7 $ |
| $ n - 7 $ | $ 1-7 = -6 $ | $ 2-7 = -5 $ | $ 3-7 = -4 $ | $ 4-7 = -3 $ | $ 5-7 = -2 $ |
| $ 4n $ | $ 4(1) = 4 $ | $ 4(2) = 8 $ | $ 4(3) = 12 $ | $ 4(4) = 16 $ | $ 4(5) = 20 $ |
| $ 3n + 1 $ | $ 3(1)+1 = 4 $ | $ 3(2)+1 = 7 $ | $ 3(3)+1 = 10 $ | $ 3(4)+1 = 13 $ | $ 3(5)+1 = 16 $ |
| $ 5n - 8 $ | $ 5(1)-8 = -3 $ | $ 5(2)-8 = 2 $ | $ 5(3)-8 = 7 $ | $ 5(4)-8 = 12 $ | $ 5(5)-8 = 17 $ |
| $ 2n + 0.5 $ | $ 2(1)+0.5 = 2.5 $ | $ 2(2)+0.5 = 4.5 $ | $ 2(3)+0.5 = 6.5 $ | $ 2(4)+0.5 = 8.5 $ | $ 2(5)+0.5 = 10.5 $ |
| $ 12n - 1.5 $ | $ 12(1)-1.5 = 10.5 $ | $ 12(2)-1.5 = 22.5 $ | $ 12(3)-1.5 = 34.5 $ | $ 12(4)-1.5 = 46.5 $ | $ 12(5)-1.5 = 58.5 $ |
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| Expression | n=1 | n=2 | n=3 | n=4 | n=5 |
|-----------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| $ 2 - n $ | $ 2-1 = 1 $ | $ 2-2 = 0 $ | $ 2-3 = -1 $ | $ 2-4 = -2 $ | $ 2-5 = -3 $ |
| $ 13 - n $ | $ 13-1 = 12 $ | $ 13-2 = 11 $ | $ 13-3 = 10 $ | $ 13-4 = 9 $ | $ 13-5 = 8 $ |
| $ -3n $ | $ -3(1) = -3 $ | $ -3(2) = -6 $ | $ -3(3) = -9 $ | $ -3(4) = -12 $ | $ -3(5) = -15 $ |
| $ 1 - 2n $ | $ 1-2(1) = -1 $ | $ 1-2(2) = -3 $ | $ 1-2(3) = -5 $ | $ 1-2(4) = -7 $ | $ 1-2(5) = -9 $ |
| $ -5n + 3 $ | $ -5(1)+3 = -2 $ | $ -5(2)+3 = -7 $ | $ -5(3)+3 = -12 $ | $ -5(4)+3 = -17 $ | $ -5(5)+3 = -22 $ |
| $ \frac{1}{2}n $ | $ \frac{1}{2}(1) = 0.5 $ | $ \frac{1}{2}(2) = 1 $ | $ \frac{1}{2}(3) = 1.5 $ | $ \frac{1}{2}(4) = 2 $ | $ \frac{1}{2}(5) = 2.5 $ |
| $ \frac{3}{4}n $ | $ \frac{3}{4}(1) = 0.75 $ | $ \frac{3}{4}(2) = 1.5 $ | $ \frac{3}{4}(3) = 2.25 $ | $ \frac{3}{4}(4) = 3 $ | $ \frac{3}{4}(5) = 3.75 $ |
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We substitute $ n = 1, 2, 3, 4 $
1) $ 2n - 12 $:
$ 2(1)-12 = -10 $, $ 2(2)-12 = -8 $, $ 2(3)-12 = -6 $, $ 2(4)-12 = -4 $ → -10, -8, -6, -4
2) $ 6n - 10 $:
$ 6(1)-10 = -4 $, $ 6(2)-10 = 2 $, $ 6(3)-10 = 8 $, $ 6(4)-10 = 14 $ → -4, 2, 8, 14
3) $ n - 98 $:
$ 1-98 = -97 $, $ 2-98 = -96 $, $ 3-98 = -95 $, $ 4-98 = -94 $ → -97, -96, -95, -94
4) $ 3n + 7 $:
$ 3(1)+7 = 10 $, $ 3(2)+7 = 13 $, $ 3(3)+7 = 16 $, $ 3(4)+7 = 19 $ → 10, 13, 16, 19
5) $ 2.5n $:
$ 2.5(1) = 2.5 $, $ 2.5(2) = 5 $, $ 2.5(3) = 7.5 $, $ 2.5(4) = 10 $ → 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10
6) $ 4 - 2n $:
$ 4-2(1) = 2 $, $ 4-2(2) = 0 $, $ 4-2(3) = -2 $, $ 4-2(4) = -4 $ → 2, 0, -2, -4
7) $ 8 - n $:
$ 8-1 = 7 $, $ 8-2 = 6 $, $ 8-3 = 5 $, $ 8-4 = 4 $ → 7, 6, 5, 4
8) $ 0.5n + 3 $:
