document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1108734>Question 1108734</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an explicit formula for the sequence given by: {1, 1/4, 1/9, 1/16, 1/25}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I want to say the formula has something to do with multiplying the position by itself, but I don't know what else or how to make it into a fraction. For instance, 2x2=4, 3x3=9, etc etc. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You are on the right track....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But the \"2x2=4\", \"3x3=9\", etc. are the DENOMINATORS of the terms of the sequence.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the 1st term is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%281%2A1%29+=+1%2F1+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%281%2A1%29+=+1%2F1+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 2nd term is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%282%2A2%29+=+1%2F2%5E2+=+1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%282%2A2%29+=+1%2F2%5E2+=+1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 3rd term is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%283%2A3%29+=+1%2F3%5E2+=+1%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%283%2A3%29+=+1%2F3%5E2+=+1%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 4th term is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%284%2A4%29+=+1%2F4%5E2+=+1%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%284%2A4%29+=+1%2F4%5E2+=+1%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So what is the expression for the n-th term? </SPAN>\n" );
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