document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1014011>Question 1014011</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the formula for the sequence 5,5,35,65,275. . . </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #630369 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><B>Edwin McCravy(20066)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><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=Edwin+McCravy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=630369\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> </pre><BR>\n" );
document.write( "First we'll try a sum of nth powers with the first two terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If that doesn't work, we'll try the difference of nth powers \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "No good. Comes out with imaginary values for x and y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we try a difference of powers for the first two terms:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the formula we get from the first two terms,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "substituting x=3 and y=-2 in\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "becomes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But we must check to see if it holds for all the given <BR>\n" );
document.write( "numbers in the series:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So it works for all the given terms, so the formula is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin</pre> </SPAN>\n" );
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