Find the missing term in the following series: 2, 5, 14, 41, 122, ?
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Find the missing term in the following series: 2, 5, 14, 41, 122, ?
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The pattern is: 2*3-1=5, 5*3-1=14, 14*3-1=41, 41*3-1=122. Following this, 122*3-1 = 366-1 = 365.
The pattern multiplies each term by 3 and then subtracts 1 to get the next term. For the second term, 2 * 3 - 1 equals 5; for the third term, 5 * 3 - 1 equals 14. Following this rule for the missing term, 122 * 3 - 1 equals 366 - 1, which is 365.