A problem of finding rules in junior high school mathematics 1,4, - 9,16,25, - 36,49,64, - 81. What is the nth number Notice that every three numbers have a minus sign,

A problem of finding rules in junior high school mathematics 1,4, - 9,16,25, - 36,49,64, - 81. What is the nth number Notice that every three numbers have a minus sign,

The first number is: 1 = 1 & # 178;
The second number is: 4 = 2 & # 178;
The third number is: - 9 = - 3 & # 178;
……
So when n is a multiple of three, the nth number is - N & # 178;
When n is not a multiple of three, the nth number is n & # 178;
(if n is a positive integer)