Pattern Puzzles

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What comes next in the sequence?

2
6
12
20
30
42
56
?

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About einstein pattern puzzles

These are matrix puzzles: 3×3 grids where the missing value follows from the relationship between rows, columns, or both. The challenge isn't arithmetic — it's figuring out which relationship applies.

Check rows first (does the third cell = first × second?). Then columns. Then try sums per row being equal. If nothing works, look at the diagonals or see if each row applies a different operation to a common base. These are genuinely hard, and getting one right feels good.