document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=210252>Question 210252</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> make a conjecture in terms of Q(n)(find the nth term) for the following sequence & then find the 100th term:n= 1  2  3    4  5   6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                    Q= 3 12  25  42  63  88\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cannot figure out any part of this...I would really appreciate any help at this point!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks!   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #158885 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=158885\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> make a conjecture in terms of Q(n)(find the nth term) for the following sequence & then find the 100th term:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n= 1 2 3 4 5 6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Q= 3 12 25 42 63 88 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I ran a Quadratic regression program on the data<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and got f(n) = 2n^2 + 3n -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(100) = 2(100)^2 + 3(100) - 2 = 20298<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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