SOLUTION: My daughters school has asked for a formula for the pattern: 5,3,1,-1,-3 I have tried all formulas but just cant seem to figure it out? shouldnt the series actually be -3,

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Question 193377: My daughters school has asked for a formula for the pattern:
5,3,1,-1,-3
I have tried all formulas but just cant seem to figure it out?
shouldnt the series actually be -3,-1,1,3,5
Regards
Nilesh

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