Question

Which pattern does this sequence follow: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25…?

• A. Square number pattern
• B. Pentagonal number pattern
• C. Hexagonal number pattern
• D. Triangle number pattern

Answer 1

The correct option is A Square number pattern

1,4,9,16,25,36…….

The square number sequence is a pattern of numbers which follows the following rule.

The number in nth position = $n^{\ast }n$

For example:

The number in 4th position = $4^{\ast }4$ =16

The number in 6th position= $6^{\ast }6$ = 36