Using nth term rules

A complete lesson on finding a term given its a position and vice-versa.

Activities included:

Starter:
Recap questions on using an nth term rule to generate the first few terms in a linear sequence.

Main:

• Short, simple task of using an nth term rule to find a term given its position.
• Harder task where pupils find the position of a given term, by solving a linear equation.

Plenary:
A question to get pupils thinking about how they could prove if a number was a term in a sequence.

No worksheets required, and answers are included.

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