document.write( "Question 1125867: What is the next numbers in these sequences and why are they as they are:
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document.write( "-9 -8 -4 5 21 46 ... ...
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document.write( "2 4 6 10 16 26 42 ... ...
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Algebra.Com's Answer #742195 by MathLover1(20850)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Find nth term formula using differences.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Differences:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "..... | \n" ); document.write( "............ | | \n" ); document.write( "............. | | | \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since we have three differences, the general form for finding the nth term in a cubic sequence is \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Set up a system of four equations with four variables to find the coefficients \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Use the values given in the sequence as if they were points on a graph in the form ( \n" ); document.write( "It is easiest to start with the first \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, we have: \n" ); document.write( "( \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Plug in to: \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "( \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "( \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "( \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "( \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve the system of \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In this example, the results are: \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then we have\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and next term will be:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "here are some more terms:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "track the sequence of \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, the next term will be:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your answer is: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "some more terms:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |