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📐 Mathematics 14 minLesson 19 of 50
Sequences & the nth term
Spot the rule, continue the pattern and write the nth term.
What you will learn
- Find the difference between terms to identify the step size.
- For a linear sequence the nth term is dn plus a constant.
- Square and cube sequences have their own familiar patterns.
GCSE Maths - How to Write Expressions for the nth term of Arithmetic Sequences (2026/27 exams)
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Practice sheets
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Recall drill
5 questions · write-in answer lines
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Apply it
4 questions · write-in answer lines
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Test yourself
4 questions · write-in answer lines
Interactive quiz
Question 1 of 2nth term of 5, 8, 11, 14…?
