iGCSE Sequences Past Paper Questions: All You Need to Know

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  • @GingerMathematician
    @GingerMathematician  ปีที่แล้ว +15

    If you would like to go through other iGCSE Maths topics in depth, check out the All of iGCSE Playlist here :
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    Check out my iGCSE Maths Paper 2 Exam Workshop, where I go through the five most crucial topics you need to know in a revision day style format:
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  • @Academicallystressedout
    @Academicallystressedout ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Me : having difficulties with a topic
    *searches Ginger mathematician + that topic *
    *watches video *
    Attempt past question and I don’t fail a single one !
    A true blessing you areeee

  • @johnathanwalker75
    @johnathanwalker75 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    I've never seen Maths explain better in this life before. This is fantastic, you explain so detail, soft, and calm that I am starting to love Arithmetic, Geometric and so on sequence/series. Thank you massively helping everyone watching your video!!

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  ปีที่แล้ว +15

      No problem Johnathan, glad you like my style 😊 And thank you for your question via e-mail 👍

    • @offlicense6097
      @offlicense6097 ปีที่แล้ว

      Literally

  • @eshhhaal
    @eshhhaal 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Watching 2 hours before my maths paper 2. You're a lifesaver and any grade I end up with will 100% be owed to you

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I believe in you! Go out there and show them what you know

  • @luluslaptop
    @luluslaptop ปีที่แล้ว +13

    you make me so happy.
    your way of explaining makes it all easy for me to understand, as I was struggling alot with this topic and had no idea how i'd ever be able to learn all about it. thank you so much for providing us with such easy yet defined explanations, you have no idea how much this helps. ♥

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Try and keep it easy and to the point Lulus 🙂👍

  • @meowochidream
    @meowochidream 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This topic has always made me lose marks but this guy has helped me so much 🥰. I recommend my friends watching your videos, you're truly the best teacher I've seen so far. Keep going sir

  • @tigered
    @tigered ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Watching this on the morning of my paper 2 IGCSE exam (it's in 2 hours)
    Words can't express how much I needed this. Thank you so much

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Best of luck Tiger 😊👍

    • @tigered
      @tigered ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@GingerMathematician Thanks! I just finished it and there was a big sequence question on the paper. This saved my life-

    • @PoomiestPoom
      @PoomiestPoom ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tigered How'd you solve it? I ran into a lot of difficulties with it and I wasn't quite sure.

    • @tigered
      @tigered ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@PoomiestPoom It's actually more of a re-arranging than a square sequence question. I struggled for a whole 25 minutes on that single question but the key is to list simultaneous equations (I think, I'm not sure...)

    • @bonsaidaddy9970
      @bonsaidaddy9970 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tigered did u get it right? my maths paper 4 is in a couple hours as well!

  • @luminouslumi7462
    @luminouslumi7462 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you every day!! I am in my IGCSE month, and all your videos are tremendously helpful. God Bless!

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad the videos helped! All the best for P4 tomorrow!

  • @AftecGamerzOfficial
    @AftecGamerzOfficial ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You definitely deserve Millions of subscribers

  • @abdelrahmanmohamad9190
    @abdelrahmanmohamad9190 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amaaaaaazing video I have an exam tmrw I used to suck at this chapter now hopefully I can ace it

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Best of luck let me know how it goes 🙂

    • @abdelrahmanmohamad9190
      @abdelrahmanmohamad9190 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @GingerMathematician it was actually pretty easy.I used to struggle in the nth term now I don't. thank u so much also I subbed cuz u 100% deserve it

  • @claramaia1657
    @claramaia1657 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I literally love your videos so much! I understand the topic so much better all thanks to this video. Could you please make a video like this on indices

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Indices right here Clara 😊: th-cam.com/video/E9xEeT0_zqk/w-d-xo.html

  • @hudashaikh1071
    @hudashaikh1071 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is the first time i understood sequences. Thank you so much, I love your videos . I have my maths paper 22 tomorrow , and I can't tell how helpful this is

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Did it go well?

    • @hudashaikh1071
      @hudashaikh1071 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@GingerMathematician yess it did, first time i got all the sequence questions right. All thanks to you

  • @hussamali9302
    @hussamali9302 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I got my exam on the 6th of may and if you haven't uploaded this video i wouldn't been able to solve sequences thank you very much

  • @githmihiransha5003
    @githmihiransha5003 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you are a life saver may god always be with you!

