Year 10
Foundation

Simple quadratic and cubic sequences

Year 10
Foundation

Simple quadratic and cubic sequences

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will investigate how terms change when a sequence is quadratic. In other words, it is of the form ax² + bx + c. We will also investigate cubic sequences.

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3 Questions

Q1.
What are the first five triangular numbers?
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Q2.
What number should replace a in the Fibonacci-style sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, a, … ?
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Q3.
What number should this Fibonacci-style sequence begin with? __ , 4, __, 10, 16, …
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3 Questions

Q1.
What type of numbers are 1, 8, 27, 64 and 125?
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Correct answer: D
Q2.
2. What are the first 5 terms of the sequence with nth term 2n² + 1?
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Correct answer: D
Q3.
What are the first 5 terms of the sequence with nth term n³ - 2?
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Correct answer: D