Trisha's Pizzeria made 9 pizzas on Monday, 16 pizzas on Tuesday, 25 pizzas on Wednesday, and 36 pizzas on Thursday. What kind of sequence is this? Choices: (A)arithmetic (B)geometric (C)both (D)neither

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Trisha's Pizzeria made 9 pizzas on Monday, 16 pizzas on Tuesday, 25 pizzas on Wednesday, and 36 pizzas on Thursday. What kind of sequence is this?     Choices: (A)arithmetic (B)geometric (C)both (D)neither

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Identify Pattern of Pizzas: Let's list the number of pizzas made each day to see if we can identify a pattern: Monday: 9 pizzas Tuesday: 16 pizzas Wednesday: 25 pizzas Thursday: 36 pizzasCheck for Arithmetic Sequence: To determine if this is an arithmetic sequence, we need to check if the difference between consecutive terms is constant. Difference between Tuesday and Monday: 16 - 9 = 7 Difference between Wednesday and Tuesday: 25 - 16 = 9 Difference between Thursday and Wednesday: 36 - 25 = 11 Since the differences are not constant, this is not an arithmetic sequence.Check for Geometric Sequence: To determine if this is a geometric sequence, we need to check if the ratio between consecutive terms is constant. Ratio of Tuesday to Monday: 16 / 9 (not a whole number) Ratio of Wednesday to Tuesday: 25 / 16 (not a whole number) Ratio of Thursday to Wednesday: 36 / 25 (not a whole number) Since the ratios are not constant, this is not a geometric sequence.Pattern of Perfect Squares: Let's look for another pattern. We notice that the number of pizzas made each day are perfect squares. Monday: 9 (3^2) Tuesday: 16 (4^2) Wednesday: 25 (5^2) Thursday: 36 (6^2) The sequence of pizzas made each day corresponds to the sequence of perfect squares.Conclusion: Since the sequence is neither arithmetic nor geometric, and it follows the pattern of perfect squares, the correct choice is: (D) neither

Trisha's Pizzeria made $9$ pizzas on Monday, $16$ pizzas on Tuesday, $25$ pizzas on Wednesday, and $36$ pizzas on Thursday. What kind of sequence is this? $\newline$ Choices: $\newline$ (A) arithmetic $\newline$ (B) geometric $\newline$ (C) both $\newline$ (D) neither

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