  • @titaniadania9440
    @titaniadania9440 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    youre an actual hero please never stop

  • @asareprince3174
    @asareprince3174 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    We love and want much more of these videos.

  • @AvisAnimations
    @AvisAnimations 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I don't know if you watch jujutsu kaisen, but you're literally the maharoga to my megumi, oh my god. i have mocks in 2 weeks and i've never felt so prepared after watching your videos and following along man. You're the best!

  • @truth9905
    @truth9905 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you!! I didn't understand anything when my teacher explained it. But I answered almost all questions perfectly after you explained it. :)

  • @Academicallystressedout
    @Academicallystressedout 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hello, I used your videos this year to read for my math Igcse and I got an A* . Thank you so much I am currently in my first year university studying medicine ! Just remembered you and wanted to tell you how much you have really helped me .

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm so glad to hear that my videos helped you achieve such great results! Congratulations on your A* and good luck with your studies in medicine!

  • @MinikSchauf
    @MinikSchauf 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Man, a week of class on this doesnt make sense, but then 22 minutes does, thanks

  • @niveeidhapalani7249
    @niveeidhapalani7249 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i’ve got my math paper 2 igcse tmrw! manifesting an A* for it! although i’m quite certain i will ace the paper!!!!

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Your hard work will pay off. Best of luck on your exams!

  • @machinahonda9835
    @machinahonda9835 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thanks for the great video! I tried looking for your PPT file for this Sequence questions. Would you be so kind to share the file as you usually do for the other types of questions? Thanks again, it's been a great help to me!

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for your support 😊 Now added to the description! 👍

  • @Maverickmav777
    @Maverickmav777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Today is my exam and you have saved my life 😉

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Glad to have helped Nurdin 🙂

    • @Maverickmav777
      @Maverickmav777 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GingerMathematician can you recommend some videos for paper 4 on Monday

    • @no-name5862
      @no-name5862 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      me:everyone stuying at the the last moment when the exam is tomorrow or today!😂

  • @sabaabdelfattah
    @sabaabdelfattah ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you dude, mocks are soon and I'm stressing out abt old topics since I can't remeber anything 👍

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just go through my All of iGCSE Maths Playlist carefully 🙂 👍

  • @JohnDoe-ju9pj
    @JohnDoe-ju9pj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks so much I was looking all around TH-cam for a good explanation and found your channel,very helpful👌

  • @madlad25
    @madlad25 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    thats so much for releasing these vids i have the the exam in like uhhh 4 days and im stressing myself out too much. i might actually pass because of you :)

    • @Kanishksz
      @Kanishksz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You are doing it at the same time as me 👊

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Glad I could be of help Malik, go and smash those exams 💪

    • @madlad25
      @madlad25 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@GingerMathematician thanks I really appreciate it I will shock the world this Friday

    • @madlad25
      @madlad25 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Kanishksz yea where are you giving the paper. I'm giving it in England rn

    • @Kanishksz
      @Kanishksz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@madlad25 India 👍 he has got a worldwide audience, I just came back from England couple of months back

  • @ChandramalaAthiappan
    @ChandramalaAthiappan 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    thank you so much for teaching sequence of IG papers

  • @joannachristene1667
    @joannachristene1667 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank you so much. you have no idea how much i needed this.

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad I could help Joanna! If you'd like further help on any iGCSE Maths topic, do use the playlist here :-) : th-cam.com/play/PLYNwTLhq9xZbbYnEipbmqFWb4b-NpOkpd.html

  • @innocentkuchocha9609
    @innocentkuchocha9609 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank you so much you have helped me understand really hard topics

  • @rr20986
    @rr20986 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for this video!! Literally saved my grades. Best channel !!

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Let me know how the Paper 4 goes Rex 😉

    • @rr20986
      @rr20986 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GingerMathematician It went well ! Expect for one question. Rest hopefully is correct

  • @yaraabusafieh5391
    @yaraabusafieh5391 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’ve never felt so confident with nth term, thank you 🥲

  • @greyday1117
    @greyday1117 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you are a literal life savor

  • @oakenstudies3410
    @oakenstudies3410 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so much for the video, Mr. Mathematician.
    Sorry, I couldn't quite understand what you meant by what you said here, at 19:36, what does doing the numerator separately as an nth term and the denominator separately as an nth term mean?