$ 0.5(1)+3 = 3.5 $, $ 0.5(2)+3 = 4 $, $ 0.5(3)+3 = 4.5 $, $ 0.5(4)+3 = 5 $ → 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5
9) $ 6 - 3n $:
$ 6-3(1) = 3 $, $ 6-3(2) = 0 $, $ 6-3(3) = -3 $, $ 6-3(4) = -6 $ → 3, 0, -3, -6
10) $ 6n $:
$ 6(1) = 6 $, $ 6(2) = 12 $, $ 6(3) = 18 $, $ 6(4) = 24 $ → 6, 12, 18, 24
11) $ \frac{n}{2} $:
$ \frac{1}{2} = 0.5 $, $ \frac{2}{2} = 1 $, $ \frac{3}{2} = 1.5 $, $ \frac{4}{2} = 2 $ → 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2
12) $ 8 - 5n $:
$ 8-5(1) = 3 $, $ 8-5(2) = -2 $, $ 8-5(3) = -7 $, $ 8-5(4) = -12 $ → 3, -2, -7, -12
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1) $ 2(n+1) $:
$ 2(1+1) = 4 $, $ 2(2+1) = 6 $, $ 2(3+1) = 8 $ → 4, 6, 8
2) $ n^2 $:
$ 1^2 = 1 $, $ 2^2 = 4 $, $ 3^2 = 9 $ → 1, 4, 9
3) $ \frac{n+1}{n} $:
$ \frac{1+1}{1} = 2 $, $ \frac{2+1}{2} = 1.5 $, $ \frac{3+1}{3} = \frac{4}{3} \approx 1.33 $ → 2, 1.5, 1.33...
4) $ 3(n+5) $:
$ 3(1+5) = 18 $, $ 3(2+5) = 21 $, $ 3(3+5) = 24 $ → 18, 21, 24
5) $ n^2 + 1 $:
$ 1^2+1 = 2 $, $ 2^2+1 = 5 $, $ 3^2+1 = 10 $ → 2, 5, 10
6) $ \frac{3n}{2} $:
$ \frac{3(1)}{2} = 1.5 $, $ \frac{3(2)}{2} = 3 $, $ \frac{3(3)}{2} = 4.5 $ → 1.5, 3, 4.5
7) $ 10(n - 9) $:
$ 10(1-9) = -80 $, $ 10(2-9) = -70 $, $ 10(3-9) = -60 $ → -80, -70, -60
8) $ n^2 + 5 $:
$ 1^2+5 = 6 $, $ 2^2+5 = 9 $, $ 3^2+5 = 14 $ → 6, 9, 14
9) $ n(n+2) $:
$ 1(1+2) = 3 $, $ 2(2+2) = 8 $, $ 3(3+2) = 15 $ → 3, 8, 15
10) $ 25(1 - n) $:
$ 25(1-1) = 0 $, $ 25(1-2) = -25 $, $ 25(1-3) = -50 $ → 0, -25, -50
11) $ 2n^2 $:
$ 2(1)^2 = 2 $, $ 2(2)^2 = 8 $, $ 2(3)^2 = 18 $ → 2, 8, 18
12) $ n^3 $:
$ 1^3 = 1 $, $ 2^3 = 8 $, $ 3^3 = 27 $ → 1, 8, 27
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#### Section A:
| Expression | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|----------|----|----|----|----|----|
| $ n+2 $ | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| $ n-7 $ | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 |
| $ 4n $ | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
| $ 3n+1 $ | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 |
| $ 5n-8 $ | -3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| $ 2n+0.5 $ | 2.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 10.5 |
| $ 12n-1.5 $ | 10.5 | 22.5 | 34.5 | 46.5 | 58.5 |
#### Section B:
| Expression | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|----------|----|----|----|----|----|
| $ 2-n $ | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 |
| $ 13-n $ | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| $ -3n $ | -3 | -6 | -9 | -12 | -15 |
