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sjp, a parent:

please could you help me find the nth term for
8 4 0 -4 -8
and
-4 -1 4 11 20
Thank you

Hi SJP,

Both of these are sequence that follow a certain pattern. Think to your self:

What is the difference between each term?

If there is no pattern found by the difference, is there a common quotient?

Once a pattern is found, hoe does the pattern correspond to each term?

Hope this helps,

Janice

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