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Math Applications<br />

Solutions and Notes<br />

1. a. 28 – 21 = 7<br />

28 + 7 + 1 = 36<br />

b. Calculate the difference<br />

between the last two terms<br />

and then add 1. Add the<br />

result to the last term in<br />

the sequence to find the<br />

next term in the sequence.<br />

c. n 3<br />

= (n 2<br />

– n 1<br />

+ 1) + n 2<br />

=<br />

2n 2<br />

– n 1<br />

+ 1<br />

2. a. 2 0 , 2 1 , 2 2 , and 2 3<br />

b. Let the row number<br />

equal n.<br />

n – 1 = 8<br />

n = 9 or 9th row<br />

c. 2 8 = 1 + 8 + 28 + 56<br />

+ 70 + 56 + 28 + 8 + 1<br />

= 256<br />

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