The nth term of the pattern 1, 4, 9, 16, 25...... is _____.
A
n+3
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B
n+5
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C
n(n-1)
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D
n2
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Solution
The correct option is D
n2
The pattern in the above case is, 1=12, (1st term; n=1) 4=22, (2nd term; n=2) 9=32 (3rd term; n=3) and so on. Similarly, the term at nthposition of the pattern will be n2.