How to find the nth term of an arithmetic sequence

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SSAT Upper Level Quantitative (Math) › How to find the nth term of an arithmetic sequence

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An arithmetic sequence begins as follows:

Which of the following is the first term greater than 100?

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An arithmetic sequence begins as follows:

Which of the following is the first term greater than 100?

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An arithmetic sequence begins as follows:

Which of the following terms is the first positive term in the sequence?

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The first two terms of an arithmetic sequence are 1,000 and 997, in that order. What is the seventieth term?

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An arithmetic sequence begins as follows:

Give the thirty-third term of this sequence.

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An arithmetic sequence begins as follows:

Give the thirty-second term of this sequence.

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An arithmetic sequence begins as follows:

Which of the following terms is the first negative term in the sequence?

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The eleventh and thirteenth terms of an arithmetic sequence are, respectively, 11 and 14. Give its first term.

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The first two terms of an arithmetic sequence are 4 and 9, in that order. Give the one-hundredth term of that sequence.

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The lengths of the sides of ten squares form an arithmetic sequence. One side of the smallest square measures eight inches; one side of the second-smallest square measures one foot.

Give the area of the largest square.

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