diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-numbers-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/padovan/PadovanSeriesUtils.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-numbers-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/padovan/PadovanSeriesUtils.java
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+package com.baeldung.padovan;
+
+public class PadovanSeriesUtils {
+
+    public static int nthPadovanTermRecursiveMethod(int n) {
+        if (n == 0 || n == 1 || n == 2) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+        return nthPadovanTermRecursiveMethod(n - 2) + nthPadovanTermRecursiveMethod(n - 3);
+    }
+
+    public static int nthPadovanTermRecursiveMethodWithMemoization(int n) {
+        if (n == 0 || n == 1 || n == 2) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+        int[] memo = new int[n + 1];
+        memo[0] = 1;
+        memo[1] = 1;
+        memo[2] = 1;
+        return nthPadovanTermRecursiveMethodWithMemoization(n, memo);
+    }
+
+    private static int nthPadovanTermRecursiveMethodWithMemoization(int n, int[] memo) {
+        if (memo[n] != 0) {
+            return memo[n];
+        }
+        memo[n] = nthPadovanTermRecursiveMethodWithMemoization(n - 2, memo) + nthPadovanTermRecursiveMethodWithMemoization(n - 3, memo);
+        return memo[n];
+    }
+
+    public static int nthPadovanTermIterativeMethodWithArray(int n) {
+        int[] memo = new int[n + 1];
+        if (n == 0 || n == 1 || n == 2) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+        memo[0] = 1;
+        memo[1] = 1;
+        memo[2] = 1;
+        for (int i = 3; i <= n; i++) {
+            memo[i] = memo[i - 2] + memo[i - 3];
+        }
+        return memo[n];
+    }
+
+    public static int nthPadovanTermIterativeMethodWithVariables(int n) {
+        if (n == 0 || n == 1 || n == 2) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+        int p0 = 1, p1 = 1, p2 = 1;
+        int tempNthTerm;
+        for (int i = 3; i <= n; i++) {
+            tempNthTerm = p0 + p1;
+            p0 = p1;
+            p1 = p2;
+            p2 = tempNthTerm;
+        }
+        return p2;
+    }
+
+    public static int nthPadovanTermUsingFormula(int n) {
+        if (n == 0 || n == 1 || n == 2) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        // Padovan spiral constant (plastic number) - the real root of x^3 - x - 1 = 0
+        final double PADOVAN_CONSTANT = 1.32471795724474602596;
+        
+        // Normalization factor to approximate Padovan sequence values
+        final double NORMALIZATION_FACTOR = 1.045356793252532962;
+        
+        double p = Math.pow(PADOVAN_CONSTANT, n - 1); 
+        return (int) Math.round(p / NORMALIZATION_FACTOR);
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-numbers-3/src/test/java/com/baeldung/padovan/PadovanSeriesUtilsUnitTest.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-numbers-3/src/test/java/com/baeldung/padovan/PadovanSeriesUtilsUnitTest.java
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+package com.baeldung.padovan;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class PadovanSeriesUtilsUnitTest {
+
+    // Test base cases for all methods
+    @Test
+    public void givenBaseCases_thenReturnCorrectValues() {
+        assertEquals(1, PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermRecursiveMethod(0));
+        assertEquals(1, PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermRecursiveMethod(1));
+        assertEquals(1, PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermRecursiveMethod(2));
+        
+        assertEquals(1, PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermRecursiveMethodWithMemoization(0));
+        assertEquals(1, PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermRecursiveMethodWithMemoization(1));
+        assertEquals(1, PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermRecursiveMethodWithMemoization(2));
+        
+        assertEquals(1, PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermIterativeMethodWithArray(0));
+        assertEquals(1, PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermIterativeMethodWithArray(1));
+        assertEquals(1, PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermIterativeMethodWithArray(2));
+        
+        assertEquals(1, PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermIterativeMethodWithVariables(0));
+        assertEquals(1, PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermIterativeMethodWithVariables(1));
+        assertEquals(1, PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermIterativeMethodWithVariables(2));
+        
+        assertEquals(1, PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermUsingFormula(0));
+        assertEquals(1, PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermUsingFormula(1));
+        assertEquals(1, PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermUsingFormula(2));
+    }
+
+    // Test recursive method
+    @Test
+    public void givenTermToCalculate_thenReturnThatTermUsingRecursion() {
+        int term = 10;
+        int expectedValue = 12;
+        assertEquals(expectedValue, PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermRecursiveMethod(term));
+    }
+
+    // Test recursive method with memoization
+    @Test
+    public void givenTermToCalculate_thenReturnThatTermUsingRecursionWithMemoization() {
+        int term = 10;
+        int expectedValue = 12;
+        assertEquals(expectedValue, PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermRecursiveMethodWithMemoization(term));
+    }
+
+    // Test iterative method with array
+    @Test
+    public void givenTermToCalculate_thenReturnThatTermUsingIterationWithArray() {
+        int term = 10;
+        int expectedValue = 12;
+        assertEquals(expectedValue, PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermIterativeMethodWithArray(term));
+    }
+
+    // Test iterative method with variables
+    @Test
+    public void givenTermToCalculate_thenReturnThatTermUsingIterationWithVariables() {
+        int term = 10;
+        int expectedValue = 12;
+        assertEquals(expectedValue, PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermIterativeMethodWithVariables(term));
+    }
+
+    // Test formula method
+    @Test
+    public void givenTermToCalculate_thenReturnThatTermUsingFormula() {
+        int term = 10;
+        int expectedValue = 12;
+        assertEquals(expectedValue, PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermUsingFormula(term));
+    }
+
+    // Test multiple terms to verify sequence correctness
+    @Test
+    public void givenMultipleTerms_thenReturnCorrectSequence() {
+        // Padovan sequence: 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 16, 21, 28, 37, 49, 65, 86, 114, 151
+        int[] expectedSequence = {1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 16, 21, 28, 37, 49, 65, 86, 114, 151};
+        
+        for (int i = 0; i < expectedSequence.length; i++) {
+            assertEquals("Term " + i, expectedSequence[i], PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermRecursiveMethod(i));
+            assertEquals("Term " + i, expectedSequence[i], PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermRecursiveMethodWithMemoization(i));
+            assertEquals("Term " + i, expectedSequence[i], PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermIterativeMethodWithArray(i));
+            assertEquals("Term " + i, expectedSequence[i], PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermIterativeMethodWithVariables(i));
+            // Formula method may have slight approximation errors for larger terms
+            if (i < 15) { // Test formula for first 15 terms only
+                assertEquals("Term " + i, expectedSequence[i], PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermUsingFormula(i));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Test that all methods return the same result for the same input
+    @Test
+    public void givenSameInput_thenAllMethodsReturnSameResult() {
+        int term = 15;
+        
+        int recursiveResult = PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermRecursiveMethod(term);
+        int memoizedResult = PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermRecursiveMethodWithMemoization(term);
+        int arrayResult = PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermIterativeMethodWithArray(term);
+        int variablesResult = PadovanSeriesUtils.nthPadovanTermIterativeMethodWithVariables(term);
+        
+        assertEquals(recursiveResult, memoizedResult);
+        assertEquals(recursiveResult, arrayResult);
+        assertEquals(recursiveResult, variablesResult);
+    }
+}
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