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Linear sequences

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Intros
Lessons
  1. Linear Sequences Overview:
  2. Common Difference
  3. Finding the next few terms
  4. nnth term
  5. Classifying unknown terms
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Examples
Lessons
  1. Using the formula to find the sequences
    You are given that the nth term of a sequence is
    2n - 1

    Write the first 4 terms of the sequence.
    1. Finding the common difference, first few terms, and nth term
      Consider the linear sequence:
      2, 5, 8, 11, 14, ...
      1. Find the common difference.
      2. Find the next 4 terms.
      3. Find the nth term.
    2. Consider the linear sequence:
      10, 8, 6, 4, 2, ...
      1. Find the common difference.
      2. Find the next 4 terms.
      3. Find the nth term.
    3. Using the nth term formula and classifying unknown terms
      Consider the linear sequence:
      1, 6, 11, 16, 21, ...

      1. Find the nth term.
      2. Find the 100th term.
      3. Is 106 a term in the sequence?
      4. Is 245 a term in the sequence?
    4. Consider the linear sequence:
      11, 7, 3, -1, -5, ...

      1. Find the nth term.
      2. Find the 15th term.
      3. Is -103 a term in the sequence?
      4. Is -205 a term in the sequence?