Nth-Term Rules
Find the nth-term expression for an arithmetic sequence by identifying the common difference and the zero-term, and use it to determine any term in the sequence or test whether a given number belongs to the sequence
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If your child is given the sequence 4, 7, 10, 13…, can they find a formula for the nth term — and use it to check whether, say, 100 is in the sequence?
Find the nth-term expression for an arithmetic sequence by identifying the common difference and the zero-term, and use it to determine any term in the sequence or test whether a given number belongs to the sequence
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- Derive the nth-term rule for an arithmetic sequence such as 3, 7, 11, 15, … as 4n − 1
- Use an nth-term formula to find the 50th or 100th term without listing all preceding terms
- Determine whether a given number (e.g., 99) is a term in a specified arithmetic sequence
“If your child is given the sequence 4, 7, 10, 13…, can they find a formula for the nth term — and use it to check whether, say, 100 is in the sequence?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Algebra
- Age range
- Ages 12–14
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