SOLUTION: How do you find the 100th and nth term of a sequence?

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Question 780302: How do you find the 100th and nth term of a sequence?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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nth term of an arithmetic sequence:: a(n) = a(1)+(n-1)d
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nth term of a geometric sequence:: a(n) = a*r^(n-1)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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That would depend a great deal on the definition and nature of the sequence in question. In general, the 100th term of a sequence is and the th term is . Name or give the first few terms of a sequence, and perhaps I can help find a rule that fits.

John

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