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#1 2010-06-25 07:22:01
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Catch Me If You Can!
I'll be posting some puzzles (sort of) that i'll work upon all by myself! Catch me if you can!!
1. What's the missing term?
1.20 , 5.60 , ? , 15.16 , 21.22
(hint: α β )
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#2 2010-07-04 19:33:41
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2. What are the "next three terms" in the following sequence?
Z H H Z H Z H Z Z Z H Z H Z ? ? ?
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#3 2010-07-07 08:53:24
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3. Find the missing terms in the following sequence...
E O E R E ? N T E ? N E N N N ?
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#4 2010-07-16 03:28:09
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Why did the chicken cross the Mobius Band?
To get to the other ...um...!!!
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#5 2010-07-16 04:59:24
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you probably meant Q3? coz there are no Xs or Ns in Q2.
But for Q2 
I'm safe 
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#6 2010-07-16 07:34:39
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wintersolstice wrote:you probably meant Q3? coz there are no Xs or Ns in Q2.
But for both the questionsI'm safe
Yes your right I'm meant Q3!
Why did the chicken cross the Mobius Band?
To get to the other ...um...!!!
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#7 2010-07-17 00:20:16
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Q1 is
? 
EDIT: hi, it's my first spost in this forum. i m new. thanks
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#8 2010-07-17 17:22:51
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ZHero wrote:wintersolstice wrote:you probably meant Q3? coz there are no Xs or Ns in Q2.
But for both the questionsI'm safe
Yes your right I'm meant Q3!
PEFECT!! 
I need to run now....
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#9 2010-07-17 17:24:52
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Q1 is
?
EDIT: hi, it's my first spost in this forum. i m new. thanks
Welcome to tha forum SpaceX!!
and for your answer...
have a closer look at the hint... its easy!
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#10 2010-07-23 00:21:46
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#11 2010-07-23 03:19:44
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?
Sorry again.... 
SpaceX (I like ur handle 
)
Here's a bigger hint: Its related to sounds!!
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#12 2011-04-01 20:24:58
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Q1. What's the missing term?
1.20 , 5.60 , ? , 15.16 , 21.22
(hint: α β )
Q2. What are the "next three terms" in the following sequence?
Z H H Z H Z H Z Z Z H Z H Z ? ? ?
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wintersolstice
Q3. Find the missing terms in the following sequence...
E O E R E ? N T E ? N E N N . . .
Q4. Find the next three terms.
3, 5, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 8, 11, 10, 9, 11, ?, ?, ?, . . .
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#13 2011-04-01 20:42:28
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Hi ZHero,
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
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#14 2011-04-01 20:53:25
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Re: Catch Me If You Can!
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
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#15 2011-04-01 21:48:29
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Hi ZHero,
Well done gAr!!
Both the answers are correct!!
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#16 2011-04-01 21:52:44
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Re: Catch Me If You Can!
Q1. What's the missing term?
1.20 , 5.60 , ? , 15.16 , 21.22
(hint: α β )
Q2. What are the "next three terms" in the following sequence?
Z H H Z H Z H Z Z Z H Z H Z ? ? ?
⇒ Solved
by
gAr
Q3. Find the missing terms in the following sequence...
E O E R E ? N T E ? N E N N . . .
⇒ Solved
by
wintersolstice
also
⇒ Solved
by
gAr
Q4. Find the next three terms.
3, 5, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 8, 11, 10, 9, 11, ?, ?, ?, . . .
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#17 2011-04-01 21:56:21
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Re: Catch Me If You Can!
Hi ZHero,
Thank you.
I'm not able to solve Q1 even with the hints provided!
And wintersolstice solved Q3, not Q2
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
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#18 2011-04-01 22:30:28
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Corrected the error. Thank you gAr!
For Q1, you just need to relate it with some pattern in English alphabet. 
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#19 2011-04-01 22:59:46
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Hi ZHero,
I was searching about greek alphabets!
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
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#20 2011-04-01 23:09:18
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Well done gAr!!
That's correct!
If two or more thoughts intersect, there has to be a point!
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#21 2011-04-01 23:11:15
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Re: Catch Me If You Can!
Q1. What's the missing term?
1.20 , 5.60 , ? , 15.16 , 21.22
(hint: α β )
⇒ Solved
by
gAr
Q2. What are the "next three terms" in the following sequence?
Z H H Z H Z H Z Z Z H Z H Z ? ? ?
⇒ Solved
by
gAr
Q3. Find the missing terms in the following sequence...
E O E R E ? N T E ? N E N N . . .
⇒ Solved
by
wintersolstice
also
⇒ Solved
by
gAr
Q4. Find the next three terms.
3, 5, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 8, 11, 10, 9, 11, ?, ?, ?, . . .
If two or more thoughts intersect, there has to be a point!
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#22 2011-04-02 00:57:29
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Re: Catch Me If You Can!
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
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#23 2011-04-02 01:24:17
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Outstanding indeed gAr!! That was a tough one!
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#24 2011-04-02 01:42:39
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So tough that I had to cheat!
http://oeis.org/
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"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
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#25 2011-04-02 01:49:11
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Oh!! I didn't know if OEIS had this series in it!
I'll make sure that no one cheats from neXt time!
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