4 - 5 - 8 - 17 - 45(????) ->>>> (81)
(1,3,9,18,36)
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Where did the 45 in the answer above come from? The question has a 44 after the 17. Also, the answer above seems to suggest that the figures in the brackets are the first order differences. That is, 5-4 = 1, 8-5 = 3 and so on.
That would imply that 45-17 = 18. Have I missed something here? I always believed that 45-17 = 28!
Not a very convincing way of answering a question. Change the numbers in the question to suit your answer and then carry out some rather dubious arithmetic to make it work!
So, here is another offer:
Fit the quartic equation:
t(n) = (n4 - 8n3 + 26n2 - 34n + 27)/3 for n = 1, 2, 3, ...
Then t(6) = 109
Not a very pretty answer, admittedly, but at least it is consistent with the question that was asked!
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Look at the difference between each number and the next number.
- 4 = 1 = 3^0 8 - 5 = 3 = 3^1 17 - 8 = 9 = 3^2 44-17 = 27 = 3^3 x - 44 = 3^4 = 81 x = 125
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17 is a prime number - the next composite number after 17 is 18.
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May 17, 2011 (:
336 t(n) = (4n5 - 50n4 + 260n3 - 640n2 +756n - 210)/30 for n = 1, 2, 3, ...
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Look at the difference between each number and the next number.
- 4 = 1 = 3^0 8 - 5 = 3 = 3^1 17 - 8 = 9 = 3^2 44-17 = 27 = 3^3 x - 44 = 3^4 = 81 x = 125
5 - 4 = 1 = 3^0 8 - 5 = 3 = 3^1 17 - 8 = 9 = 3^2 44-17 = 27 = 3^3 X - 44 = 3^4 = 81 X = 125
17^(2) = 289 .