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OpenStudy (anonymous):

2; 5; 11; 23 complete each pattern, write each rule

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[a_0 = 2\]\[a_n = a_{n-1} + 3(n-1)\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

simpler please?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can't get any simpler: The first number in the sequence is 2. The next number in the sequence is equal to the previous number in the sequence, plus 3 times the previous number's position in the sequence.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm in 5th grade, is there anything i can say, using addition, multiplication, division, and subtraction?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hmm now that I think of it, my sequence definition is wrong.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hmm now that I think of it... these are prime numbers

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2 is the first prime number, 5 is the third prime number 11 is the fifth prime number 23 is the ninth prime number nope...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I've found it: The next number is equal to twice the previous number plus 1 there's your answer

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