The pattern is the sequence of cubes. The 10th cube is ...
10³ = 10·10·10 = 1000 . . . . 10th term of the pattern
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<em>Additional comment</em>
It is helpful to memorize the squares of integers 1-20 and the cubes of integers 1-10. Being able to recognize these numbers can save you a lot of time on problems like this.
