SOLUTION: write the next term in the sequence and then write the rule for the sequence: 1,4,9,16

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Question 307176: write the next term in the sequence and then write the rule for the sequence: 1,4,9,16
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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These are perfect squares where 1%5E2=1, 2%5E2=4, 3%5E2=9, and 4%5E2=16. In general, the nth term is n%5E2. So the next term, the fifth term, is 5%5E2=25