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0580/11 May/Jun 2024, Question 24: Pattern Sequences and Special Sequences

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 11 (Core) · Calculator · 2 marks

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The question, in short

Given the first five terms 11, 18, 25, 32, 39, work out a formula giving the value at position n.

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Solution · 2 marks

  1. 1Common difference = 18 − 11 = 7
  2. 2First term: 7 × 1 + 4 = 11
  3. 3nth term = 7n + 4

Answer7n + 4

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