Question

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What type of function is represented by the following sequence:
-1, 2, 10, 23, 41 ...

A: Linear
B: Quadratic
C: Exponential

Answer 1

Quadratic

Explanation:

The difference between each term in the sequence:

3,8,13,18

The difference between those are:

5,5,5,5

If you get the second difference as the same number, this shows that the sequence is quadratic!

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Quadratic

Explanation:

Linear has a constant growth and exponential cannot be negative.