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Number Series
What are the next 2 numbers in the following series?
2, 12, 36, 80, 150, 252, 392, ?, ?
2, 12, 36, 80, 150, 252, 392, ?, ?
Hint
Try exponents.Answer
The series is as follows:1^2 + 1^3 = 2
2^2 + 2^3 = 12
3^2 + 3^3 = 36
4^2 + 4^3 = 80
and so on. The next two numbers in the series are the 8th and 9th numbers, so they are
8^2 + 8^3 = 576
and
9^2 + 9^3 = 810.
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Wow that was hard! Great teaser even though I was not able to solve it.
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