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Use the result of Exercise 7 and the method of successive differences to find the first...

Use the result of Exercise 7 and the method of successive differences to find the first eight octagonal numbers. Then divide each by 4 and record the remainder. What is the pattern obtained?

(Reference Exercise 7)

Consider the following equations, where the left side of each is an octagonal number.

1 = 1

8 = 1 + 7

21 = 1 + 7 + 13

40 = 1 + 7 + 13 + 19

Use the pattern established on the right sides to predict the next octagonal number. What is the next equation in the list?

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