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What is the missing number in the given figure ?

Three cross-shaped arrangements of five boxes (centre box with one above, below, left and right): top 5, left 16, centre 109, right 2, bottom 6; top 21, left 22, centre 53, right 19, bottom 15; top 51, left 17, centre a question mark, right 48, bottom 13

  • A.7
  • B.25
  • C.49
  • D.129

Answer: B

The missing number is 25.

In each figure, subtract the bottom number from the left number and the right number from the top number, then add the squares of the two differences:

\[ \begin{aligned} (16 - 6)^{2} + (5 - 2)^{2} &= 100 + 9 = 109 \\ (22 - 15)^{2} + (21 - 19)^{2} &= 49 + 4 = 53 \\ (17 - 13)^{2} + (51 - 48)^{2} &= 16 + 9 = 25 \end{aligned} \]

The rule gives the centre numbers of the first two figures exactly, so the third centre is 25. 7 is just the sum of the two differences, and 49 and 129 do not fit the rule.

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