document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1013989>Question 1013989</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the general form of 0,2,6,12,20,30,42,..... </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #630292 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=630292\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this sequence is determined by multiplying the number of the term you're on by the number of the term preceding it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the formula would state that the value in term n is equal to n * (n-1).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in algebra language that would be An = n * (n-1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An is the value in term n.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n is the term number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "using this formula, you would get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A1 = 1 * 0 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A2 = 2 * 1 = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A3 = 3 * 2 = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A4 = 4 * 3 = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A5 = 5 * 4 = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A6 = 6 * 5 = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "etc...\r<BR>\n" );
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