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1: Find
2 a formula for the nth term:

a) 16, 23, 30, 37, 44, ... b) 19, 28, 37, 46, 55, ... c) 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, ...

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d) 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, ... e) 13, 23, 33, 43, 53, ... f) 12, 20, 28, 36, 44, ...

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2: Find
2 a formula for the nth term:

a) 14, 22, 30, 38, 46, ... b) 0, −3, −6, −9, −12, ...

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c) 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, ... d) 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, ...

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 e) 3, 9, 15, 21, 27, ... f) −8, −18, −28, −38, −48, ...

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3: Find
2 a formula for the nth term:

a) 0.3, −0.3, −0.9, −1.5, −2.1, ... b) −0.6, −0.3, 0, 0.3, 0.6, ...

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c) −1.1, −1.6, −2.1, −2.6, −3.1, ... d) −0.9, −1.1, −1.3, −1.5, −1.7, ...

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e) −0.9, −1, −1.1, −1.2, −1.3, ... f) 0.1, −0.6, −1.3, −2, −2.7, ...

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1: a) tn = 7n + 9
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2 b) tn = 9n + 10 c) tn = 5n + 5

d) tn = 2n + 1 e) tn = 10n + 3 f) tn = 8n + 4

2: a) tn = 8n + 6
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2 b) tn = −3n + 3 c) tn = 4n + 4

d) tn = 10n − 10 e) tn = 6n − 3 f) tn = −10n + 2

3: a) tn = −0.6n + 0.9
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2 b) tn = 0.3n − 0.9 c) tn = −0.5n − 0.6

d) tn = −0.2n − 0.7 e) tn = −0.1n − 0.8 f) tn = −0.7n + 0.8

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