  • @salmasosa479
    @salmasosa479 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much!! I was struggling with sequences

  • @Moonlight20513
    @Moonlight20513 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This was amazing tbh I like your way of explanation can you plz make a video about Rational and Irrational O level

  • @zahedamulla8949
    @zahedamulla8949 ปีที่แล้ว

    god bless u , my paper two is in 8hrs and i didnt know sequences until rn AHAH ty!

  • @MessiGoat223
    @MessiGoat223 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks so much. Really good explanation

  • @AyeshaAhmed-x5y
    @AyeshaAhmed-x5y ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i love ur video and i clearly undertand ur video how u explain well . thank u so much for helping me and keep it up

  • @hafsaahmed6691
    @hafsaahmed6691 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Q20) Find the nth term of the sequence -1, 0, 7, 26, 63, ... How to solve this part? This question is from 0580/Feb/March 2023 paper 22

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      HINT: It's a cubic sequence...

    • @stale_cereal78
      @stale_cereal78 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@GingerMathematiciandoesn’t make sense though? Once you compare the sequence to the cube numbers, subtracting one from another gives different values: -2, -8, -20, -38, -62. So what’s next?

  • @TeacherAlvinChan
    @TeacherAlvinChan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great technique in solving quadratic and cubic sequence. Will apply in my classes 😉

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks Alvin 🙂 Do my best to keep it simple 👍

  • @CAgamer
    @CAgamer ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey! Thanks for the video. But I noticed you haven’t covered this type of sequence right:
    3,5,9,17,33
    As it doesn’t have either a 1st, 2nd or 3rd difference.
    But I’m not sure how to solve it
    Thanks

    • @didyouforgetalready
      @didyouforgetalready ปีที่แล้ว +2

      hii there, I'm not sure if its called geometric progression or not but this is how you do it:
      so I assumed you found the difference right?
      3 - 5 - 9 - 17 - 33 { sequence }
      2 - 4 - 8 - 16 { second difference }
      2 4 8 { third diff}
      if you notice, you can see the SECOND difference are *square numbers* ( square numbers are just 2^1, 2^2, 2^3 and so on )
      so then your 'n' will be the placed as the power of the base number 2
      = 2^n
      after this you can subtract the difference between the sequence and square number and BEHOLDDD you find a difference of 1!
      soooo your sequence will be
      2^n + 1
      I hope this helps!!

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you Mainam 😊😊

    • @didyouforgetalready
      @didyouforgetalready ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GingerMathematician no worries :D

    • @Academicallystressedout
      @Academicallystressedout ปีที่แล้ว

      @@didyouforgetalready very helpful thank uuu

  • @alvirachandiwala9732
    @alvirachandiwala9732 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing I used to find this topic so difficult I have my exam tmrw it made it so much easier thank you soooooo much 😊

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Best of luck for tomorrow Alvira - is this your last mock? 👍

    • @alvirachandiwala9732
      @alvirachandiwala9732 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GingerMathematician no I have my unit test I have mocks in December

    • @alvirachandiwala9732
      @alvirachandiwala9732 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And I have kept a schedule to watch ur circle theorems video and vacation and proportion also

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ah ok 😉

    • @alvirachandiwala9732
      @alvirachandiwala9732 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He can u pls do vid on simultaneous equations and if I score good it's totally gonna be ur initiative

  • @Lyqñuajajssk
    @Lyqñuajajssk หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Help! Tomorrow I have the IGCSE of math and I don’t understand this exercise.
    Nth term of the sequence 4,10,18,28
    I do it like you do it, the second difference is 2. Then as you do in the video, I subtract the original sequence with the 1n^2 and it gives different numbers. Not a consist one, it gives me 3,6,9,12 what should I do???

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That is the perfect method to find the nth term of a quadratic sequence. After obtaining 3,6,9,12… you would simply find the nth term of this new sequence (3n) and add it to the initial n^2. You would then get the nth term for the initial sequence to be n^2+3n, which is exactly what the question gives us 👍

    • @Lyqñuajajssk
      @Lyqñuajajssk หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@GingerMathematician THANKS!!!! I have the exam in one hour, Thank you so much

  • @haka5630
    @haka5630 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    great video, does this apple for edexcel questions btw?

