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    Finding The General or NTH Term of A Sequence August 31 2022

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    This document provides examples and lessons on finding the general rule or nth term of sequences. It explains how to determine if a sequence is linear or quadratic based on equal differences between terms. Formulas are given for the nth term of linear sequences as An = dn + c and quadratic sequences as An = an^2 + bn + c. Step-by-step solutions demonstrate applying these formulas to find the rule for various sequences.

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    This document provides examples and lessons on finding the general rule or nth term of sequences. It explains how to determine if a sequence is linear or quadratic based on equal differences between terms. Formulas are given for the nth term of linear sequences as An = dn + c and quadratic sequences as An = an^2 + bn + c. Step-by-step solutions demonstrate applying these formulas to find the rule for various sequences.

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    This document provides examples and lessons on finding the general rule or nth term of sequences. It explains how to determine if a sequence is linear or quadratic based on equal differences between terms. Formulas are given for the nth term of linear sequences as An = dn + c and quadratic sequences as An = an^2 + bn + c. Step-by-step solutions demonstrate applying these formulas to find the rule for various sequences.

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    This document provides examples and lessons on finding the general rule or nth term of sequences. It explains how to determine if a sequence is linear or quadratic based on equal differences between terms. Formulas are given for the nth term of linear sequences as An = dn + c and quadratic sequences as An = an^2 + bn + c. Step-by-step solutions demonstrate applying these formulas to find the rule for various sequences.

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    REVIEW

    Give the first five terms of the sequence given the rule or
    equation of the nth term.
    1) An = 3n + 7
    Answer : 10, 13, 16, 19, 22
    2)An = 10 - 2n2
    Answer : 8, 2, -8, -22, -40
    3)An = 4 ( n – 6)
    Answer: -20, -16, -12, -8, -4
    4)An = 2n + 1
    Answer: 4, 8, 16, 32, 64
    LESSON # 2

    FINDING THE GENERAL RULE OR


    NTH TERM OF A SEQUENCE
    EXAMPLES
    1)Find the rule for the nth term of the
    sequence 5, 10, 15, 20 …..
    Answer:An = 5n
    2)Find the rule for the nth term of the
    sequence -3, 9, -27, 81, ……..
    Answer :An = ( - 3)n
    EXAMPLE 3
    Find the rule for the nth term of the sequence 5, 9, 13, 17, ……
    Solution
    If a sequence is formed by adding or subtracting a fixed number ,
    then the equation of the sequence is linear.
    Use the formula An = dn + c where An is any term, n is the term
    number and c is a constant
    * c=
    In the given, d = 4
    c=5–4=1
    Hence An = 4n + 1
    EXAMPLE 4

    Find the general term for the sequence


    14 , 6, -2, -10, … .

    C = 14 – (-8)
    C = 14 + 8
    C = 22
    Example 5
    Find the general term for the sequence, ,
    ….
    Quadratic Sequence

    QUADRATIC SEQUENCE
    A quadratic sequence is a sequence of numbers in
    which the second differences between each
    consecutive term is constant, called a common second
    difference.
    The nth term for the quadratic sequence is in the form :
    If a sequence has no equal first differences but has equal
    second differences , then we have a quadratic sequence.
    The general rule is of the form An = an2 + bn + c
    Step 1:
    Find a, using the equation 2a = d where d is the common
    difference
    Step 2:
    Find b using 3a+b = 1st term of the first differences
    Step 3:
    Find c using a +b +c = 1st term of the given sequence
    Example 6

    Find the general term for the sequence


    -1, 3, 9, 17, … .
    1st differences 4 6 8
    2nd differences 2 2
    2a = d 3a + b = 4 a + b + c = -1
    2a = 2 1 +1 + c = -1
    3(1) +b = 4 C = -1 – 2
    a=1 b = 4 -3 C = -3
    b=1
    𝒂 𝒏=𝒏 𝟐 +𝒏 − 𝟑
    Example 7

    Find the general term for the sequence


    -1, 5, 15, 29, … .
    1st differences 6 10 14
    2nd differences 4 4 a + b + c = -1
    2a = 4 2 + 0 + c = -1
    3a + b = 6
    C = -1 – 2
    a=2 3(2) + b = 6 C = -3
    6+b=6
    𝟐
    b = 6-6 𝑨𝒏 =𝟐 𝒏 −𝟑
    b=0
    PRACTICE EXERCISES
    For each sequence, write the rule or formula for
    the nth term.
    1) 4 , 7, 10, 13 , …
    2) 10 , 6, 2, -2, -6, …
    3)
    4) 6, 13, 26, 45, …

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