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ACT Math 3.1 Intermediate Algebra
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ACT Math: Intermediate Algebra: Drill 3, Problem 1. Find the fifth number in the series.

ACT Math 3.2 Intermediate Algebra
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ACT Math: Intermediate Algebra Drill 3, Problem 2. Find the sixth number in the series.

ACT Math 4.2 Pre-Algebra
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ACT Math: Pre-Algebra Drill 4, Problem 2. What is the fourth term in the series?

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SAT Math 8.1 Algebra and Functions 3277 Views


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SAT Math 8.1 Algebra and Functions

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A little birdy told us you wanted to solve a shmoopy problem...so, tweet tweet.

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In a sequence, each number is five less than the square of the previous number.

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If the first number is 2, what is the fourth number?

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All right – we’re told that we’re dealing with a sequence…and we know the pattern:

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each number is five less than the square of the previous number.

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So let’s start with the first number…

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To find the second term, we have to square 2…which gives us 4, and then take 5 less

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than that…4 minus 5 gives us NEGATIVE 1 as the second term.

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Third term. Again, we square negative 1… which gives us 1.

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Then we subtract 5 to give us NEGATIVE 4.

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Fourth term…which is what we’re looking for. Negative 4 squared gives us 16.

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Then subtract 5 is 11.

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Fourth number is 11…and we’ve got our answer.

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