document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=185104>Question 185104</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could you write a possible explicit rule for the nth term of each sequence.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3, 6, 11, 18, 27, ...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #138861 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=user_dude2008><B>user_dude2008(1862)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=user_dude2008><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=138861\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, ...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is same as\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1+2, 4+2, 9+2, 16+2, 25+2, ...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1^2+2, 2^2+2, 3^2+2, 4^2+2, 5^2+2, ...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "see the pattern?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "nth term: n^2+2\r<BR>\n" );
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