Need help with a stupid math problem

[Project86]

I'm trying to "help" my nephew with some of his math, and as the last problem they give this:

Find the pattern in these numbers:
1-8-81-1024

I can't figure it out, and it seems to be WAAAY out of place on this homework. The rest of the page was simple stuff that both he and I knew fairly well.

 

[Gunslinger08]

1^2
2^3
3^4
4^5

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: Project86
I'm trying to "help" my nephew with some of his math, and as the last problem they give this:

Find the pattern in these numbers:
1-8-81-1024

I can't figure it out, and it seems to be WAAAY out of place on this homework. The rest of the page was simple stuff that both he and I knew fairly well.

1 is one squared, 8 is 2 cubed, 81 is 3 to the forth, 1024 is 4 to the fifth.

 

[JDrake]

Pattern?
y=234x^2 - 855.5x + 663
or even better (perfect)
y=134x^3 - 771x^2 + 1382x - 744

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: joshsquall
1^2
2^3
3^4
4^5

You beat me by like 15 seconds.

 

[Soccer55]

1^2, 2^3, 3^4, 4^5, etc.

-Tom

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: Soccer55
1^2, 2^3, 3^4, 4^5, etc.

-Tom

Your late.

 

[joincamp]

n^(n+1)

 

[iamme]

lol, 5 replies in the same minute

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: Tick

Originally posted by: Soccer55
1^2, 2^3, 3^4, 4^5, etc.

-Tom

Your late.

You can't spell.

 

[Soccer55]

Originally posted by: Tick

Originally posted by: Soccer55
1^2, 2^3, 3^4, 4^5, etc.

-Tom

You're late.

Fixed that for you.

-Tom