# Math Help - Number Patterns

1. ## Number Patterns

I can't seem to figure out the pattern in this:
1001, 502, 254, 110, __, __

2. Originally Posted by Linnus
I can't seem to figure out the pattern in this:
1001, 502, 254, 110, __, __
neither could I, this was definitely not one to "guess" at ... I got a cubic regression to fit the data using my calculator.

$y = -24.5x^3 + 272.5x^2 - 1145x + 1898$

$y(1) = 1001$

$y(2) = 502$

$y(3) = 254$

$y(4) = 110$

$y(5) = -77$

$y(6) = -454$

whoever came up with this should be slapped.

3. Originally Posted by skeeter
neither could I, this was definitely not one to "guess" at ... I got a cubic regression to fit the data using my calculator.

$y = -24.5x^3 + 272.5x^2 - 1145x + 1898$

$y(1) = 1001$

$y(2) = 502$

$y(3) = 254$

$y(4) = 110$

$y(5) = -77$

$y(6) = -454$

whoever came up with this should be slapped.
Yea, I tried that too.

But wouldn't you put 1001, 502, 254 in list 1 and 502, 254, and 110 in list 2 because if y=pattern
then y(1001)=502, y(502)=254, and y(254)=110?

4. Apparently...the pattern was lacking some numbers...but I still can't figure out the new pattern

1001, 502, 254, 205, 133, 110,__, __