Question

What goes next in the pattern:1, 3, 8, 9, 27, 27, 64, 81, __?

Answer 1

you didn't mean to write 27 twice, did you ?

Answer 2

That's part of it. It makes the whole problem harder. @SolomonZelman

Answer 3

yeah, I am trying to think of the pattern...

Answer 4

me 2.. It's so hard. My friend wanted me to help him figure it out, but I'm stuck.

Answer 5

1, 3, 8, 9, 27, 27, 64, 81, 125, 243, ...

Answer 6

its just an interleave of two sequences : \(\large n^3\) and \(\large 3^n\)

Answer 7

How did you find that out? I was trying many different methods, but i couldn't find it

Answer 8

1, 8, 27, 64, 125

Answer 9

they're clearly cubes

Answer 10

3, 9, 27, 81...
they're clearly powers of 3

Answer 11

ohhhhhhhh. It seems so simple now. Thanks

Answer 12

it just needs to strike that its an interleaving sequence... thats all :)