Monday, September 21, 2009

Series Story

Till how many terms can you carry on the following series:

The series starts with A3, B1, C1, continues with G2, H2, J2, K2, and so on . . .?

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14 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Is the question right? I can't see any patterns in the series.

September 21, 2009 9:33 AM  
Blogger Ragknot said...

This super easy.

I can carry on any series, no matter how many terms given.

There's one catch.... they probably may not match what you considered "the desired series".

September 21, 2009 11:29 AM  
Blogger Ragknot said...

an edit, but not trashed.

There's one catch.... they may not match what you considered "the desired series".

September 21, 2009 11:31 AM  
Blogger Chris said...

I don't get it either. You got another bone for us, Ragknot, please?

September 21, 2009 11:40 AM  
Blogger Chris said...

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September 21, 2009 11:48 AM  
Blogger Chris said...

Hi Ragknot. Is your sneaky trick along the lines, just repeat what's given over and over (i.e. a cyclic series)? If so, any given can be continued indefinitely. Nice :)

September 21, 2009 11:58 AM  
Blogger Ragknot said...

continue this series....


A3, B1, C1,....... G2, H2, J2, K2, . . .

with this

B#, C!, D!,....... H@, J@, K@, L@.......

September 21, 2009 1:43 PM  
Blogger Ragknot said...

In case someone did not catch my drift, let me know and I'll snow you again.

September 21, 2009 1:46 PM  
Blogger Chris said...

Hi Ragknot, you certainly snowed me :) Problem that leaves is we are being asked to find how many terms are there to go - if I've understood your last response (I probably haven't) the number of terms is a function of how many printable characters there are - and that may be open to debate. In which case the question isn't very good. As usual, I'm optimistic that the question is a "proper" one and not to do with some song lyrics that I've never heard of etc. Put that another way, if my last answer was wrong, I haven't a clue.

It doesn't look like the periodic table in code - I wonder if that's the kind of approach needed. Thanks for, um, er, whatever you said ;)

September 21, 2009 2:02 PM  
Blogger Chris said...

I've just read the first line of the question again, my answer is absolutely none at all :)

September 21, 2009 2:06 PM  
Blogger Ragknot said...

When the question is illogical, what's wrong with an illogical answer?

Prehaps the question was logical, but to me, I think my answer stiil fits.

There was no proper question presented, so there could not be a proper response.

September 21, 2009 2:13 PM  
Blogger Chris said...

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September 21, 2009 2:16 PM  
Blogger Chris said...

Hi Ragknot. My last wasn't a response to your last post. I've decided to assume that the question is correct and logical (especicially as it's labelled "logic" alone). I hope you didn't interpret my response as that you're answer was wrong - although I now suspect that, but that's only because of what I fancied I noticed. Right or wrong I enjoy your answers, and I'm quite sure you deliberately publish joke answers, I don't always know which is which though (as you intended).

September 21, 2009 2:23 PM  
Blogger Chris said...

I deleted my 2:16 PM post, as it was the most idiotic thing I've published in my entire life.

September 21, 2009 2:39 PM  

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