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EXAMPLE 2Determining a Sequence from a Pattern

The pattern on the left suggests the nth term of the sequence on the right.

PatternnthSequence
e,e22,e33,e44, an=enn {an}={enn}
1, 13, 19, 127, bn=13n1 {bn}={13n1}
1, 3, 5, 7,cn=2n1{cn}={2n1}
1, 4, 9, 16, 25, dn=n2{dn}={n2}
1, 12, 13, 14, 15, en=(1)n+1(1n){en}={(1)n+1(1n)}