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What is the nth term of the sequence (2, 6, 12, 20, ...)?

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Correct answer: n(n+1) = n² + n

Direct answer: the nth term is n(n + 1) = n² + n, so A is correct. Look at the terms as products of consecutive integers: 2 = 1×2, 6 = 2×3, 12 = 3×4, and 20 = 4×5. The position number n is the first factor, and the next integer n + 1 is the second factor. Therefore aₙ = n(n + 1) = n² + n. Check each given position: n = 1 gives 1×2 = 2, n = 2 gives 2×3 = 6, n = 3 gives 3×4 = 12, and n = 4 gives 4×5 = 20. B produces 4, 6, 8, so it fails at the first term and does not reproduce the pattern. C produces 3, 6, 11, and D produces 2, 5, 8; neither matches all terms. A useful observation is that the differences are 4, 6, 8, which increase, so this is not a simple arithmetic sequence.

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SequencesExplicit-RuleNth-TermQuadratic-PatternExplicit Or General RuleSequences And ProgressionsMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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