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Level 5-6 Algebra - nth Term

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Level 5-6 Algebra - nth Term

The letter n (usually in italics) is often used in algebra to indicate the position of a term in a sequence. This can be a little difficult to grasp but work through this Maths quiz (and read the helpful comments!) and you will soon get the idea.

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  1. The nth term of a sequence is given by 3n + 1. What is the numeric value of the 1st term?

  2. The nth term of a sequence is given by 3n + 1. What is the numeric value of the 3rd term?

  3. The nth term of a sequence is given by 3n + 1. What is the numeric value of the 8th term?

  4. The nth term of a sequence is given by 14n - 6. What is the numeric value of the 2nd term?

  5. The nth term of a sequence is (n + 1)2. What is the the numeric value of the 4th term?

  6. The nth term of a sequence is (2n)2 + 1. What is the the numeric value of the 3rd term?

  7. What is the nth term of the sequence 6, 11, 16, 21?

  8. What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 4, 9, 16?

  9. What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 8, 27?

  10. What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8?

Quiz written by Colin King

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