2,8,18,32,??

Also, 'splain your answer!

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deleted...I assume you're not looking for the obvious relation between yer numbers

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Originally posted by forkedknight
My answer is [hidden]50[/hidden]
Reasoning: [hidden]n(0) = 2; n(i) = 2+ n(i-1) + 4*i[/hidden]

*edit* quoting [hidden] tags defeats the purpose of them

Originally posted by forkedknight

Originally posted by sonhouse
yep, but what is that in the real world?

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This poser is not about math folks...unless I'm mistaken.

Originally posted by sonhouse
2,8,18,32,??

Also, 'splain your answer!

Originally posted by wolfgang59
Arent you just doubling squares?

In the real world that could be the areas of rectangles whose length is twice the width. ??????????

In fact, here is a different but related sequence that may help some folks:

4,20,40,84,??,222

You may well be right about what's intended, but when someone comes up with a simple mathematical relation (doubling squares) that works it's a bit difficult to say it's "wrong".

It's a fundamental problem with this sort of puzzle, in my opinion.

Originally posted by mtthw
You may well be right about what's intended, but when someone comes up with a simple mathematical relation (doubling squares) that works it's a bit difficult to say it's "wrong".

It's a fundamental problem with this sort of puzzle, in my opinion.

Originally posted by sonhouse
2,8,18,32,??

Also, 'splain your answer!

Originally posted by wolfgang59
Anything to do with electron shells?