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 Post subject: Next number in a sequence
PostPosted: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:43:39 UTC 
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Im not really sure this is where this belongs but :
Whats the next number in this sequence and is there a most efficient way to solve sequesces?
7,-3,10,-13,23,-36,59,____ :confused:

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PostPosted: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:54:20 UTC 
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westworld wrote:
Im not really sure this is where this belongs but :
Whats the next number in this sequence and is there a most efficient way to solve sequesces?
7,-3,10,-13,23,-36,59,____ :confused:


There is no way to tell what the next number will be unless you know more about the sequence. What it APPEARS to be doing is a_{n+2}=a_{n}-a_{n+1}

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