ive worked out the second part just stuck on the first
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ive worked out the second part just stuck on the first
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honest cairn
ive worked out the second part just stuck on the first
Note that the number of dots increases by a constant amount each time. So, what kind of sequence is it?
candid shale
continuous?
honest cairn
No.
rigid meteor
I think I have an answer to the question, but it might be more helpful for you to step through it rather than getting the answer directly.
LordDarpinger asked a good question, although I am not good enough to answer what kind of sequence it is, so I will rephrase it a bit:
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Ask yourself what is constantly there, unchanging in each pattern.
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After you figure that out, ask yourself what changes from one pattern to the next.
When you figure this out, try to put together a formula that expresses the number of dots as a function of n.
For example, imagine a similar scenario where there are 2 dots in the first pattern, 4 in the second and 6 in the third.
In that case we would get:
dots = 2n
Hope that makes sense!
honest cairn
Yeah, that's a pretty good approach if you ||don't remember the general formula for a term of an arithmetic progression.||
rigid meteor
Yeah, that's a pretty good approach if you ||don't remember the general formula ...
Ah, that makes sense. I had to google the term, and while I am not familiar with it (I'm 13) I think we have done similar things in math class. Given that I learn math in Swedish means it could be called something else in my language 🙂
honest cairn
Ah, that makes sense. I had to google the term, and while I am not familiar with...
Ah, I see, fair enough. English isn't my native language, either.
gentle skiff
ive worked out the second part just stuck on the first
What do you start with?
what the
I swear it said 2
@honest cairn Just as a reminder, you are a helper mod, so if you see a duplicated post, wrongful behavior, etc., you can take action.
honest cairn
<@290136354233384960> Just as a reminder, you *are* a helper mod, so if you see ...
Oh, was there one of those? Sorry, didn't notice.
gentle skiff
Oh, was there one of those? Sorry, didn't notice.
(It came from OP, they duplicated a thread.)
honest cairn
(It came from OP, they duplicated a thread.)
Oh, ok, sorry about that.
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