CAT 2021 Quant Based LR Question (Medium)

Question

A number-arrangement machine, when given an input string of numbers, arranges them following a particular pattern. The following is the illustration of an input and its arrangement.


Input	3	4	9	7	6	11
Step I	9	16	81	49	36	121
Step II	12	20	90	56	42	132
Step III	17	25	95	61	47	137
Step IV	15	23	93	59	45	135

As per the rules followed in the above steps, find the appropriate answer. If 159 is one of the numbers in Step IV, which of the following can be input number?

Optima Learn · Accepted Answer

To find which number could be the input, we need to derive the formula linking Input to Step IV. Understanding the setup Step I Input verified 3 9, 4 16, 9 81, 7 49, 6 36, 11 121 . Step II Step I equals the original Input values exactly e.g. 12 9 3, 20 16 4 , so Step II Input Input. Step III Step II

CAT 2021 Quant Based LR — Previous Year Question

CAT 2021

LR

Quant Based LR

Medium

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