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      There is a lot of crossover with Cambridge but this video is more useful 🙂 th-cam.com/video/Wikkld4k56g/w-d-xo.htmlsi=KMe2MOSLH-CZcZ3i

    • @haka5630
      @haka5630 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@GingerMathematician will watch

  • @goat-j9q
    @goat-j9q 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i saw a question saying:
    1, -2, -3, 4, -5
    and it was to find the equation to find nth term, how would we got about approaching this.

  • @Ahmadalshurafa3
    @Ahmadalshurafa3 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So if it’s quadratic, I always divide by 2 if it’s cubic I always divide by 6 right?

  • @compostsfertilizers5471
    @compostsfertilizers5471 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for posting this. Means a lot.

  • @Maaaa555
    @Maaaa555 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    hello, thank you for this video, i have a question should i practice all variants or just the one ive registered for which is paper 22 and papern42

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Prioritise the 22 42 variants for sure, then expand out to 21 41 and 23 63 afterwards 🙂👍

  • @KING-uh5ry
    @KING-uh5ry 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sir at 13:48 , for the b part, you said we have to see whether n is an whole number, so if we get n as 0, will it still be no or yes? Please answer fast, I have my test in 4 hours

    • @theRealCobra69
      @theRealCobra69 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      how did your test go

  • @a.b.dbeatthebest5900
    @a.b.dbeatthebest5900 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, 22, 29 ........ what would be it nth term , sir please reply

    • @a.b.dbeatthebest5900
      @a.b.dbeatthebest5900 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      difference is increasing by 1
      ????

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      0.5n^2-0.5n+1

    • @a.b.dbeatthebest5900
      @a.b.dbeatthebest5900 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@GingerMathematician thankyou , need a quick revision video before exams in which almost all concepts are slightly touched
      , exams are due in 19 days

  • @aidenayyash8067
    @aidenayyash8067 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    love you man

  • @Vortex1234
    @Vortex1234 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Could you help me with this question: Find the next three terms in this sequence, 0.5, 2, 3, 5, 6.5,

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Look at how the difference changes :-)

  • @anishjoshi6211
    @anishjoshi6211 หลายเดือนก่อน

    @GingerMathematician how would the method for a cubic equation work on this question : find the nth term of the sequence -1, 0, 7, 26, 63?

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Find the 3rd common difference and then divide this by 6 to get the coefficient of n^3. Then, use the method I have shown in the video to get the nth term of the quadratic sequence, and add it to the n^3 term you calculated.

  • @sanjanavijayavel1696
    @sanjanavijayavel1696 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    15, 19, 25, 33 how to find the formula for this????

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Difference of differences - more information in my course :-) www.udemy.com/course/igcse-0580-maths-paper-2-exam-workshop/?referralCode=14EF4EDB1E2914A6B29F

  • @diegohuber23
    @diegohuber23 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Keep up with the great work😊

  • @anyakale6491
    @anyakale6491 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just in summary, (i am little confused here, i would be great if you could help me out with this) at time 2:39 you mentioned that for quadratic equation, divide the difference by 2 and at time 17:21 you said that for cubic equation, difference should be divided by 6. That means, whatever the difference is , ex. 4 as second difference i would still divide it by 2 and if 4 is my third difference, i would still divide it by 6, right?
    Thank you.

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly Anya - cubics don't come up that often but if they do, take the 3rd difference and divide by 6 🙂👍

    • @anyakale6491
      @anyakale6491 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you soo much 🤩

  • @renidhameliya
    @renidhameliya ปีที่แล้ว +1

    words cannot explain how helpful this is 🥹🥹🥹 i struggled so much with sequences in year 9 but after watching this im alot more confident ahh hope my test goes well tomorrow!!!thank youu

  • @Kanishksz
    @Kanishksz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nice! I have my igcse in this may series so like a week or so to go. I've just been binge watching your videos and doing past papers, do you recommend doing anything else to enhance the revision or is this okay?
    Thank btw. :)

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hi Kanishk, essentially you are doing all the right things! Do ask for a teacher to explain the topic if you find the videos and past papers aren't enough... 👍

    • @Kanishksz
      @Kanishksz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GingerMathematician just a quick question, are matrix going to be in the syllabus this time around?

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Matrices were taken out of the syllabus 👍

  • @rafarabie8510
    @rafarabie8510 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For the nth term that’s involved with the second and third difference do we always divide by the number it’s self before writing down the square numbers or cube numbers and find the difference?

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Divide by 2 for quadratic, divide by 6 for cubic 👍

  • @GameWolf1107
    @GameWolf1107 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey! Do you always divide by 2 when its the second difference?

