document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=385636>Question 385636</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the 30th term for these numbers 2,8,16,26 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #272790 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=272790\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It can be seen that the numbers are in the form\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a_1 = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a_2 = 2+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a_3 = 2+6+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a_4 = 2+6+8+10 etc.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By this logic,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a_30 = 2+6+8+10+...+62 = 2 + (68*29/2) = 988 </SPAN>\n" );
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