document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1127055>Question 1127055</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the first five terms of the sequence.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a n = n^2 + 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The definition means that the value of the n-th term is n squared plus 2.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 1st term is then 1^2+2 = 1+2 = 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 2nd term is 2^2+2 = 4+2 = 6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I think you can find the 3rd, 4th, and 5th terms. </SPAN>\n" );
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