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Maths Puzzle
What is the next number of the following sequence
21,77,165,285,......
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- 77-21=56
165-77=88
285-165=120
56+32=88
88+32=120
120+32=152
so ans is 285+152=437
- 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(6) No(0)
- 21=3*7.....7+4=11
77=7*11.....11+4=15
165=11*15....15+4=19
285=15*19....19+4=23
next term= 19*23=437 - 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(0)
- 21=(5*5)-4
77=(9*9)-4
165=(13*13)-4
285=(17*17)-4
as process is done with the numbers 5,9,13,17..with difference "4" next num is 17+4=21
437=(21*21)-4
hence next num in the given series is "437".. - 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(0)
- 77-21=56
165-77=88
285-165=120
now,55-86=32
120-88=32
so,120+32=152 and last number is 152+285=437 - 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
- 437
285+152=437 - 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
series= 21,77,165,285,....
77-21 = 56
165-77 = 88
285-165 = 120
285+(120+32) = 437- 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- 21,77,165,285,437
- 4 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
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