document.write( "Question 825537: Hi, I have to find the general formula for the sequence 2 3 5 8 14 19 and so on, i.e. first 3-2=1, then 5-3=2, 8-5=3, etc, so the difference is simply 1,2,3,4,etc. That means the next number after 19 would be [(19-14)+1]+19 = 25, but the general formula a_n = ???\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #497368 by Edwin McCravy(20056) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "You didn't notice when you wrote\r
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document.write( " 3-2=1, then 5-3=2, 8-5=3, etc,\r
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document.write( "That the pattern does not work for the next two terms:\r
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document.write( " 3-2=1, then 5-3=2, 8-5=3, 14-8=6, 19-14=5.\r
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document.write( "Edwin\r
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