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OpenStudy (anonymous):

please help me find the # pattern.....2,4,8,16,30,_,_,_,186,_,

OpenStudy (amistre64):

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OpenStudy (amistre64):

so id say it goes: ,,, 52,84,128

OpenStudy (amistre64):

thatll do it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

howd you get that?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

its a 3deep difference equation, by luck

OpenStudy (amistre64):

2 4 8 16 30 +2 +4 +8 +14 +2 +4 +6 +2 +2

OpenStudy (amistre64):

2 4 8 16 30+22 = 52 + 32 = 84 +2 +4 +8 +14+8 = 22+10 = 32 +2 +4 +6+2 = 8 +2 = 10 +2 +2

OpenStudy (amistre64):

do you see it?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

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OpenStudy (amistre64):

follows something like that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

unfortunately...no :(

OpenStudy (amistre64):

its a trick that sometimes works; you find the difference between each term, and keep doing that deeper and deeper into it till a pattern emerges at the bottom

OpenStudy (amistre64):

|dw:1314577447928:dw| i went 3 levels deep into it to find it

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