The numbers in the brackets follow the same pattern
[2,6,24] [3,2,15] [7,5,X]
Find the value of X
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The numbers in the brackets follow the same pattern
[2,6,24] [3,2,15] [7,5,X]
Find the value of X
Hello, KayPee!
Quote:
The numbers in the brackets follow the same pattern: .[2, 6, 24] .[3, 2, 15] .[7, 5, X]
Find the value of X.
The pattern seems to be: .
Therefore: .
Just curious Soroban. Did you intuit the relation or did you have an analytical way?Quote:
Originally Posted by Soroban
Hello, KayPee!
The pattern seems to be: .
Therefore: .
-Dan
I can't be certain but I suspect Soroban tried a number of calculations until one worked.
Hello, HallsofIvy!
That's exactly what I did.
I have gotten complaints about constantly telling people on this and other boards to try something!