document.write( "Question 1100724: What is the nth term for the sequence 3,12,27,48,75....
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document.write( "The sequence is \r\n" );
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document.write( "3 = \"a%5B1%5D\" = 3,\r\n" );
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document.write( "12 = \"a%5B2%5D\" = \"3%2A2%5E2\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "27 = \"a%5B3%5D\" = \"3%2A3%5E2\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "48 = \"a%5B4%5D\" = \"3%2A4%5E2\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "75 = \"a%5B5%5D\" = \"3%2A5%5E2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( ". . . . \r\n" );
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document.write( "n-th term = \"a%5Bn%5D\" = \"3%2An%5E2\".\r\n" );
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