There is one term is wrong in each series given below. Find out the wrong term of each series.
19, 23, 32, 48, 73, 109, 154
Correct Answer :
154
Solution :
To find the wrong term in the given series, let us first analyze the differences between consecutive terms:
(which is )
(which is )
(which is )
(which is )
(which is )
We can observe that the differences between consecutive terms are consecutive perfect squares starting from .
Following this pattern, the next difference must be:
Therefore, the term following 109 should be:
However, the given term in the series is 154. Thus, 154 is the wrong term, and it should be replaced by 158.
The correct answer is 154.
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