WAEC (WASSCE) Mathematics · Number and Numeration
Sequence and Series: WAEC Mathematics Past Questions and Answers
What the WAEC syllabus covers in Sequence and Series
Our summary: Spotting patterns in lists of numbers and working with arithmetic and geometric progressions.
- Patterns of sequences
- Arithmetic progression (A.P.) Geometric Progression (G.P.)
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WAEC (WASSCE) Mathematics questions on Sequence and Series
- WAEC 2024The fourth and eighth terms of an Arithmetic Progression are 16 and 40 respectively. Find the common difference.
- WAEC 2024The first term of an Arithmetic Progression (A.P) is 2 and the last term is 29. If the common difference is 3, how many terms are in the A.P.?
- WAEC 2022Find the 17term of the Arithmetic Progression (A.P):-6,-1,4
- WAEC 2021Find the 5th term of the sequence 2,5,10,17 … ?
- WAEC 2020The first term of a geometric progression (G.P) is 3 and the 5th term is 48. Find the common ratio.
- WAEC 2019If 6, P, and 14 are consecutive terms in an Arithmetic Progression (AP), find the value of P.
- WAEC 2019The fourth term of an Arithmetic Progression (A.P) is 37 and the first term is -20. Find the common difference.
- WAEC 2018Find the n^ th term of the sequence 2 x 3, 4 x 6, 8 x 9, 16 x 12 …
- WAEC 2017Find the 6th term of the sequence 2/3 7/15 4/15 , …
- WAEC 2016Find the next three terms of the sequence; 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 …
- WAEC 2015Find the 7th term of the sequence: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, …
- WAEC 2014Find the number of term in the Arithmetic Progression(A.P) 2, -9, -20, … -141.
- WAEC 2010The nth term of the sequence -2, 4, -8, 16 … is given by
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