SOLUTION: What is the nth term of the sequence (-1, 4, -9, 16, ......)?

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Question 1020764: What is the nth term of the sequence (-1, 4, -9, 16, ......)?



Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It should be , as can be verified directly for n = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,...
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