quote:Originally posted by Ddunk quote:Originally posted by John Anderton See the sequence is this .... 3, 12, 27, 48, 75, 108, 147 (1^2)*3 = 1 * 3 = 3 (2^2)*3 = 4 * 3 = 12 (3^2)*3 = 9 * 3 = 27 (4^2)*3 = 16 * 3 = 48 (5^2)*3 = 25 * 3 = 75 (6^2)*3 = 36 * 3 = 108 (7^2)*3 = 49 * 3 = 147 Nth term is (n^2)*3 ie ... n square into 3 (for ppl who may not understand the symbols but im sure most ppl do) Sequences start with 0 though, you're close, but the 0 need to equal 3
quote:Originally posted by John Anderton See the sequence is this .... 3, 12, 27, 48, 75, 108, 147 (1^2)*3 = 1 * 3 = 3 (2^2)*3 = 4 * 3 = 12 (3^2)*3 = 9 * 3 = 27 (4^2)*3 = 16 * 3 = 48 (5^2)*3 = 25 * 3 = 75 (6^2)*3 = 36 * 3 = 108 (7^2)*3 = 49 * 3 = 147 Nth term is (n^2)*3 ie ... n square into 3 (for ppl who may not understand the symbols but im sure most ppl do)