Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
We observe that the difference of terms is 4, 7 and 15 and next level difference is 4. It means the sequence is quadratic.
<u>We can compare this with simple quadratic sequence </u>
<u>and find out that doubling each term gives us </u>
This is close to our sequence, write the terms as follows to find exact rule
<u>The first term: </u>
- a₁ = 4 = 2*1² + 2 = 2*1² + 1 + 1
<u>The second term</u>
- a₂ = 11 = 2*2² + 3 = 2*2² + 2 + 1
<u>The third term:</u>
- a₃ = 22 = 2*3² + 4 = 2*3² + 3 + 1
<u>The fourth term:</u>
- a₄ = 37 = 2*4² + 5 = 2*4² + 4 + 1
<u>The nth term as per observation above is:</u>
Let’s write it simply, that helps us solve it easier.
6x^2+4x+8
Now, insert 7 in place of x.
6(7)^2+4(7)+8
Now, multiply.
42^2+28+8
Solve for exponents.
1,764+28+8
Add.
1,792+8
1,800
Hope this helps!
This is a linear function.
A linear function is a straight line that has a slope, and follows the formula: <em>
y = mx + b</em>
In which:
y = y
m = slope
x = x
b = y -intercept
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