document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1118560>Question 1118560</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the next number in the sequence<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1,15,169,1695 ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The nth element of this sequence is 8^n - 7^n, where n varies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a(5) = 8^5 - 7^5 = 32768 - 16807 = 15961<BR>\n" );
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