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    The nth Term And The Term To Term

    THE nth TERM


    0 DEFENITION

    The 𝒏th term refers to a term's position in the sequence, for


    example, the first term has 𝒏 = 1, the second term has 𝒏 =
    2 and so on. An expression for the 𝒏th term is worked out by
    looking at the difference between the terms of the sequence
    and comparing the sequence to the appropriate times table.
    1 THE RULE

    The nth term of an arithmetic sequence is


    given by. an = a + (n – 1)d. The number d
    is called the common difference because
    any two consecutive terms of an.
    arithmetic sequence differ by d, and it is
    found by subtracting any pair of terms an
    and. an+1.
    2 HOW TO GET IT
    Example : Find the nth term, the fifth term, and the 100th term, of the arithmetic
    sequence determined by a = 2 and d = 3.

    Solution: To find a specific term of an arithmetic sequence, we use the formula


    for finding the nth term.

    Step 1: The nth term of an arithmetic sequence is given by


    an = a + (n – 1)d.
    So, to find the nth term, substitute the given values a = 2 and d = 3 into the formula.

    Step 2: Now, to find the fifth term, substitute n = 5 into the equation for the nth term.
    a5 = 2 + (5 – 1)3 = 14

    Step 3: Finally, find the 100th term in the same way as the fifth term.
    a100 = 2 + (100 – 1)3 = 299
    3 WHEN IS IT USED

    The n th term is a formula


    that enables us to find any
    term in a sequence. The '
    n ' stands for the term
    number. We can make a
    sequence using the n th
    term by substituting
    different values for the
    term number( n )
    THE TERM TO
    TERM
    0 DEFENITION

    A term by term rule is used for a sequence


    in which the next term is obtained from the
    previous term. Example: Arithmetic
    sequence. In an arithmetic sequence, each
    term (other than the first term) is obtained
    by adding or subtracting a constant value
    from the preceding term.
    1 THE RULE

    THE term to term rule is the formula used to get the


    next term
    For example, the odd numbers (1,3,5,7,9…) are a
    sequence. Each individual number in a sequence is
    a term in the sequence, and we'll need to find the
    operation, such as adding or subtracting a number
    that will allow us to work out the next number in the
    sequence. This rule is known as the term-to-term
    rule.
    2 HOW TO GET IT

    If you have a number sequence then the numbers in the sequence are called the terms. So if you
    are asked for the term to term rule then you are looking for a rule that takes you from the previous
    term in the sequence to the next term in the sequence.

    For example, if you have a number sequence that goes, 2,5,8,11,14 then the term to term rule is add
    on 3 (since its increasing by 3 each time). This can be written down more formally as:

    xn+1 = xn + 3

    xn+1 is the next term in the sequence.

    xn is the term that you are currently on

    Or if you have another sequence that goes 13,11,9,7,5 then the tem to term rule is take away 2
    (since the sequence is decreasing by 2 each time). Again this can be written using as algebra as:
    2.1 HOW TO GET IT 2 (continued)
    xn+1 = xn - 2
    Finding the position to term rule for a number sequence is a little harder (also known as the nth term).
    The first term in the sequence is in position 1, the second term is in position 2, the third term is in
    position 3, the fourth term is in position 4, and the fifth term is in position 5. So the position to term rule
    is the rule that you takes from the position values to the term in the sequence.
    For example, a sequence goes 5,9,13,17,21... then the position to term rule is to multiply the position
    number by 4 and add on 1.
    Since:
    1 × 4 + 1 = 5 (since 5 is the 1st number in the sequence).
    2 × 4 + 1= 9 (since 9 is the 2nd number in the sequence).
    3 × 4 + 1 = 13 (since 13 is the 3rd number in the sequence).
    4 × 4 + 1 = 17 (since 17 is the 4th number in the sequence).
    5 × 4 + 1 = 21 (since 21 is the 5th number in the sequence).
    3 WHEN IS IT USED
    The term to term rule of a sequence
    describes how to get from one term
    to the next.
    THANKS

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