document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1176929>Question 1176929</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1,3,5 are the first three terms of a quadratic sequence  the 7th term is 35 determine the 6th and 5th term of the sequence detrrmine the nth term  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Incorrect statement of the problem....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The given first three terms form a linear sequence, not a quadratic sequence.  Graphed as the three points (1,1), (2,3), and (3,5), the three points will lie on a straight line; no quadratic will ever contain three points in a straight line.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So if the sequence is quadratic, the given first three terms are not right.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And if the given first three terms are right and the sequence is linear, then the 7th term is not 35.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So nothing can be done with the given information....<br><BR>\n" );
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