Find the next three numbers in the pattern:−3,−4,−1,−6,1,−8,

Answer 1

It's not an arithmetic or geometric sequence

a2 is 1 less than a1

a3 is 3 more than a2

a4 is 5 less than a3

a5 is7 more than a4

a6 is 9 less than a5

the numbers 1,3,5,9, are an arithmetic sequence, where the next numbers are 11,13, and 15

1,3,5,9,11,13,15, 17,19, 21, ....

an=an-1 + 2

they also alternate in subtracting and adding to the previous term

a7 is 11 more than a6

a8 is 13 less than a7

a9 is 15 more than a8

a7 = -8+11 = 3

a8 = 3-13 = -10

a9 =-10 +15 = 5

-3,-4,-1,-6,1,-8. 3, -10, 5, ...

but there could be other possibilities