SOLUTION: Using the following sequence,determine what type of function describes the sequence. Once you determine the type of function, find the function algebraically: (4,9,17,28,42,59,...)

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Question 121176: Using the following sequence,determine what type of function describes the sequence. Once you determine the type of function, find the function algebraically: (4,9,17,28,42,59,...)
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Using the following sequence,determine what type of function describes the sequence. Once you determine the type of function, find the function algebraically: (4,9,17,28,42,59,...)
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Letting the sequence be the range and letting the domain be 1,2,3,...,6
I ran the QuadRegression function on a TI calculator and found the
function to be y = (3/2)x^2+(1/2)x+2
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Cheers,
Stan H.