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What is the general term of the sequence (3,9,19,33,\ldots)?

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Correct answer: (a_n=2n^2+1)

The direct answer is option A: a_n=2n^2+1. A general term must reproduce the sequence when n=1,2,3,4. Test option A step by step: for n=1, 2(1)^2+1=3; for n=2, 2(2)^2+1=9; for n=3, 2(3)^2+1=19; for n=4, 2(4)^2+1=33. These are exactly the given terms. Option B, 3n, gives 3,6,9,12, so the second term already fails. Option C, n^2+2, gives 3,6,11,18, so it does not match. Option D, 2^n+1, gives 3,5,9,17, which also fails. The increasing differences are 6, 10, and 14; they increase by 4, which is consistent with a quadratic rule having coefficient 2. Memory cue: substitute the first few positions into every proposed formula; one mismatch makes an option wrong.

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