Thread: Make the Equation

okay, i cant reamber how to make the equation for this problem and i need help:

okay it starts a 0, then the first number is 3000, second, 9000, third, 18000, 4th 30000 so on..

so it increases by 3000 for each time it adds, but i cant reamber how to make the problem, that was like 2 years agao

Originally Posted by Lammalord

okay, i cant reamber how to make the equation for this problem and i need help:

okay it starts a 0, then the first number is 3000, second, 9000, third, 18000, 4th 30000 so on..

so it increases by 3000 for each time it adds, but i cant reamber how to make the problem, that was like 2 years agao

The n-th term is:

s(n) = 3000*(n-1).

alternativly you can write it as:

s(1)=0,
s(n+1) = s(n) + 3000.

RonL

Originally Posted by Lammalord

okay, i cant reamber how to make the equation for this problem and i need help:
okay it starts a 0, then the first number is 3000, second, 9000, third, 18000, 4th 30000 so on..
so it increases by 3000 for each time it adds, but i cant reamber how to make the problem, that was like 2 years agao

Hi,

I rewrite your problem using a table:

Code:

  n       a_n         factorized
  1       3000       = 1 * 3000
  2       9000       = 3 * 3000
  3      18000       = 6 * 3000
  4      30000       = 10 * 3000
  ...    ......         ......

In general you need an equation : a_n = f * 3000, where f is a factor with respect to n.

As you may have noticed the factor is exactly the sum of the n:

Code:

  n     sum
  1       1
  2       1+2 = 3
  3       3+3 = 6
  4       6+4 = 10
  ...     ...

The sum of the first n positive integers is calculated by: S = (1/2)n(n+1)

So your equation becomes:

a_n = (1/2)n(n+1)*3000

EB

thanks for the equation guys, ya its sort of sad it wasnt even math homework or anything.. ill know to come back here if i ever have a problem again

Originally Posted by CaptainBlack

The n-th term is:

s(n) = 3000*(n-1).

alternativly you can write it as:

s(1)=0,
s(n+1) = s(n) + 3000.

RonL

What rubbish, next time read the question properly:

the sequence is: 0, 3000, 9000, 18000, 30000, ...

the n-th term is:

s(n)=3000*n*(n-1)/2

(differes from earboth's solution as his sequence starts with 3000, not with 0
as mine does)

RonL

i was wondering about that, it didnt work, but it did remind me how to set up thouse type's of qustions..