Question 60451: hi, I'm Sarah and i'm in 10th grade taking algebra 2, but i'm also taking an SAT prep course, and i'm having a little trouble with questions involving finding the nth term. it's quite a bit more advanced than regular math, but i hope you can still give me a hand. here is an example of one of the problems i was given:
Instructions: writs the general term of the sequence:
1,8,27,64,125,...
(answer goes here) -> Nth term:
i was also given problems using variables; but i can't understand them without first understanding how to find the answer using numerical values. i would be most appreciative if you could also work one of the questions with variables so i can get an idea of how to work them. here is a question with variables:
The sequence a, a+d, a+2d, a+3d, a+4d,... has as it's Nth or general term (answer goes in blank) -> _________
thank you in advance for your help!
Found 2 solutions by hayek, josmiceli:
Answer by hayek(51)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!1,8,27,64,125,...
You need to identify the relationship between the numbers. All of these numbers are perfect cubes, so the relationship is:
For the terms with variables, the relationship is already given to you:
Answer by josmiceli(6786)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Look at the numbers in terms of what powers they are of what numbers
 etc.
and
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look at your sequence number by number
1,8,27,64,125
The first one is out of place but  and  also
so, the sequence is  where n is the position in the sequence.
Test yourself. What is the 11th term?
what is the 10,000th term?
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a, a+d, a+2d, a+3d, a+4d,...
a is the same in each term so, it's a + something
The multiplier for d looks like its position in the series minus one
n = position
 answer
test this to see if it works for each term
1st term: 
2nd term:  etc.
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