What's the Pattern?
This type of pattern increases or decreases by the same amount each time
A Linear Pattern
The algebraic expression for the pattern 5, 10, 15, 20, ... if n represents the term number.
What is 5n?
A pattern that increases by the same amount each time is called this type of pattern.
What is a growing pattern?
The term for the difference between consecutive terms in a linear pattern.
What is the constant rate of change?
A linear pattern increases or decreases by the same amount each time. True or False?
What is true
A pattern where the rate of change is NOT constant is called this.
What is a non-linear pattern?
The expression 2n + 1 represents this sequence. name the first 5 terms
What is 3, 5, 7, 9, 11,
The pattern 20, 15, 10, 5, 0 follows this kind of rule.
What is a shrinking pattern?
If a taxi charges a $3 base fare plus $2 per kilometer, the rate of change is ___.
What is $2 per kilometer?
If a graph represents a linear pattern, its points form this shape.
What is a straight line
If a pattern follows the rule 2n + 3, what is the first term when n = 1?
What is 5
If the nth term of a pattern is given by 3n - 2, find the 6th term. Show your work
What is 16
In a pattern, each term is twice the previous term. If the first term is 3, what is the fourth term?
what is 24
The pattern 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 has this rate of change.
What is +2?
A pattern follows the equation 4n + 1.
What is the value of the 5th term
What is 21
The sequence 3, 6, 9, 12, … follows this rule.
3n
A growing pattern follows the rule 4n - 1. What is the first term?
what is 3
A decreasing pattern follows the rule n - 4. What is the 5th term if the first term is 25?
what is 9
A pattern follows the rule 5t + 3. What is the rate of change?
What is 5
Identify the missing number with the pattern rule
5,8,_, 14,17
what is 4n +2
11
If the 1st term is 4 and the pattern increases by 7 each time, what is the 5th term?
What is 32
The algebraic rule for the pattern 4, 9, 14, 19, 24.
What is 5n - 1?
The pattern starts at 100 and follows the rule divide by 2 each time. What is the fourth term?
What is 12.5
The table below represents a pattern. Find the rate of change.
x. y
1. 3
2. 6
3. 9
4. 12
What is +3 per step?
A pattern starts at 4 and follows the rule multiply by 2 and add 1. What is the 5th term?
What is 41