Grade 10 Maths · Paper 1
Number Patterns, Sequences and Series Grade 10
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Question 3.1.2 · November 2024 · Paper 1 · Provincial · 2 marks

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Number Patterns19 past paper questions
- Continue a number patternFind how a number pattern grows and write the next terms, for example 3, 7, 11, 15 adds 4 each time, so the next term is 19.20 past paper questions · 3 videos
- Find a linear general termWrite a formula for any term of a pattern that adds the same amount each time, for example 5, 8, 11, … gives Tn = 3n + 2.36 past paper questions · 3 videos
- Split a combined sequenceSeparate a sequence that mixes two patterns into its two parts, for example 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 splits into 1, 3, 5 and 2, 4, 8.10 past paper questions · 4 videos
More Number Patterns, Sequences and Series Grade 10 questions and answers
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1. Question 4.1 · March 2015 · Provincial · 2 marks
Beads are placed next to each other to form arrangements. Arrangement 1 has 4 beads. Arrangement 2 has 10 beads. Arrangement 3 has 16 beads.
4.1 Write down how many beads will there be in the next two arrangements?(2)Show the memo (1 tick)Memo
- ✓Identify pattern and extendPattern: 4; 10; 16... (add 6)
Next two: 22 and 282 marks · Continue a number pattern
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