Which one of these formulas describes the following sequence?

1,5,12,22,35

We can find a formula for nth term of the given sequence as follows:

1, 5, 12, 22, 35

The 1st differences between terms:

4, 7, 10, 13

The 2nd differences :

3, 3, 3

Since it takes two rounds of differences to arrive at a constant difference between terms, the nth term will be a 2nd degree polynomial of the form: , where c is a constant. The coefficients a, b, and the constant c can be found.

We can form the following 3 equations with 3 unknowns a, b, c:

Solving for a, b, c, we get:

a = 3/2, b = -1/2, c = 0

Therefore, the nth term of the given sequence is:

triangle and cube

step-by-step explanation:

answer: c, the green line

step-by-step explanation:

there is no black line, eliminate b.

simple interest implies periodic payments, but the red line shows no payments, eliminate d.

simple interest has equal payments. if paid say every day, the graph is about a straight line (actually a stairstep).

the yellow line is not straight, eliminate a.

check: the green line is straight, answer is c.

simple interest with positive interest rate gives a straight line sloping up to the right. green line:

g(t) = $100 + ($200-$100) ÷ (20 years) × (t years)

= $100 + (4%/year) × ($100)(t years)

incidentally, the yellow line curving upward represents continuously compounded interest

y = $100 × 2^(t years / (14 assuming the yellow line hits $200 at 14 years. 2^0 is 1, so y(0) = $100; 2^(14/14) is 2, so y(14) = $200.