Linear Sequences (nth term)

[CiaranDev]

Quick tip for anyone reading this:
Once you have found the coefficient that goes in front of the n and you need to find the second number all you have to do is get the coefficient say it was 5 and take it away from the first number in the sequence. For example:

6, 11, 16, 21, 26

We can see that this is a linear sequence as the numbers are being increased at a constant rate of +5.
This means the the first part too our nth term is 5n.
To find the second part all you have to do is take away 5n from the first number in the sequence. In this case it would be:
6-5 = +1
So... the nth term is 5n+1

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[HEGARTYMATHS]

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[sudipadhikari]

This is the most tedious way to perform nth term calculations.
Just do the following and it'll work on all of the examples shown in this video.

1st term +(nth position-1)× difference between two numbers.

Note : It only applies if the difference between two numbers is constant.

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[ilgaz]

The 13th term for 5n+1 is not 61 it's 66

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