Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it. First row: 3, 43, 4. Second row: 6, 241, 5. Third row: 2, ?, 11. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits.)
A.137
B.129✓ Correct
C.173
D.192
Explanation
The pattern in each row appears to be: middle number = (first number)³ + (last number)². Row 1: 3³ + 4² = 27 + 16 = 43. Row 2: 6³ + 5² = 216 + 25 = 241. Row 3: 2³ + 11² = 8 + 121 = 129.
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