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What is the first 5 terms of the sequence with a pattern of an = n2 + 4?
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What is the first 5 terms of the sequence with a pattern of an = n2 + 4?

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5, 8, 13, 20, 29

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a_n = n^2 +4\\</p><p>Plug \: n = 1, \:2, \:3,\: 4, \:5\\</p><p>a_1 = 1^2 +4=1+4 =5\\</p><p>a_2 = 2^2 +4=4+4 =8\\</p><p>a_3= 3^2 +4=9+4 =13\\</p><p>a_4= 4^2 +4=16+4 =20\\</p><p>a_5= 5^2 +4=25+4 =29\\

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