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Find the nth term for the sequence 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36

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1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36
1+3=4
4+5=9
9+7=16
16+9=25
25+11=36

Evidently, you can notice the pattern. The second number is always increasing by two. Therefore the nth term is n^2.

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