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Find the nth term of the sequence

Find the nth term of the sequence-example-1

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This is a Changing Difference Sequences:

Given: 11 20 35 56 83
1st difference : 9 15 21 27
2nd difference: 6 6 6

Formula : nth term = a + (n - 1)d + ½(n - 1)(n - 2)c
a = first term = 11
c = second difference = 6
d = difference between the first and the term

So
we substitute all these known values into the formula:

n
th term = 11 + (n - 1)(9) + 1/2(n - 1)(n - 2)(6)

nth term
= 11 + 9n - 9 + 3(n - 1)(n - 2)

nth term = 11 + 9n - 9 + 3(n² - 3n + 2)

nth term = 11 + 9n - 9 +3n² - 9n + 6

nth term = 3n² + 8

Answer: 3n² + 8

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