MathsYears 7–8Algebra

Sequences

Recognise and continue arithmetic sequences; find the nth term of linear sequences

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine a row of dominoes standing up 🎳 — you push the first one and they all fall in a pattern!

  2. 2

    What do we call a list of numbers that follows a rule?

  3. 3

    Hop along the number line from 2 to 14, adding 3 each time. What numbers do you land on?

  4. 4

    Let's find the next number in this sequence: 5, 8, 11, 14, ?

  5. 5

    What is the next number in this sequence: 2, 4, 6, 8, ?

  6. 6

    Now try a harder one: 3, 6, 12, 24, ? — spot the rule and fill in the next number on the number line.

  7. 7

    What is the rule for the sequence 3, 6, 12, 24?

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