  • @Axzern
    @Axzern ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Life saver!

  • @aimking8402
    @aimking8402 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for the video it really helped a lot ❤, but I have a question in the equation ar^n-1. If it was division should the ratio be negative?

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hi Aim King, if it's division then the ratio would be a fraction, i.e dividing by 2 would mean r = 0.5 😊👍

    • @aimking8402
      @aimking8402 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GingerMathematician oh ok thanks❤

  • @hoorainshujaat984
    @hoorainshujaat984 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can i use the Casio fx-991ARX calculator for igcse

  • @drishtidinani
    @drishtidinani 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    at 17:35 i dont get it why do you divide 6 by 6. what was the point? what if we dont have 6 and another number should we still divide by 6

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes, that is the rule. Whenever we have a third difference, the coefficient of n^3 will be (third difference / 6).

    • @drishtidinani
      @drishtidinani หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@GingerMathematicianokay thankyou!

  • @carsntech1
    @carsntech1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    17:21 is it always the difference divided by 6 if its cubed?

  • @96holaaaa
    @96holaaaa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    please do a tutorial video on TRANSFORMATIONs

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      On my list with Stats to add to the All of iGCSE playlist 👍

  • @trishla
    @trishla ปีที่แล้ว +1

    igcse math paper 22 in four hours, thank you for everything 🫶

  • @ChandKhan-zu6uf
    @ChandKhan-zu6uf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hello, I've just had my paper 2 maths and there was a 5 mark question on sequences that I had no idea about. It was something about having an^2 + bn- 7 and we were given with the first and second term and had to workout what a and b was. Could you pls go through that, it'd be a massive help for the next paper.

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Won't be able to do a video on that before Monday Chand but:
      For the 1st term, set n = 1 that gives a + b - 7 = 1st term
      For the 2nd term, set n = 2 gives
      4a + 2b - 7 = 2nd term
      Then solve as a simultaneous equation 👍

    • @ChandKhan-zu6uf
      @ChandKhan-zu6uf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@GingerMathematician oh okayy thankyou!! I didn't think of that in the paper!! 😔

    • @user-ii7sz1tq5r
      @user-ii7sz1tq5r 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ChandKhan-zu6uf same it was hard

    • @Hahahasuiiiii
      @Hahahasuiiiii 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GingerMathematician if the working is a bit messy but still legible i wont lose marks right? I had to do it on the additional page due to cutting my previous answers

    • @aishaliaquat3399
      @aishaliaquat3399 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Actually it was a repeative question like I have seen it in before in past papers . We could solve it by using simultaneous equation too.

  • @alexdrawzz
    @alexdrawzz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yo teacher in the sequence 4,7,12,19, 28 can the formula be 1(n)^2+0(n)+3 I used the quadratic formula way can it be correct I used both formula and they both seem well

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can just use ax^2 + bx + c and that will work, it will take a little longer 🙂👍

  • @PawanSingh-ws3ox
    @PawanSingh-ws3ox ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanku i was topper in term exam

  • @intelblox7354
    @intelblox7354 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Could anyone please tell me the nth term of the sequence -
    5, 13, 25, 41, 61
    Ive tried to solve it but keep getting stuck

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Should I make a follow-up on quadratic sequences? :-)

    • @sanjanavijayavel1696
      @sanjanavijayavel1696 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      hi yes pls it really hard , and u explain it really well @@GingerMathematician

  • @Potatochipsarelovely
    @Potatochipsarelovely 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    God bless you 🙏

  • @cyan._1d3
    @cyan._1d3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi!!! Sir i wasnt able to solve the sequence 1,3,6,10,15 using the method you gave for the second difference, i dont know what im doing wrong..

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Should be 0.5n^2+0.5n 👍

    • @cyan._1d3
      @cyan._1d3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GingerMathematician yess but how can i do it with that method?

  • @m01zz55
    @m01zz55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi sir a question, I'm taking IGCSE 0980 Maths and not IGCSE 0580... Is there any difference since I was looking at your prediction paper for 0580 but I couldn't find anything for 0980 which made me panick a little.

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi there, no difference at all between 0580 and 0980 aside from the grading used (9 - 1 vs A* - G) 🙂👍

    • @m01zz55
      @m01zz55 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GingerMathematician Thanks a lot, also if you don't mind me asking the IGCSE in one hour topics where you do all sorts of past paper questions, is that enough for us to be able to answer the questions which are possible to come or do you recommend us practice more?

