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January 1, 2021 at 12:14 pm
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| Show that the number pattern 1, 4, 9, 16 … can be expressed as n², for n = 1, 2, 3 … and hence find the 100th term. |
n = 1
n2 = 12
= 1 |
substitute n = 1 into n2 |
n = 2
n2 = 22
= 4 |
substitute n = 2 into n2 |
n = 3
n2 = 32
= 9 |
substitute n = 3 into n2 |
n = 4
n2 = 42
= 16 |
substitute n = 4 into n2 |
hence n2 will make the pattern
1, 4, 9, 16 … |
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n = 100
hundredth term = 1002
= 10 000 |
substitute n = 100 into n2 |