#4#, #29#, #129#, #354#, #754#....?
1 Answer
Jun 17, 2018
Explanation:
Assuming you are looking for a formula for the
First note that no sequence is determined by its first few terms unless you have other information about the sequence - e.g. that it is arithmetic, geometric, quadratic.
We can attempt to find a matching formula by looking at differences between consecutive terms.
Write down the given sequence:
#4, 29, 129, 354, 754#
Write down the sequence of differences between consecutive terms:
#25, 100, 225, 400#
Hmmm. Those look suspiciously like the squares of consecutive multiples of
#25=5^2# ,#100 = 10^2# ,#225=15^2# ,#400=20^2#
Hence we can find a matching formula:
#a_n = 4 + (5(n-1))^2#
#color(white)(a_n) = 25n^2-50n+29#