  • @sakethkakarla4530
    @sakethkakarla4530 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video was really helpful. Thank you so much! Can you please do a video on factorization? That would be really helpful!!! Again thx for all the work that you do.

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Saketh, thanks for the support 🙂👍 Are you looking for an All of iGCSE Factorising style video?

    • @sakethkakarla4530
      @sakethkakarla4530 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GingerMathematician 0580 would be great mainly

    • @sakethkakarla4530
      @sakethkakarla4530 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think a lot of people are taking the same course and having trouble with it. I know a lot of people in my class that also needed help with the same. Complex factorization would be great. Along with the indices simplification if you know what I am talking about. Thank you so much!

  • @monke7542
    @monke7542 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Holy shit. Thank you so much.

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Glad it was helpful with a reaction like that 😉

  • @moutazalhaj9197
    @moutazalhaj9197 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Please take my heart I don't want it anymore it's yours

  • @aura9145
    @aura9145 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When you are figuring out the nth term of a sequence with 3 differences do you always divide the sequence with 6 or does it vary on something? Your Help would be greatly appreciated!

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nope with a third difference, always divide by 6 😊👍

    • @aura9145
      @aura9145 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GingerMathematician Thank You

  • @hasinayakob6284
    @hasinayakob6284 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hi, was a little confused about 3rd difference, so for 3rd difference do you always divide your 3rd difference by 6?
    because the questions you did was 6 divided by 6 so i thought maybe you had to divide it by itself and use 1 in all cases

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      3rd differences (cubics) do not come up often, but yes always divide by 6 👍 (and 2nd difference quadratics divide by 2) 🙂

  • @parsazaman3593
    @parsazaman3593 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi.....thank you so much sir......your lectures really help, sir if you help me with the recurring decimals which is pretty complicated topic for me .......... moreover once again I am very grateful to you for making the complex topic easy❤❤.......,.

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'll add to the list 😊👍

    • @parsazaman3593
      @parsazaman3593 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GingerMathematician ok sir. Thank you so much!💜

  • @corefraag1312
    @corefraag1312 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    have mocks tommorow wish me luck

  • @mysticgoat8699
    @mysticgoat8699 ปีที่แล้ว

    I got a question for cubic when dividing the first sequence do you always use 6 or just divided with the sequence

  • @vanshbhansali2598
    @vanshbhansali2598 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just encountered sequence question where this method was not working the end sequence was n^2+5n

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It works in a similar way, the sequence you are left with is the linear sequence 5n :-)

  • @cxillvixedits3626
    @cxillvixedits3626 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    want a video on diffrencation & co ordinate geo please.....tomorrow I have 0580 paper 4 exam

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Differentiation already done: th-cam.com/video/gQ3VRV6f7J8/w-d-xo.html

  • @jh-qc2ug
    @jh-qc2ug 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great video, can you please make one for chapter 10 straight lines

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Probably won't have time before Friday 😕 Sorry!

    • @jh-qc2ug
      @jh-qc2ug 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GingerMathematician oh, it's okay no rush thank you very much tho

  • @FearlessNegotiator
    @FearlessNegotiator ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At 17:29 - why 6/6 for the difference ?

  • @GCSEALevelMaths2025
    @GCSEALevelMaths2025 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is helpful sir good job!!!

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not long until the first iGCSE 0580 exam on Friday!

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As for the collaboration, gonna be pretty busy til mid-June - can you send some ideas across to gingermathematician@gmail.com and can take a look 🙂👍

  • @angelinewong9653
    @angelinewong9653 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    could you do a video on paper 6? i have my paper 6 exam in 2 weeks

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Angeline, check out my Paper 6 playlist, I've done 3 / 4 walkthroughs 🙂: th-cam.com/play/PLYNwTLhq9xZagalx8-j8jMYGdQraCKutk.html

  • @faryhanoor4114
    @faryhanoor4114 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sir in 2:45 you said if quadratic we divide by 2 , so what if it is cubic or more,, for example n^4 then ?

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cubic divide by 6 😊👍

    • @faryhanoor4114
      @faryhanoor4114 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for the response, one more thing.. can it be more than cubic, what I mean is 4th or 5th difference in sequences?

