Chapter 9 Sequences and Functions

50 marks from 50 questions

, , , , 1, 1 , ...
Each number in this sequence is called:

a. a term
b. an item
c. a section
d. a pattern

Question 2
Enter the next term in this sequence.
25, 26.5, 28, 29.5,

Question 3
Enter the missing term.
4 5 6 8
, , , , , ...
12 12 12 12

Question 4
The first term in a sequence is 3.
Each term is 0.5 less than the one before.
What would be the second term?

Question 5

14, 13 , 13 , 12 ,…

Enter numbers to complete the term-to-term rule for this sequence.

subtract
Question 6

The term-to-term rule for a sequence is add 3 .

Enter numbers to complete the first three terms of this sequence:

1
2, 5 ,
4 2

Question 7
The term-to-term rule of a sequence is
multiply by 3 and then subtract 4.
Enter numbers to complete the first three terms of this sequence.
3, ,

Question 8
The first term in a sequence is 8.7 and it is increasing by 2.
What will be the second term?

Question 9
Enter the next term in this sequence.
6.7, 6.6, 6.5, 6.4,

Question 10

2, 2 , 2 , ...
This pattern is increasing by .
What is the next term in this sequence?

3
5
Question 11
The term-to-term rule of a sequence is
divide by 2 and then add 3.
The first term is 8.
Which if these numbers is not a term in this sequence?
a. 7.5
b. 7
c. 6.5

Question 12
Enter numbers to complete the missing terms of this sequence.

7 5 1
15, 13 , ,
9 9

Question 13
Enter numbers to complete the missing terms of this sequence.
, , 13.7, 17.1, 20.4,

Question 14

Complete the table of values linking the

n 1 2 3

no. of matches 6 11
Question 15

Position
1 2 3 4
number

Term 2 6 10 14

Multiples of

To find the position-to-term rule, which multiples should be added to this table?
Multiples of

Question 16

Position
1 2 3 4
number

Term 2 6 10 14

Multiples of 4 4 8 12 16

What is the position-to-term rule of this sequence?

Question 17

Note how the number of matches increases each time the pattern changes.
You could say that the increase in the number of matches:

a. is different each time the pattern changes

b. can be predicted each time the pattern changes

c. is increased by two each time the pattern changes

d. is unpredictable each time the pattern changes

Be sure to select all correct answers.

Complete the table of values linking the number of hexagons (s) to the number of
matches (m).

s 1 2 3 ... 10

m 6 11 16 ...

Question 19

What is the term-to-term rule for this pattern?

a. Add 4

b. Add 3

c. Add 2

d. Add 1

Question 20

Position 1 2 3 4 5

Term 3 4 5 6 7

The rule linking the position to the term is:

a. multiply the position by 2 to find the term.

b. add 2 to the position to find the term.

c. square the position and then add 1 to find the term.

d. none of the above.

Question 21

The position-to-term rule for this patterns is:

Complete the table of values for this pattern.

Position number 1 2 3 4

Term 3 7 9

Multiples 6

Question 23

Complete the table of values and the position-to-term rule for this pattern.

Position number 1 2 3 4

Term 6 11 16 21

Multiples of
15 20

Term = × position number +

Question 24
18, 16, 14, 12, 10, ...
Find the position-to-term rule for this sequence.
Term = × position number +

Question 25
A position-to-term rule allows you to calculate any particular term of a sequence quickly and easily.

a. True
b. False
Question 26

The nth term linking the number of matches to the number of triangles is:
nth term = 2n + 1
Use this rule to find the number of matches needed to make 20 triangles.
Number of matches =

Question 27
Which of these sequences is generated by the formula 2n – 3?

a. –3, –5, –7, …

Question 28
43 is a term in the sequence 3n – 2. What is the value of n?

Question 29
A sequence starts at 5 and goes up by 4 each time. The position-to-term rule is:

a. n+4
b. 4n + 1

Question 30
The nth term rule for a sequence starts with 6n.
Which of the following could be the first two terms of the sequence?

a. 7, 14, …
b. 18, 15, …
c. 11, 17, …

Question 31
A sequence starts 10, 17, 24, … . Fill in the missing number in the nth term rule.
7n +
Question 32
A sequence starts at 12 and the 3rd term is 6. Fill in the missing numbers in the nth term rule for this
sequence.
n+

Question 33
The nth term of the sequence that starts 24, 21, 18,… is 3n + 27.

a. True
b. False

Question 34
A sequence has position-to-term rule 8 – 3n. What is the tenth term?

Question 35
Complete the table of values and find the nth term of this sequence.

Position number 1 2 3 4

Term 3 8 13 18

Multiples

nth term = n−

Question 36
The nth term of a sequence is 7n – 5.
What is the 86th term of the sequence?
86th term =
Question 37
Complete the table of values and find the nth term of this sequence.

Position number 1 2 3 4

Term 6 10 14 18

Multiples

nth term = n+

Question 38

Which function is shown on this mapping diagram?

a. Add 5
b. Subtract 7
c. Multiply by 2
d. Add 7

Question 39

Complete the table of values for this function machine.

Input Output

–2

Question 40
y=x÷2+1
When the input is 5, what is the output of the function with this equation?

Output = 3
2
Question 41

What is the input for this function machine if the output is 17?

Input Function Output

×3+2 17

Question 42
Which of these represent the function 'multiply by 3 and add 2'?
a. y = 3(x + 2)
b. y = 3x + 2
c. y = 2x + 3
d. y = 2(x + 3)

Question 43
y = 3x − 7
When the input is 4, what is the output of the function?
Output =

Question 44
What is the output of the function y = 3x + 2 when the input is 3?

Input Function Output

3 ×3+2
Question 45

Input Output

12 6

13 7

18 12

Select the correct function for this table of values.

a. y=x÷2
b. y=x−6
c. y = 2x ÷ 3
d. y = 2x − 16

Question 46

Select the correct function for this function machine.

a. y = 3x − 7
b. y=x+7×3
c. y = 3(x – 7)
d. y = (x + 7) ÷ 3

Question 47
Find the first three terms of the sequence generated by the function
y = 3x − 2.5
, ,

Question 48
y = (x + 3) ÷ 2
Complete the table of values for this function.

Input Output

9
Question 49
y = 5x + 1
Complete the table of values for this function.

Input Output

Question 50
y = 2x − 5
Complete the table for this function.

Input Function Output

2 ×2 −5

5 ×2 −5

×2 −5 9