| $ 1-2n $ | -1 | -3 | -5 | -7 | -9 |
| $ -5n+3 $ | -2 | -7 | -12 | -17 | -22 |
| $ \frac{1}{2}n $ | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 2.5 |
| $ \frac{3}{4}n $ | 0.75 | 1.5 | 2.25 | 3 | 3.75 |
#### Section C:
1) -10, -8, -6, -4
2) -4, 2, 8, 14
3) -97, -96, -95, -94
4) 10, 13, 16, 19
5) 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10
6) 2, 0, -2, -4
7) 7, 6, 5, 4
8) 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5
9) 3, 0, -3, -6
10) 6, 12, 18, 24
11) 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2
12) 3, -2, -7, -12
#### Section D:
1) 4, 6, 8
2) 1, 4, 9
3) 2, 1.5, $ \frac{4}{3} $ (≈1.33)
4) 18, 21, 24
5) 2, 5, 10
6) 1.5, 3, 4.5
7) -80, -70, -60
8) 6, 9, 14
9) 3, 8, 15
10) 0, -25, -50
11) 2, 8, 18
12) 1, 8, 27
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✔ All sequences have been generated correctly by substituting $ n = 1, 2, 3, \ldots $ into the given formulas. This method is fundamental in understanding how sequences are built from their nth term formula.
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✔ Section A: Find the first five terms (n = 1 to 5)
We substitute $ n = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 $ into each expression:
| Expression | n=1 | n=2 | n=3 | n=4 | n=5 |
|-----------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| $ n + 2 $ | $ 1+2 = 3 $ | $ 2+2 = 4 $ | $ 3+2 = 5 $ | $ 4+2 = 6 $ | $ 5+2 = 7 $ |
| $ n - 7 $ | $ 1-7 = -6 $ | $ 2-7 = -5 $ | $ 3-7 = -4 $ | $ 4-7 = -3 $ | $ 5-7 = -2 $ |
| $ 4n $ | $ 4(1) = 4 $ | $ 4(2) = 8 $ | $ 4(3) = 12 $ | $ 4(4) = 16 $ | $ 4(5) = 20 $ |
| $ 3n + 1 $ | $ 3(1)+1 = 4 $ | $ 3(2)+1 = 7 $ | $ 3(3)+1 = 10 $ | $ 3(4)+1 = 13 $ | $ 3(5)+1 = 16 $ |
| $ 5n - 8 $ | $ 5(1)-8 = -3 $ | $ 5(2)-8 = 2 $ | $ 5(3)-8 = 7 $ | $ 5(4)-8 = 12 $ | $ 5(5)-8 = 17 $ |
| $ 2n + 0.5 $ | $ 2(1)+0.5 = 2.5 $ | $ 2(2)+0.5 = 4.5 $ | $ 2(3)+0.5 = 6.5 $ | $ 2(4)+0.5 = 8.5 $ | $ 2(5)+0.5 = 10.5 $ |
| $ 12n - 1.5 $ | $ 12(1)-1.5 = 10.5 $ | $ 12(2)-1.5 = 22.5 $ | $ 12(3)-1.5 = 34.5 $ | $ 12(4)-1.5 = 46.5 $ | $ 12(5)-1.5 = 58.5 $ |
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✔ Section B: Find the first five terms
| Expression | n=1 | n=2 | n=3 | n=4 | n=5 |
|-----------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| $ 2 - n $ | $ 2-1 = 1 $ | $ 2-2 = 0 $ | $ 2-3 = -1 $ | $ 2-4 = -2 $ | $ 2-5 = -3 $ |
| $ 13 - n $ | $ 13-1 = 12 $ | $ 13-2 = 11 $ | $ 13-3 = 10 $ | $ 13-4 = 9 $ | $ 13-5 = 8 $ |
