I need to figure out a pattern

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Finish the Pattern to the nearest number: 0 0 3 20 115 I need to add in a few more sentences to make this problem meet the standards. If you could solve this pattern, it would help me out alot, its sort of stumping me.

Were you thinking $n! - n$ as in http://oeis.org/A005096? – Amzoti Mar 03 '13 at 03:53 — Amzoti, Mar 03 '13 at 03:53

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 03 '13 at 03:55

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According to a Chinese website I found on Google:

$$(0+0)\cdot2=0$$

$$(0+1)\cdot3=3$$

$$(3+2)\cdot4=20$$

$$(20+3)\cdot5=115$$

$$(115+4)\cdot 6=714$$

edited Mar 03 '13 at 03:55

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answered Mar 03 '13 at 03:54

Asinomás

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Chris · Answer 2 · 2013-03-03T03:57:36.500

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0, 0, 3, 20, 115, 714, 5033, 40312, 362871, 3628790, 39916789, 479001588, 6227020787, 87178291186, ...

http://oeis.org/A005096

The sequence is given by $n!-n$.

edited Mar 03 '13 at 03:57

answered Mar 03 '13 at 03:52

Chris

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I need to figure out a pattern

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