Mathematics GCSE
linear sequences
What linear sequences means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of linear sequences
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A sequence that changes by the same amount at every step, so the common difference is the coefficient of n.
Topics that use linear sequences
- Algebra - Sequences (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- checking a term
- coefficient of n²
- Common ratio
- constant
- Fibonacci-type sequence
- First difference
- geometric progressions
- nth term expression
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