Question

Find the first five terms of the following sequence, starting with n=1.

Answer 1

-2,1,6,13,22

Explanation:

cn = n^2 -3

Let n=1

c1 = 1^2 -3 = 1-3 = -2

Let n=2

c2 = 2^2 -3 = 4-3 = 1

Let n=3

c3 = 3^2 -3 = 9-3 = 6

Let n=4

c4 = 4^2 -3 = 16-3 = 13

Let n=5

c5 = 5^2 -3 = 25-3 = 22