University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.1 - Sequences - Exercises - Page 487: 19

Answer

$a_n=n^2-1$

Work Step by Step

We can see that the terms represent square numbers, with one subtracted, and $a_1=0=1^2-1$, so $a_n=n^2-1$
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