Constant difference, or constant ratio?
Read exercise and reference answers
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- Item
- 3, 7, 11, 15
- Category
- Constant difference
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- Each term adds a fixed amount
- Category
- Constant difference
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- 5, 10, 15, 20
- Category
- Constant difference
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- 2, 6, 18, 54
- Category
- Constant ratio
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- Each term multiplies by a fixed amount
- Category
- Constant ratio
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- 3, 9, 27, 81
- Category
- Constant ratio
- Categories
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- Constant difference
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- Constant ratio
Adding the same amount each time is one pattern
multiplying by the same amount is another.
Telling them apart is the first move.
Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 9 Sequences and Series.