College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 8, Sequences and Series - Section 8.1 - Sequences and Summation Notation - 8.1 Exercises - Page 601: 22

Answer

$a_1=2$ $a_2=6$ $a_3=12$ $a_4=20$ $a_5=30$ $a_6=42$ $a_7=56$ $a_8=72$ $a_9=90$ $a_{10}=110$

Work Step by Step

$a_n=n^2+n$ $a_1=1^2+1=1+1=2$ $a_2=2^2+2=4+2=6$ $a_3=3^2+3=9+3=12$ $a_4=4^2+4=16+4=20$ $a_5=5^2+5=25+5=30$ $a_6=6^2+6=36+6=42$ $a_7=7^2+7=49+7=56$ $a_8=8^2+8=64+8=72$ $a_9=9^2+9=81+9=90$ $a_{10}=10^2+10=100+10=110$
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