Answer
$a_n=(-1)^{n+1}n^2$
Work Step by Step
We can see that the subsequent terms are subsequent square numbers, with alternating signs with $a_1=1$, so $a_n=(-1)^{n+1}n^2$ for all $n$ natural numbers.
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