Posers and Puzzles
24 May 10
This one may be too difficult to solve by inspection, so I'll provide the hint that I thought of this series based on the similar thread started by Agerg a few days ago.
I'll start by listing the first 10 elements of the series. The goal to is identify the next number in the series. I'll provide additional numbers if I think they'll help, or if you ask nicely.
41, 82, 23, 64, 5, 46, 87, 28, 69, 10
Originally posted by forkedknight
This one may be too difficult to solve by inspection, so I'll provide the hint that I thought of this series based on the similar thread started by Agerg a few days ago.
I'll start by listing the first 10 elements of the series. The goal to is identify the next number in the series. I'll provide additional numbers if I think they'll help, or if you ask nicely.
41, 82, 23, 64, 5, 46, 87, 28, 69, 10
41
Originally posted by forkedknightThe llast number 10 I don't understand. If it was a plain zero, I'd know the series. Or rather the cycle.
This one may be too difficult to solve by inspection, so I'll provide the hint that I thought of this series based on the similar thread started by Agerg a few days ago.
I'll start by listing the first 10 elements of the series. The goal to is identify the next number in the series. I'll provide additional numbers if I think they'll help, or if you ask nicely.
41, 82, 23, 64, 5, 46, 87, 28, 69, 10
Edit: wait... What about
51
?Originally posted by luskinVery good guys, I was trying to center the problem around finding the 100th prime (541) and modulo 100, but my puzzler creating skill (and my modular arithmetic skills) are obviously lacking.
Yes, [hidden]51[/hidden] looks good.
Let's try another.
Same vain of thought, hopefully a less obvious algorithm.
1, 30, 38, 53, 26, 62, 35, 50, 58, 10
Originally posted by forkedknightNot as quick of a response to this one, so I'll provide another hint.
Very good guys, I was trying to center the problem around finding the 100th prime (541) and modulo 100, but my puzzler creating skill (and my modular arithmetic skills) are obviously lacking.
Let's try another.
Same vain of thought, hopefully a less obvious algorithm.
1, 30, 38, 53, 26, 62, 35, 50, 58, 10
The modulus is 77.