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A new kind of pattern? (Posted on 2005-11-08)

Find the rule behind this number sequence, and list the next three numbers:

..., 2, 23/3, 15, 121/5, 106/3, ..., ..., ...

(Hint: the first number listed is the second term of the sequence)

See The Solution Submitted by sean

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Puzzle Answer

| Comment 8 of 9 |

-> The given sequence is defined as:

T(n) = (n^3-4)/n

-> The next three terms of the sequence is given by:

339/7, 127/2, and 725/9

-> The first term of the sequence is: -3.

Posted by K Sengupta on 2022-07-07 23:31:24

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