| $ -3n $ | $ -3(1) = -3 $ | $ -3(2) = -6 $ | $ -3(3) = -9 $ | $ -3(4) = -12 $ | $ -3(5) = -15 $ |
| $ 1 - 2n $ | $ 1-2(1) = -1 $ | $ 1-2(2) = -3 $ | $ 1-2(3) = -5 $ | $ 1-2(4) = -7 $ | $ 1-2(5) = -9 $ |
| $ -5n + 3 $ | $ -5(1)+3 = -2 $ | $ -5(2)+3 = -7 $ | $ -5(3)+3 = -12 $ | $ -5(4)+3 = -17 $ | $ -5(5)+3 = -22 $ |
| $ \frac{1}{2}n $ | $ \frac{1}{2}(1) = 0.5 $ | $ \frac{1}{2}(2) = 1 $ | $ \frac{1}{2}(3) = 1.5 $ | $ \frac{1}{2}(4) = 2 $ | $ \frac{1}{2}(5) = 2.5 $ |
| $ \frac{3}{4}n $ | $ \frac{3}{4}(1) = 0.75 $ | $ \frac{3}{4}(2) = 1.5 $ | $ \frac{3}{4}(3) = 2.25 $ | $ \frac{3}{4}(4) = 3 $ | $ \frac{3}{4}(5) = 3.75 $ |
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✔ Section C: Find the first four terms (n = 1 to 4)
We substitute $ n = 1, 2, 3, 4 $
1) $ 2n - 12 $:
$ 2(1)-12 = -10 $, $ 2(2)-12 = -8 $, $ 2(3)-12 = -6 $, $ 2(4)-12 = -4 $ → -10, -8, -6, -4
2) $ 6n - 10 $:
$ 6(1)-10 = -4 $, $ 6(2)-10 = 2 $, $ 6(3)-10 = 8 $, $ 6(4)-10 = 14 $ → -4, 2, 8, 14
3) $ n - 98 $:
$ 1-98 = -97 $, $ 2-98 = -96 $, $ 3-98 = -95 $, $ 4-98 = -94 $ → -97, -96, -95, -94
4) $ 3n + 7 $:
$ 3(1)+7 = 10 $, $ 3(2)+7 = 13 $, $ 3(3)+7 = 16 $, $ 3(4)+7 = 19 $ → 10, 13, 16, 19
5) $ 2.5n $:
$ 2.5(1) = 2.5 $, $ 2.5(2) = 5 $, $ 2.5(3) = 7.5 $, $ 2.5(4) = 10 $ → 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10
6) $ 4 - 2n $:
$ 4-2(1) = 2 $, $ 4-2(2) = 0 $, $ 4-2(3) = -2 $, $ 4-2(4) = -4 $ → 2, 0, -2, -4
7) $ 8 - n $:
$ 8-1 = 7 $, $ 8-2 = 6 $, $ 8-3 = 5 $, $ 8-4 = 4 $ → 7, 6, 5, 4
8) $ 0.5n + 3 $:
$ 0.5(1)+3 = 3.5 $, $ 0.5(2)+3 = 4 $, $ 0.5(3)+3 = 4.5 $, $ 0.5(4)+3 = 5 $ → 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5
9) $ 6 - 3n $:
$ 6-3(1) = 3 $, $ 6-3(2) = 0 $, $ 6-3(3) = -3 $, $ 6-3(4) = -6 $ → 3, 0, -3, -6
10) $ 6n $:
$ 6(1) = 6 $, $ 6(2) = 12 $, $ 6(3) = 18 $, $ 6(4) = 24 $ → 6, 12, 18, 24
11) $ \frac{n}{2} $:
$ \frac{1}{2} = 0.5 $, $ \frac{2}{2} = 1 $, $ \frac{3}{2} = 1.5 $, $ \frac{4}{2} = 2 $ → 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2
12) $ 8 - 5n $:
$ 8-5(1) = 3 $, $ 8-5(2) = -2 $, $ 8-5(3) = -7 $, $ 8-5(4) = -12 $ → 3, -2, -7, -12
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✔ Section D: Find the first three terms (n = 1, 2, 3)
1) $ 2(n+1) $:
$ 2(1+1) = 4 $, $ 2(2+1) = 6 $, $ 2(3+1) = 8 $ → 4, 6, 8
2) $ n^2 $:
$ 1^2 = 1 $, $ 2^2 = 4 $, $ 3^2 = 9 $ → 1, 4, 9
3) $ \frac{n+1}{n} $:
$ \frac{1+1}{1} = 2 $, $ \frac{2+1}{2} = 1.5 $, $ \frac{3+1}{3} = \frac{4}{3} \approx 1.33 $ → 2, 1.5, 1.33...
