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Finding the Term of a Sequence
The (or general) term of a sequence is usually denoted by the symbol .
Example 1:
In the sequence
the first term is
, the second term is
and so forth.
A term is multiplied by to get the next term.
If you know the formula for the term of a sequence in terms of , then you can find any term.
Example 2:
First term:
Second term:
Fifteenth term:
See also term of a arithmetic sequence and th term of a geometric sequence .