What's the Nth Term?

The nth term is a formula that enables us to find any term in a sequence. The 'n' stands for the term number. We can make a sequence using the nth term by substituting different values for the term number(n).

How do you find the nth term in a sequence?

Step 1: The nth term of an arithmetic sequence is given by an = a + (n – 1)d. So, to find the nth term, substitute the given values a = 2 and d = 3 into the formula. Step 2: Now, to find the fifth term, substitute n = 5 into the equation for the nth term.

What is meant by nth term?

By "the nth term" of a sequence we mean an expression that will allow us to calculate the term that is in the nth position of the sequence. For example consider the sequence. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10,... The pattern is easy to see. The first term is two.