Who Ordered the Pi? (Posted on 2003-04-21)

	Submitted by Bryan
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Like most questions (in life, as in Flooble-space), there is more than one possible answer. One solution is to define the nth term of this sequence as n^2 + (pi-36)(n-1)(n-2)(n-3)(n-4)(n-5)/5! For n=1 to 5, the second term equals zero. For n=6, the expression simplifies to 36 + (pi-36)*5!/5! = pi. The next term in this sequence (n=7) is 36 + (pi-36)6!/5! = 6*pi - 180

	Subject	Author	Date
	Alternative Methodology	K Sengupta	2008-04-02 05:54:31
	re: The 5th degree vs. The interrupted sequence	K Sengupta	2008-03-31 14:58:22
	re: Word problem???	K Sengupta	2008-03-31 13:49:42
	easy	Katie	2004-01-03 14:24:37
	easy	seth	2003-12-27 00:46:26
	re: Word problem???	Ahmed	2003-04-24 02:02:49
	re: Word problem???	Bryan	2003-04-22 05:03:54
	re: Word problem??? - maths bit	fwaff	2003-04-21 22:29:44
	Word problem???	fwaff	2003-04-21 22:00:33
	as Arsenio Hall said....	jude	2003-04-21 09:48:56
	The 5th degree vs. The interrupted sequence	Brian Smith	2003-04-21 05:52:35