What comes next? #2
Computer Science
Level
3
Find the next number in the following pattern: 0,-6,-21,-40,-5............
The answer is 504.
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1 solution
The general term is n! - n^3
1! - 1^3 = 0
2! - 2^3 = -6
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Thus 6! - 6^3 = 504