How to find nth term of a linear sequence

Term-to-term rule
Position-to-term rule (nth term rule) formula
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, … 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, …
nth term => n nth term => 2n
1st term 2nd term 3rd term 4th term nth term
Term 2 4 6 8
Position 1 2 3 4 n
formula 1+1=2 2+1=3 nx2
1x2=2 2x2=4 3x2=6 4x2=8 2n
 How to find nth term of a linear sequence
Term-to-term rule
Position-to-term rule (nth term rule) formula
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Term => 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, …
nth term rule => 4n
1st term 2nd term 3rd term 4th term nth term
Term
Position 1 2 3 4
 How to find nth term of a linear sequence
Term-to-term rule
Position-to-term rule (nth term rule) formula
Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Term => 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, …
nth term rule => n + 4
1st term 2nd term 3rd term 4th term nth term
Term
Position 1 2 3 4
5, 10, 15, 20, … 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, …
nth term rule => 5n nth term rule => 3n
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, … 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, …
nth term rule => n + 5 nth term rule => n + 2

-2, -4, -6, -8, … -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, …

nth term rule => -2n nth term rule => n - 3
5, 10, 15, 20, … 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, …
nth term rule => 5n nth term rule => 3n
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, … 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, …
nth term rule => n + 5 nth term rule => n + 2

-2, -4, -6, -8, … -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, …

nth term rule => -2n nth term rule => n - 3
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Add 2
3, 5, 7, 9, 11, … 2n – 2 + 3
nth term rule => 2n + 1

5, 9, 13, 17, 21, … Add 4

nth term rule => 4n + 1 4n – 4 + 5

8, 3, -2, -7, -12, … -5

nth term rule => -5n + 13 -5n + 5 + 8
 4
6, 10, 14, 18, …
nth term rule = 4n – 4 + 6 => 4n + 2

3, 9, 15, 21, … 6
nth term rule = 6n – 6 + 3 => 6n - 3

-7, -9, -11, -13, … -2

nth term rule = -2n + 2 - 7 => -2n - 5

-2, 8, 18, 28, … 10

nth term rule = 10n – 10 - 2 => 10n - 12
1, 4, 7, 10, … 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, …
nth term rule = 3n - 2 nth term rule = 3(n – 1)
= 3n - 3
5, 0, -5, -10, …
nth term rule = -5n + 10
LINEAR SEQUENCE
4, 6, 8, 10, …
nth term rule = 2n + 2

-6, -10, -14, -18, … -4

nth term rule = -4n + 4 -6 => -4n - 2