document.write( "Question 835412: What is the next number in the sequence?\r
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document.write( "1 , 4 , 9 , 61 , 52 , 63 , 94 , 46 , 18 , 1 , 121 ...
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Algebra.Com's Answer #503483 by Edwin McCravy(20056)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r\n" ); document.write( "1 , 4 , 9 , 61 , 52 , 63 , 94 , 46 , 18 , 1 , 121\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Compare that sequence to this one:\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "1 , 4 , 9 , 16 , 25 , 36 , 49 , 64 , 81 , 100 , 121 , 144 \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "It amounts to the squares of the positive integers with the\r\n" ); document.write( "digits reversed. When they are single digits, or palindromes,\r\n" ); document.write( "they are the same when the digits are reversed. As we \r\n" ); document.write( "see, 100 becomes 001 and the introductory zeroes omitted.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Answer: The next perfect square is 12² or 144, so reversing\r\n" ); document.write( "those digits gives us 441.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Edwin\n" ); document.write( " |