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Work out the nth term of the following sequence:
7, 16, 31, 52, 79

its a quadratic sequence and i worked out the second difference (6) so know its 3n² but i don't know the rest


Sagot :

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Since it is given that it is quadratic it is of the form   f(n)=an^2 + bn+c.

Since we know a few terms we can plug in to get some equations:

f(1)= a +b+c = 7

f(2)=4a+2b+c = 16

f(3)=9a+3b+c = 31

Now you've got yourself a system of three equations which I trust you can solve.

I will say that I'm not sure that this is the most efficient solution(check out the link below which might have a better solve).

Here are some nice explanations with the "real" math notation for a slightly different but related problem:

https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/2345256/how-to-find-the-nth-term-of-quadratic-sequences

Good luck!