i.
To identify: The first five terms of the sequence
The first five terms are 3, 10, 21, 36, 55.
Given information:
The given sequence is:
Explanation:
Consider the given information.
First term is given as
The third term is:
The fourth term is:
Fifth term is:
The first five terms are 3, 10, 21, 36, 55.
ii.
To identify: The pattern by using the finite difference method and also identify the type of relationship.
The difference is increasing by 4 each time.
Given information:
The first five terms are 3, 10, 21, 36, 55.
Explanation:
Consider the given information.
The first five terms are: 3, 10, 21, 36, 55.
Now observe that the difference is increasing by 4 each time.
iii.
To identify: The explicit rule for the sequence
The required rule is
Given information:
The first five terms are 3, 10, 21, 36, 55.
Explanation:
Consider the given information.
The first five terms are 3, 10, 21, 36, 55.
The difference is increase by 4 each time.
The given sequence can be written as:
Or this can be written as
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