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Relentless

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Registered: 2015-12-15

Posts: 631

Re: Number Theory

Hello!

I just thought I'd drop in and mention that your recursive formula, bob, and your explicit one, bobbym, predict exactly the same sums for S72, S100, S80, etc. It's not exactly a proof, but I am one who thinks that extremely conclusive confirmation is often practically indistinguishable from proof. I hereby declare this problem solved

Last edited by Relentless (2016-01-03 20:52:55)

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Number Theory

There are certain cases where that phrase "extremely conclusive confirmation" will fail. Although, I consider them pathological they do exist.

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