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Nils-Ake

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n^2

I have just realized

bobbym

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Re: n^2

Hi;

From your table we get the difference equation,

with

when solved for we get

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Nils-Ake

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Re: n^2

Thanks bobby I think the symmetry is pretty cool!

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Re: n^2

Hi;

I do not know whether it is original but I have never seen it put like that so thanks for posting it.

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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Agnishom

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Re: n^2

Hi;

From your table we get the difference equation,

with

when solved for we get

What does this mean?

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Re: n^2

Take a look at the table he constructed and think iteratively.

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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Bob

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Re: n^2

hi Nils-Ake

Many of my posts have diagrams.  Here's one for your discovery. 

Bob

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Nehushtan

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Re: n^2

http://www.mathisfunforum.com/viewtopic.php?id=20211

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antonrasmussen

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Re: n^2

Interested to hear more on how you stumbled onto this . . . were you working on something? Playing around?

Also, this seems to relate to Pascal's triangle . . . is there a connection there?

-Anton

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