In this worksheet, you must find the first five terms of a sequence from a given formula.
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We can find the terms of a sequence from a formula which relates each term to its position in the sequence
The nth term of a sequence is given by the formula 3n+2
The first five terms are 5 8 11 14 17
NB The difference between each term is 3. In the formula you multiply n by 3 to get 3n
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