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Consider the four terms of the quadratic sequence What is the 5th Term 8 12 18 26

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9514 1404 393

Answer:

  36

Step-by-step explanation:

First differences are the differences of successive terms:

  4, 6, 8

so the next one is expected to be 10.

The next term is 26+10 = 36.

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The first-differences of a quadratic sequence are an arithmetic sequence, so have a common difference. Here, that "second" difference is 2.

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