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LCOL Sequences and Series 2: General Formula for a linear Pattern

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You’ll learn

  • Build the formula Tₙ = a + (n − 1)d for a linear pattern
  • Find any term's value, and which term has a given value

Formula used

General term of a linear pattern

Tₙ = a + (n - 1)d

On page 22 of the log tables — read it off, don’t memorise.

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