Answer:
B: polynomial
Step-by-step explanation:
The sequence given is;
2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37,...
From this sequence, the first difference between consecutive terms is respectively;
3, 5, 7, 9, 11...
We can see that the differences gotten are not constant.
Now, let's find the second difference between the consecutive first differences respectively;
2, 2, 2, 2...
This second difference is constant and thus we can say that the terms form a quadratic sequence of the form;
f(x) = an² + bx + c
Where the quadratic coefficient is two times the second difference.
Thus;
2a = 2
a = 1
And where c is the 0th term.
Thus, this is a quadratic sequence. Since quadratic functions are 2nd degree polynomials, then this is said to be a polynomial sequence.
