SOLUTION: What is the next number in the sequence: 3 9 4 5 25 20 21 441 ?

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Question 773376: What is the next number in the sequence: 3 9 4 5 25 20 21 441 ?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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3 9 4 5 25 20 21 441
The pattern is, starting with 3 

Square, subtract 5, add 1.  

Repeat those three steps over and over:

Start with 3

Square, get 9
Subtract 5, get 4
Add 1, get 5

Square, get 25
Subtract 5, get 20
Add 1, get 21

Square, get 441
Subtract 5, get 436 

Edwin