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Find the $\\var{n}^\\text{th}$ term of the sequence with formula: 

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\\[a_n=\\frac{\\var{a}n(n+\\var{b})}{\\var{c}}\\]

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$a_{\\var{n}}=$ [[0]]

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Given a formula for a sequence, calculate a given term.

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Substitute $n = \\var{n}$ into the formula for the sequence.

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\\begin{align}
a_n &= \\frac{\\var{a}n(n+\\var{b})}{\\var{c}} \\\\[0.5em]
a_{\\var{n}}&= \\simplify[]{ ({a}*{n}*({n}+{b}))/{c} } \\\\[0.5em]
&=\\var{a*n*(n+b)/c}
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