SOLUTION: Find the first five terms of the sequences with the nth term given as follows: {{{n^2 + 2n + 1}}}

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Question 204545: Find the first five terms of the sequences with the nth term given as follows:
n%5E2+%2B+2n+%2B+1

Answer by alicealc(293) About Me  (Show Source):
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1st term:
1%5E2+%2B+2%2A1+%2B+1+=+1+%2B+2+%2B+1+=+4
2nd term:
2%5E2+%2B+2%2A2+%2B+1+=+4+%2B+4+%2B+1+=+9
3rd term:
3%5E2+%2B+2%2A3+%2B+1+=+9+%2B+6+%2B+1+=+16
4th term:
4%5E2+%2B+2%2A4+%2B+1+=+16+%2B+8+%2B+1+=+25
5th term:
5%5E2+%2B+2%2A5+%2B+1+=+25+%2B+10+%2B+1+=+36