Pattern is ^2, then -5, then +1, then it repeats.
Start = (3)
3^2 = (9)
9-5= (4)
4+1 = (5)
5^2 = (25)
25-5 = (20)
20+1 = (21)
21^2= (441)
441-5 = (436)
436+1 = (437)
437^2 = (190,969)
190969-5= (190,964)
190964+1 = (190,965)
190965^2= (36,467,631,225)
yeah, I'm not going any further.
1. Yes
2. High School? No. I did horribly in HS. I think it has mostly to do with the way the system of Public High School works, and is set up.
In college, I maintained almost a 4.0 average (I stink at math, got a C in College Algebra). So, the more independent and better structure … Read more