The resulting numbers will form a new, simple arithmetic sequence. 4. Solve the linear sequence Find the nthn raised to the t h power term of that new arithmetic sequence using the standard term method: : The common difference goes in front of . 0th0 raised to the t h power
term : Work backward one step from the first term to find the constant. Summary of Mrs Keegan's "Boss It" Method Combine the parts to get your final formula: . Step Example ( ) Second Difference +2positive 2 2 Halve it for n2n squared 1n21 n squared 3 Subtract n2n squared from sequence