rocdocmac Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 Replace the question marks below with the missing numbers. The connection is the same between each line of three numbers. 5 ? 575 2 3 ? ? ? 3968 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CaptainEd Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Here’s one solution Could be a, b, (b*a^2) 5 23 575 2 3 12 8 62 3968 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rocdocmac Posted November 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 Spoiler You'll probably get more than one solution this way, but that is not the answer that I'm looking for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rocdocmac Posted November 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 Spoiler Hint: the operation from b to c is the same as from a to b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 CaptainEd Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 Much more satisfying, thank you! Naming the columns a, b, c b = a x a - 1 c = b x b - 1 5 24 575 2 3 8 8 63 3968 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Replace the question marks below with the missing numbers. The connection is the same between each line of three numbers.
5 ? 575
2 3 ?
? ? 3968
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