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OpenStudy (decentnabeel):

Use differences to find a pattern in the Sequences -4,0,8,26,60,116,200 Assuming that the pattern continuos the eighth should be

OpenStudy (decentnabeel):

@DanJS

OpenStudy (decentnabeel):

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OpenStudy (yanasidlinskiy):

Any ideae?

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

Differences in the terms are: 4, 8, 18, 34, 56, 84 But it looks like you got it.

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

Differences of differences are 4, 10, 16, 22, 28 which each have a difference of 6

OpenStudy (decentnabeel):

That is Quadratic Sequence f(n) = n^3 - 4n^2 + 9n - 10 f(8) = 318 eighth term is 318

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

Do you mean cubic?

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

And correct http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=n%5E3+-+4n%5E2+%2B+9n+-+10

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