Re: number sequence



On Tue, 30 Aug 2005, Russ wrote:

> Hi:
>
> How should I go about trying to determine the equation that results in
> a number sequence like this:
>
> 2, 6, 22, 86, 342...
>
> I see the difference between each term is a power of 2 but am stuck on
> how to determine equation. e.g. difference between 86 and 342 is 2^8.
>
> thanks,
> russ

Hint: the general term will be:

(first constant) + (second constant) * (appropriate power of 2).

(Find more under "difference equations" on Google.)

Cheers, ZVK(Slavek)
.

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