Sequences (AQA GCSE Further Maths): Exam Questions

Exam code: 8365

48 mins13 questions
1
2 marks

The nth term of a sequence is    3n2−1n2+1

Work out the sum of the first three terms.

2
3 marks

The first four terms of a quadratic sequence are

-3      3      13      27

Work out an expression for the nth term.

3a
2 marks

The nth term of a sequence is   2n+47n+1.

A term of the sequence has a value of 5.

Work out the value of n.

3b
1 mark

Write down the limiting value of the sequence as n→∞.

4a
2 marks

The nth term of a sequence is  1420−5n1420+5n.

Work out the position of the term that has the value zero.

4b
1 mark

Write down the limiting value of the sequence as n → ∞.

5a
2 marks

The nth term of a sequence is  3n5n+12.

Work out the position of the term that has a value of  12.

5b
1 mark

Write down the limiting value of   3n5n+12 as n→∞.

1
3 marks

The first four terms of a quadratic sequence are

0      1      0      −3

Work out an expression for the nth term.

2
2 marks

A linear sequence has first term    7+125.

The term-to-term rule is

add     9−25

One term of the sequence is an integer.

Work out the value of this integer.

3
4 marks

For sequence A,  nth term = n14n + 30.

For sequence B,  nth term = 2n.

The kth term of sequence A equals the kth term of sequence B.

Work out the value of k. You must show your working.

4
3 marks

A quadratic sequence starts

9,    14,    23,     36,    ....

Work out an expression for the nth term.

5
5 marks

The nth term of a sequence is 2n+1n+4.

Work out an expression for the difference between the (p+5)th term and the pth term.

Give your answer as a single simplified fraction.

1a
2 marks

Here are the first four terms of linear sequences X and Y and quadratic sequence Z.

Sequence X

7

9

11

13

...

Sequence Y 

2

5

8

11

...

Sequence Z

14

45

88

143

...

 Work out the nth term of sequence X.

1b
3 marks

The nth term of sequence Y is 3n−1

Using your answer to part (a), or otherwise, work out the nth term of sequence Z. Give your answer in the form an2+bn+c where a, b and c are integers.

2
6 marks

The nth term of a sequence is an2+5bn2+a where a and b are integers.

The second term in the sequence is 13.

The limiting value of the sequence as n→∞ is 14.

Find the values of a and b.

3
6 marks

The sequence

100,     36,     4,     4,     36,     ....

has an nth term formula of p(2n+q)2 where p and q are integers.

Find the values of p and q.