How do you use a arithmetic sequence to find the nth term?

Answer:
The difference between successive terms in an arithmetic sequence is a constant. Denote this by r.

Suppose the first term is a. Then the nth term, of the sequence is given by

t(n) = (a-r) + n*r or a + (n-1)*r
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