Eight numbers emerge in the sequence according to a particular system. A number is unknown. Can you represent what it should be?
Each number is the sum of the squares of its predecessors.
42 = 16 → 12 + 62 = 37 → 32 + 72 = 58 → 52 + 82 = 89 → 82 + 92 = 145 → 12 + 42 + 52 = 42 → 42 + 22 = 20 → 22 + 02 = 4
The missing number is 20.
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