document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1161296>Question 1161296</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is it C? I want to check my answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which sequence could be described by the explicit definition: LaTeX: a_n=n^2-5a n = n 2 − 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 1,-4,4,11,116,...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B. 1,2,3,4,5,6,...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C. -4,-1,4,11,20,....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D. -4,11,116,13451\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The question for the sequence and the question itself is provided in the link here: https://i.imgur.com/YXX1edt.png </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: You are correct. The answer is C) -4, -1, 4, 11, 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Work Shown:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug in n = 1 to find the first term<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Repeat for n = 2 to get the second term<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let n = 3 and we get...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let n = 4 and we get...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And finally the fifth term is worked out below for n = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To summarize, we got the sequence -4, -1, 4, 11, 20, which matches with choice C.<BR>\n" );
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