Question 1164001
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ANY problem like this -- where a sequence of numbers is given, you are asked to find the next number(s) in the sequence, and no further information is given -- is invalid.<br>
In this particular example, it APPEARS that the numbers are consecutive perfect squares:
(-2)^2=4
(-1)^2=1
0^2=0
1^2=1
2^2=4
3^2=9<br>
So it might LOOK AS IF the next three numbers should be
4^2=16
5^2=25
6^2=36<br>
But there is NOTHING in the statement of the problem that tells us that is the pattern; in fact, ANY next three numbers will make a valid sequence.<br>
So you can GUESS that the next three numbers in this example will be 16, 25, and 36....  But there is no way of knowing if that answer is "right".<br>