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What is the main benefit of having an nth term formula?

Find any term without listing previous terms

What is the common difference in an arithmetic sequence?

The constant value added or subtracted

Which sequence is arithmetic with common difference +4?

3, 7, 11, 15, 19

In Method 1, what is the first step to find the nth term?

Find the common difference

In the formula nth term = dn+(ad)dn + (a - d), what does dd represent?

The common difference

In the formula nth term = dn+(ad)dn + (a - d), what does aa represent?

The first term

What is the standard formula for the nth term of an arithmetic sequence?

dn+(ad)dn + (a - d)

What do quadratic sequences involve in their nth term?

n2n^2

For nth term = n22n^2 - 2, what is the 6th term?

34

What must nn be for a term to exist in a sequence?

A positive whole number

Is 45 in the sequence with nth term = n22n^2 - 2?

No, because n=47n = \sqrt{47} isn't whole

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