MATEMATICS
Grade 11
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Linear patterns, linear sequence.
  
        Question  1
     Study the linear pattern below.
     Calculate the next two terms
     of the pattern, i.e. the fourth and
     fifth terms and the formula
     for the general tern, Tn :
          1.1    8;   13;   18;   . . .                     [ A 1.1 ]
          1.2    38;   53;   68;   . . .                   [ A 1.2 ]
          1.3    −23;   −15;   −7;   . . .                 [ A 1.3 ]
          1.4    54;   41;   28;   .. .                    [ A 1.4 ]
          1.5    −7;   −16;   −25;   .. .                  [ A 1.5 ]

        Question  2
     Study the following number pattern   :
       7;   16;   25;   . . .
    
       2.1  Say what kind of a pattern it
              is. Give a reason.                      [ A 2.1 ]

       2.2  Calculate the value of
       2.2.1  T11                                            [ A 2.2.1 ]
       2.2.2  n if Tn   =   124                        [ A 2.2.2 ]

        Question  3
     Consider the following number pattern   :
       28;   35;   42;   . . .
    
       3.1  What kind of pattern is it?
              Give a reason.                            [ A 3.1 ]

       3.2  Calculate the value of
       3.2.1  T18                                            [ A 3.2.1 ]
       3.2.2  n if Tn   =   203                        [ A 3.2.2 ]

        Question  4
     Consider the following number pattern   :
       −134;  −161;  −188;   . . .
    
       4.1  What kind of pattern is it?
              Give a reason.                            [ A 4.1 ]

       4.2  Calculate the value of
       4.2.1  T9                                               [ A 4.2.1 ]
       4.2.2  n if Tn   =  −404                         [ A 4.2.2 ]

        Question  5
     Given the linear pattern  :
       87;   72;   57;   . . .
       5.1  Calculate the value of T4       [ A 5.1 ]
       5.2  Calculate the value of the
              first seven terms.                       [ A 5.2 ]
       5.3  What is the number and value of
              the last positive term?              [ A 5.3 ]
       5.4  Give the number and value of the
              first negative term,                   [ A 5.4 ]
       5.5  Calculate the value of
              n if Tn > 0                                  [ A 5.5 ]
       5.6  Calculate the value of
              n if Tn < 0                                  [ A 5.6 ]

        Question  6
     Given the linear number pattern   :
       18;   27;   36;   . . .
       6.1  Calculate the formula for the
              general term, Tn                        [ A 6.1 ]
       6.2  Calculate the value of the
              23rd term.                                   [ A 6.2 ]
       6.3  Calculate the number of the term
              which has a value of 288.        [ A 6.3 ]
       6.4  Which term is the last term
              smaller than 165?                     [ A 6.4 ]
       6.5  Which term is the first term
              greater than 380?                      [ A 6.5 ]

        Question  7
     Given the following linear number pattern   :
       53;   48;   43;   . . .
       7.1  Calculate the value of T7           [ A 7.1 ]
       7.2  Calculate the value of n
              if Tn = −27.                                     [ A 7.2 ]
       7.3  Which term is the last term
               with a positive value?               [ A 7.3 ]
       7.4  Which term is the first
              nagative term?                            [ A 7.4 ]

        Question  8
     Consider the following linear
     pattern    :  63;   55;   47;   . . .
     8.1  Determine the formula for the
            general term, Tn.                         [ A 8.1 ]
     8.2  Calculate the value of T7.          [ A 8.2 ]
     8.3  Calculate the number of the
            term which has a value of −25.     [ A 8.3 ]
     8.4  Which term is the last
            positive term?                              [ A 8.4 ]

        Question  9
     Consider the following linear number
     pattern    :  −63;   −56;   −49;   . . .
     9.1  Determine the formula for the
            general term, Tn.                         [ A 9.1 ]
     9.2  Which term is the first
            positive term?.                             [ A 9.2 ]
     9.3  Calculate the value of T18.
                                                                    [ A 9.3 ]
     9.4  Determine which term has
            a value of 35                                 [ A 9.4 ]
     9.5  Which term is the first term
            greater than 110?                        [ A 9.5 ]
     9.6  Which term is the last term
            smaller than 180?                        [ A 9.6 ]

        Question  10
     Consider the linear number pattern   :
        87;   78;   69;   . . .
     10.1  Determine the value
              of T13                                            [ A 10.1 ]
     10.2  Which term has a value
              of 15?                                            [ A 10.2 ]
     10.3  Which term is the last term
              greater than −60?                       [ A 10.3 ]
     10.4  Which term is the first term
              smaller than −94?                       [ A 10.4 ]
     10.5  Which term is the first
              negative term?                           [ A 10.5 ]

        Question  11
        In a linear number pattern
            T10 =   44 and T19 =   80.
            Calculate the first three terms.     [ A 11. ]

        Question  12
       T9 =   32 and T14 =   47 are two
        terms in the same linear number
        pattern. Calculate the
        pattern, i.e. calculate the first
        three terms of the pattern.             [ A 12. ]

        Question  13
       T5 =  5 and T12 =  −9 are two
        terms in the same linear number
        pattern. Calculate the
        pattern, i.e. calculate the first
        three terms of the pattern.            [ A 13. ]

        Question  14
       T6 =  −26 and T15 =  −53 are two
        terms in the same linear number
        pattern. Calculate the
        pattern, i.e. calculate the first
        three terms of the pattern.           [ A 14. ]

        Question  15
     T6 =   27 and T11 =   47 are two
        terms in the same linear number
        pattern.
     15.1  Calculate the value
               of T15                                           [ A 15.1 ]
     15.2  Calculate the value of n
               if Tn = 87.                                    [ A 15.2 ]

        Question  16
       In a linear number pattern
       T9 is 12 greater than T5 and T24 =   74.
       Determine the pattern.                     [ A 16. ]

        Question  17
          In a linear number pattern
          T21 is 30 greater than T6 and
          T13 =   33.
     17.1  Determine the value
               of T10.                                         [ A 17.1 ]
     17.2  Which term has a value
               of 67?                                          [ A 17.2 ]

        Question  18
          x − 2;   x + 2;  en 2x − 1  are the
          firse three terms of a linear
          number pattern.
     18.1  Calculate the value of x          [ A 18.1 ]
     18.2  Calculate the value of
              the nineth term.                       [ A 18.2 ]

        Question  19
          7x − 4;   5x + 5 en   4x + 6   are the
          first three terms of a linear
          number pattern.
     19.1  Calculate the pattern.             [ A 19.1 ]
     19.2  Determine the value of
              the sixth term.                          [ A 19.2 ]
     19.3  Calculate the vale of n so that
              Tn < 2.                                         [ A 19.3 ]

        Question  20
          2x − 2;   3x en   5x − 3   are the
          first three tems of a linear
          number pattern.
     20.1  Calculate the pattern.               [ A 20.1 ]
     20.2  Determine the value of T8       [ A 20.2 ]
     20.3  Which term is the first term
              having a value greater 100?    [ A 20.3 ]
  
  
  
  
  
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