Question 84234:  I have a graph with numbers 10,30,60,100,150,210,280,360 and so on. I am having trouble finding the correct fomular for this problem.  
thank you for your help 
 
 Answer by venugopalramana(3286)      (Show Source): 
You can  put this solution on YOUR website! I have a graph with numbers 10,30,60,100,150,210,280,360 and so on. I am having trouble finding the correct fomular for this problem. 
thank you for your help 
WHAT DO YOU WANT? 
FORMULA FOR N TH. TERM???ASSUMING SO ......NOTE THE  FOLLOWING 
A2-A1=30-10=20 
A3-A2=60-30=30 
A4-A3=100-60=40 
A5-A4=150-100=50 
A6-A5=210-150=60 
A7-A6=280-210=70 
A8-A7=360-280=80 
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WE ARE HAVING A.P. ON RHS 20,30,40,50...ETC..WITH D=10...TN=20+(N-1)*10=10N+10=10(N+1)...HENCE...TN-1=10(N-1+1)=10N
 
AN-A(N-1)=10N.........CHECK ABOVE PUTTING N=2,3,4 ETC.... 
------------------------ADDING ALL 
AN-A1=20+30+................10N 
AN-10=(N-1)[20+10N]/2=5(N-1)(N+2) 
AN=10+5(N-1)(N+2) 
CHECK 
N=1.......A1=10 
N=2.......A2=10+5*4=30 
N=3.......A3=10+5*2*5=60 
N=4.......A4=10+5*3*6=100..... 
......ETC....OK
 
 
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