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Grade 9 · Patterns
Number Patterns: Finding and Using the Rule
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Answer all questions. Show all your working — marks are awarded for method as well as the final answer. Teacher copy: accept any correct equivalent method.

  1. 1
    Find the rule for 7, 10, 13, 16, … (find rule)
    (2)
    d = 3; 3(1)+c = 7 → c = 4; Tₙ = 3n + 4✓✓ (2)
  2. 2
    Find the rule for 2, 6, 10, 14, … (find rule)
    (2)
    d = 4; 4(1)+c = 2 → c = −2; Tₙ = 4n − 2✓✓ (2)
  3. 3
    For Tₙ = 5n + 1, find the 10th term. (far term)
    (2)
    5(10)+1 = 51✓✓ (2)
  4. 4
    Find the 100th term of 4, 7, 10, … (far term)
    (2)
    Tₙ = 3n+1; T₁₀₀ = 301✓✓ (2)
  5. 5
    Which term of 4, 7, 10, … equals 100? (work back)
    (2)
    3n+1 = 100 → 3n = 99 → n = 33rd term✓✓ (2)
  6. 6
    Which term of 5, 9, 13, … equals 81? (work back)
    (2)
    4n+1 = 81 → n = 20th term✓✓ (2)
  7. 7
    Find the rule for 30, 25, 20, 15, … (decreasing)
    (2)
    d = −5; −5+c = 30 → c = 35; Tₙ = −5n + 35✓✓ (2)
  8. 8
    Find the rule for 12, 9, 6, 3, … (decreasing)
    (2)
    d = −3; c = 15; Tₙ = −3n + 15✓✓ (2)
  9. 9
    The tile pattern below grows in the same way each time. Determine a rule for the number of tiles in the n-th term.
    (2)
    Term 15 tilesTerm 28 tilesTerm 311 tilesTerm 414 tiles
    d = 3, c = 2; Tₙ = 3n + 2✓✓ (2)
  10. 10
    Is 45 a term of 3, 7, 11, …? (check)
    (2)
    4n−1 = 45 → 4n = 46 → n = 11,5, not whole → No✓✓ (2)
TOTAL: 20 marks
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