Complete the steps to write an explicit formula that represents the sequence.
Find the slope of the line that passes through the points given in the table. The slope is .
Use one of the given points to find the y-intercept. Substitute values for x, y, and m into the equation y = mx + b and solve for b. The y-intercept is .
Write the formula as a function of n in slope-intercept form. The function is for n in the set of natural numbers.
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