Extrapolating a sequence
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- Q1Which of these could be a rule for generating the sequence 8, 16, 32, ...?Users sort answers between categoriesSorting30s
- Q2Izzy says the next term in the sequence 1, 3, 6, 10, ... must be 15. Why is she incorrect?The pattern may change after the fourth term.There is not a common difference of 5 between successive terms.These are a triangular numbers, they are not a sequence.Sequences must have a constant additive or multiplicative rule.30s
- Q3Which of these could be a rule for the sequence: 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, ...?Prime numbers over 30 written in ascending orderA sequence which alternates between adding 4 and adding 2Sequence of numbers one more than the square numbersIntegers where the digits sum to multiples of 5A linear sequence with common difference +430s
- Q4Which of these could be the rule for the sequence starting 17, 19, 20, ...?Users sort answers between categoriesSorting30s
- Q5Which of these could be the rule for the sequence starting 6, 7, 9, ...?Users sort answers between categoriesSorting30s
- Q6Match each sequence which start with the terms 3, 6, ... to the correct rule.Users link answersLinking30s