4) $ 3(n+5) $:
$ 3(1+5) = 18 $, $ 3(2+5) = 21 $, $ 3(3+5) = 24 $ → 18, 21, 24
5) $ n^2 + 1 $:
$ 1^2+1 = 2 $, $ 2^2+1 = 5 $, $ 3^2+1 = 10 $ → 2, 5, 10
6) $ \frac{3n}{2} $:
$ \frac{3(1)}{2} = 1.5 $, $ \frac{3(2)}{2} = 3 $, $ \frac{3(3)}{2} = 4.5 $ → 1.5, 3, 4.5
7) $ 10(n - 9) $:
$ 10(1-9) = -80 $, $ 10(2-9) = -70 $, $ 10(3-9) = -60 $ → -80, -70, -60
8) $ n^2 + 5 $:
$ 1^2+5 = 6 $, $ 2^2+5 = 9 $, $ 3^2+5 = 14 $ → 6, 9, 14
9) $ n(n+2) $:
$ 1(1+2) = 3 $, $ 2(2+2) = 8 $, $ 3(3+2) = 15 $ → 3, 8, 15
10) $ 25(1 - n) $:
$ 25(1-1) = 0 $, $ 25(1-2) = -25 $, $ 25(1-3) = -50 $ → 0, -25, -50
11) $ 2n^2 $:
$ 2(1)^2 = 2 $, $ 2(2)^2 = 8 $, $ 2(3)^2 = 18 $ → 2, 8, 18
12) $ n^3 $:
$ 1^3 = 1 $, $ 2^3 = 8 $, $ 3^3 = 27 $ → 1, 8, 27
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📌 Summary of Answers
#### Section A:
| Expression | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|----------|----|----|----|----|----|
| $ n+2 $ | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| $ n-7 $ | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 |
| $ 4n $ | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
| $ 3n+1 $ | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 |
| $ 5n-8 $ | -3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| $ 2n+0.5 $ | 2.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 10.5 |
| $ 12n-1.5 $ | 10.5 | 22.5 | 34.5 | 46.5 | 58.5 |
#### Section B:
| Expression | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|----------|----|----|----|----|----|
| $ 2-n $ | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 |
| $ 13-n $ | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| $ -3n $ | -3 | -6 | -9 | -12 | -15 |
| $ 1-2n $ | -1 | -3 | -5 | -7 | -9 |
| $ -5n+3 $ | -2 | -7 | -12 | -17 | -22 |
| $ \frac{1}{2}n $ | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 2.5 |
| $ \frac{3}{4}n $ | 0.75 | 1.5 | 2.25 | 3 | 3.75 |
#### Section C:
1) -10, -8, -6, -4
2) -4, 2, 8, 14
3) -97, -96, -95, -94
4) 10, 13, 16, 19
5) 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10
6) 2, 0, -2, -4
7) 7, 6, 5, 4
8) 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5
9) 3, 0, -3, -6
10) 6, 12, 18, 24
11) 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2
12) 3, -2, -7, -12
#### Section D:
1) 4, 6, 8
2) 1, 4, 9
3) 2, 1.5, $ \frac{4}{3} $ (≈1.33)
4) 18, 21, 24
5) 2, 5, 10
6) 1.5, 3, 4.5
7) -80, -70, -60
8) 6, 9, 14
9) 3, 8, 15
10) 0, -25, -50
11) 2, 8, 18
12) 1, 8, 27
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✔ All sequences have been generated correctly by substituting $ n = 1, 2, 3, \ldots $ into the given formulas. This method is fundamental in understanding how sequences are built from their nth term formula.
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of sequences worksheet year 6.