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Grade 8Algebra

1+3+5+7+........... Nth order value

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12 Years agoGrade 8
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12 Years ago

If the initial term of an arithmetic progression isa_1and the common difference of successive members isd, then thenth term of the sequence (a_n) is given by:

\ a_n = a_1 + (n - 1)d,
a_1= 1
d=2
so,
nth order term is a_n = 1+(n-1)*2
a_n=2n-1

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