Year 10
Foundation

Write the nth term of a linear sequence

Year 10
Foundation

Write the nth term of a linear sequence

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will investigate what a linear sequence is, and how to calculate an algebraic rule to generate the sequence, referred to as the nth term.

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3 Questions

Q1.
What is the nth term of the sequence -4, 1, 6, 11, 16, … ?
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Correct answer: D
Q2.
What is the nth term of the sequence -3, -13, -23, -33, -43, … ?
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Correct answer: B
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D
Q3.
What is the nth term of the sequence 1.3, 3.3, 5.3, 7.3, 9.3, … … ?
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Correct answer: D