@MJD I have read the other post. My question is about the sequence and why the formula works and approaches the topic at a different angle as aposed to using the formula to extract the n. There are many similar looking but slightly different questions however I think it would be in best interest to keep this one. Thank you for your concern your effort is appreciated.
https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/455511/formula-for-the-nth-term-of-1-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-5