A24b – Recognising arithmetic, geometric and quadratic sequences

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Prerequisites

A knowledge of the four operations from lessons N2a, N2b, N2c, N2d, N2e and N2f is assumed.
A knowledge of graphs from lessons A9a, A12a, A12b will allow you to link arithmetic, geometric and quadratic sequences to linear, exponential and quadratic graphs respectively.

Recognising arithmetic, geometric and quadratic sequences

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Slides in PPTX (with click-to-reveal answers)
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Worksheet (with space for student work)
Handout (slides with exercises only; 4 per page for reduced printing)
- Worked solutions to all questions

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Mashup activity: Don’t be a surd

Links to past exam questions

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What next?

A24c – Recognising and using Fibonacci type sequences
A25a – Finding the nth term of a linear sequence
Sequences assorted problems – requiring knowledge of A23a, A24b, and A25a
A25b – Finding the nth term of a quadratic sequence

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