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#51 2011-08-27 21:47:08

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Re: Sequences!

Hi,

That looks random!
Maybe -325, -2340, -7457
using lagrange polynomial.


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#52 2013-02-06 23:53:16

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Re: Sequences!

Here is another sequence:

1,2,2,2,2,4,4,4,8,8,8,8,8,16,16,16,16,32,32,32...

Find as much about this sequence as you can.


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#53 2013-02-07 12:56:37

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Re: Sequences!

I got 64,64,64,64,64,64,64 for the next seven terms.


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#54 2013-02-07 19:08:38

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Re: Sequences!

Hi bobbym

I am sorry, but that is not correct.


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#55 2013-02-07 19:40:00

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Re: Sequences!

Hi;

I know that, but it is still one possible answer.


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#56 2013-02-07 19:42:04

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Re: Sequences!

Of course, but it is not the wanted one.

Here are the first 50 terms:

How did you get your answer?

Last edited by anonimnystefy (2013-03-24 04:31:40)


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#57 2013-02-07 19:53:32

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Re: Sequences!

I know that too. I got my answer from a little trick. Now the chance that it coincided with what you wanted was about a billion to one...

Thanks for the extra terms.


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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#58 2013-02-07 19:56:53

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Re: Sequences!

Which little trick?

You are welcome.


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“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#59 2013-02-07 20:06:44

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Re: Sequences!

I figured it was the decimal digits of


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#60 2013-02-07 20:08:49

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Re: Sequences!

Huh, so PSLQ?

I never got it to work on Maxima. The lattice transform is a real pain.


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#61 2013-02-07 20:10:39

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Re: Sequences!

Mightier than a PSLQ!


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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#62 2013-02-07 20:24:07

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Re: Sequences!

What is it?


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#63 2013-02-07 20:25:58

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Re: Sequences!

Maple and an m are a formidable combination.


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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#64 2013-02-07 20:40:26

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Re: Sequences!

How are you doing on the sequence with the new terms?

Last edited by anonimnystefy (2013-02-07 20:40:50)


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“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#65 2013-02-07 20:45:02

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Not very good.


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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#66 2013-02-07 20:52:58

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Re: Sequences!

Hi bobbym

Ok, tell me if you get anything.

In the mean time, could you move this thread to Exercises. I don't know what I was thinking when making this thread...


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#67 2013-02-07 20:56:48

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Re: Sequences!

Are there any more terms that you know of?


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#68 2013-02-07 21:00:36

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Re: Sequences!

I can get you as many terms as you want.


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#69 2013-02-07 21:01:51

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Re: Sequences!

Please put a few more there then.


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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#70 2013-02-07 21:04:07

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Re: Sequences!

Would a 100 do?


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The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#71 2013-02-07 21:18:56

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Re: Sequences!

Hi;

It will have to.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#72 2013-02-07 21:23:10

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Re: Sequences!

Well, I can always give you more, if you want...


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#73 2013-02-07 21:42:18

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Re: Sequences!

Hi;

No, those will do for now.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#74 2013-02-07 22:08:15

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Re: Sequences!

Okay!


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
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The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#75 2013-02-07 23:50:25

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Re: Sequences!

It looks like I will need 121,312,416 more...


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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