Question

Find the missing term in the pattern.

1,4,___,16,25

• A. 9
• B. 4
• C. 16
• D. 3

Answer 1

The correct option is A

9

The given pattern is the square of consecutive natural numbers from 1 to 5.

$1^2=1$

$2^2=4$

$3^2=9$

$4^2=16$

$5^2=25$

Hence the missing term will be the square of 3 which is equal to 9. The complete pattern is: 1,4,9,16,25.