document.write( "Question 427486: Regarding functions and their graphs:
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document.write( "x 1 2  3  4  5\r\n" );
document.write( "y 2 6 12 20 30 \r\n" );
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document.write( "1 times 1 more than 1, or 2,   is  2\r\n" );
document.write( "2 times 1 more than 2, or 3,   is  6\r\n" );
document.write( "3 times 1 more than 3, or 4,   is 12\r\n" );
document.write( "4 times 1 more than 4, or 5,   is 20\r\n" );
document.write( "5 times 1 more than 5, or 6,   is 30\r\n" );
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document.write( "So\r\n" );
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document.write( "x times 1 more than x, or x+1, is y\r\n" );
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document.write( "  So                     x(x+1) = y\r\n" );
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document.write( "or       y = x(x+1)\r\n" );
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