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@faryhanoor4114 not on iGCSE 👍

    • @faryhanoor4114
      @faryhanoor4114 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One more thing I wanted to ask... in quadratic sequence I did a qn in which I got the 2nd difference as 3 so I did 3/2 n^2 for the first 4 terms and then subtracted it from the original sequence. However, the answer that I got after subtracting wasn't the same. ForExample in 4:02 you got the subtracted answer as 3 for each but I got different.... That's where I get confused, kindly let me know what to do for those types of qns... and thank you for your previous reply sir! Glad to have a teacher like you!

    • @faryhanoor4114
      @faryhanoor4114 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GingerMathematician kindly reply

  • @xel1346
    @xel1346 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sir can you do simultaneous equation questions of number seq

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do you have a specific question in mind? 🙂

    • @xel1346
      @xel1346 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GingerMathematician questions like q9 on 2015 Oct Nov v 41
      The total number of 1 cm lines needed to draw both diagram 1 and 2 is 17
      The total number of 1 cm lines needed tocdrawall of the firat m diagrams is 2/3 n^3 +an^2 +bn
      Find value of a and b

  • @catzilla836
    @catzilla836 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    ur a legend

  • @krishthegreat7726
    @krishthegreat7726 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sir which papers do I do for paper 2 maths(like from which year to which year) I have maths paper 2 day after tom. It will be very big help

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Always start with the most recent (March 2022) and work your way backwards 🙂👍

    • @krishthegreat7726
      @krishthegreat7726 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GingerMathematician thanks a lot sir

  • @adrianneadonis7401
    @adrianneadonis7401 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks so much ❤

  • @omeshavihangika6720
    @omeshavihangika6720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What if we have a question like this
    "The formula for the nth term in the sequence 1, 3, 6, 10... is n(n+1)/k,
    Where k is an integer.
    Find the value of k."
    Please let me to know how to solve this question

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hi Omesha, I would solve the quadratic sequence in the wy shown in the video to get 0.5n^2 + 0.5n, then factorise the 0.5 to get n(n+1) / 2, which means that k must be 2 :-)

    • @omeshavihangika6720
      @omeshavihangika6720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GingerMathematician thank you so much❤️

    • @machinahonda9835
      @machinahonda9835 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for the cool technique to solve for quadratic and cubic sequences. I find it works well if the remainder of n^2 or n^3 are simply constant. If the formula contains further functions of n, it will not work. e.g. for a quadratic formula which goes like 0.5n^2+0.5n or n^3-5n-2. The series given is 1,3,6,10,15,21 and -6,-4,10,42,98,184. In both these examples I can’t work out the formula after n^2 and n^3 because the remainders are not constant numbers. Could you help??
      Thanks you so much for great work!

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Then for a n^2 sequence, the sequence left over will be linear so you can find the linear nth term normally and add the two nth terms together 🙂👍

    • @machinahonda9835
      @machinahonda9835 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GingerMathematician thank you very much! 😀

  • @ansonlee9401
    @ansonlee9401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you

  • @Aashrita-ps8ki
    @Aashrita-ps8ki 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Which grade is this for pS:TYSMMM

  • @theRealCobra69
    @theRealCobra69 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    14:58 over here what about the negative values of n cuz the -n into a negative value of n is -1

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      When working with sequences, we only consider values of n greater than or equal to 1, with n=1 being the first term.

  • @islam19777
    @islam19777 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    may u plz tell me which program u use?

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      For my videos? 🤔

    • @islam19777
      @islam19777 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GingerMathematician yes
      for math explanations i cant find a program with a tracing paper

    • @islam19777
      @islam19777 ปีที่แล้ว

      please help

  • @AnotidaisheKanyerere
    @AnotidaisheKanyerere ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How to find nth term for this sequence
    -1, 0, 7, 26, 63, ...

  • @alannnnnnz
    @alannnnnnz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what if the sequence is 0,1,4,9,16? and we have to find the nth term for this sequence? i know it's the 2nd difference, but when i subtract 0,1,4,9,16 from 1n^2, i get different answers and that too negetive. pls respond as my exams are near. thank you!

    • @GingerMathematician
      @GingerMathematician  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Acai you should subtract 1, 4, 9, 16, 25 from 0, 1,4,9,16 giving you -1, -3, -5, -7 where the nth term is -2n +1 so the answer is n^2 - 2n + 1 or (n - 1)^2 😊👍

    • @alannnnnnz
      @alannnnnnz ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GingerMathematician thank you !!