SOLUTION: how do u find the 10th term and the nth term of a sequence

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Question 1022561: how do u find the 10th term and the nth term of a sequence

Found 2 solutions by fractalier, ikleyn:
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Which kind of sequence? For arithmetic ones,
a%5Bn%5D+=+a%5B1%5D+%2B+%28n-1%29d
and so
a%5B10%5D+=+a%5B1%5D+%2B+9d

Answer by ikleyn(52786) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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how do u find the 10th term and the nth term of a sequence
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For arithmetic sequence see the lesson Arithmetic progressions in this site.

For geometric sequence see the lesson Geometric progressions