Refer back to the sequence from the opening exercise. when mrs. rosenblatt was asked for the next number in the
sequence 2, 4, 6, 8, …, she said "17." the class responded, "17? "
yes, using the formula, f(n) = 7
24 (n − 1)4 − 7 / 4 (n − 1)3 + 77 / 24 (n − 1)2 + 1 / 4 (n − 1) + 2.
a. does her formula actually produce the numbers 2, 4, 6, and 8?