SOLUTION: What is the function for the sequence 1,4,9,16,25

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Question 1005969: What is the function for the sequence 1,4,9,16,25
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, AnlytcPhil:
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Answer by AnlytcPhil(1806) About Me  (Show Source):
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1,4,9,16,25
a1 =  1 = 12
a2 =  4 = 22
a3 =  9 = 32
a4 = 16 = 42
a5 = 25 = 52
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So the nth term is n2

an = n2

Edwin