Examples with solutions for Series / Sequences: Ascertain the next term in a sequence

Exercise #1

Assuming the sequence continues according to the same rule, what number appears in the 8th element?

2,5,8 2,5,8\ldots

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23

Exercise #2

Assuming the sequence continues according to the same rule, what number appears in the 11th element?

2,5,8 2,5,8\ldots

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32

Exercise #3

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How many triangles are in the third element?

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2

Exercise #4

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How many squares are there in the fourth element?

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7

Exercise #5

Find the first three elements of the series. 3n+3 3n+3

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12 , 9 , 6

Exercise #6

Look at the sequence below:

_ , _ , 6 , 16 , 8 , 18 , 10 , 20, ...

What are the seventh and eighth terms of the sequence?

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4 , 14

Exercise #7

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How many balls are in the number 15?

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15

Exercise #8

2n1 2n-1

What is the second term of the sequence represented above?

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3

Exercise #9

,,,,.How many triangles are there in the fifth element of the sequence?

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3

Exercise #10

Assuming that the sequence continues with the same rule, what number appears in the 7th element?

51,47,43,39 51,47,43,39\ldots

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27

Exercise #11

A sequence has the rule 6n1 6n-1 .

What is the first term in the sequence?

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5

Exercise #12

For the series n2+1 n^2+1

What is the third element?

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10

Exercise #13

For the series 2n1 2n-1

What is the fifth element?

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9

Exercise #14

A sequence has the following term-to-term rule:

2n+2 2n+2

What is the value of the 5th element in the sequence?

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12 12

Exercise #15

Look at the sequence below:

10,20,40,?,?,? 10,20,40,\text{?,?,?}

What is the 5th element of the series?

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160 160

Exercise #16

A sequence has a term-to-term rule of 2(2n2) 2(2n-2) .

What is the 8th element of the sequence?

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28 28

Exercise #17

Below is the rule for a sequence in terms of n n :

n2n n^2-n

What is the value of the 6th element of the series?

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30 30

Exercise #18

Look at the sequence below:

15,22.5,30,?,?,? 15,22.5,30,\text{?,?,?}

What is the 6th element of the sequence?

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52.5 52.5

Exercise #19

A sequence has a term-to-term rule of n0.5n n-0.5n .

What is the 8th element of the sequence?

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4 4

Exercise #20

The following is a series of structures formed by squares with side lengths of 1 cm.

In which structure (element) of the series are there 16 squares?

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4 4