Figure out the pattern

Algebra Level 2

Find the next number in the following sequence. 1 , 2 , 4 , 7 , 13 , 24 , 44 , . . . 1, 2, 4, 7, 13, 24, 44, ...


The answer is 81.

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2 solutions

Chew-Seong Cheong
Jun 29, 2018

Define a Fibonacci-like sequence { G n } n N \{G_n\}_{n \in \mathbb N} as follows. G 0 = 0 G_0 =0 , G 1 = 1 G_1 = 1 , G 2 = 1 G_2 = 1 , and G n = G n 1 + G n 2 + G n 3 G_n = G_{n-1}+G_{n-2}+G_{n-3} . Then the first few values of G n G_n are:

G 0 = 0 G 1 = 1 G 2 = 1 G 3 = 2 0 + 1 + 1 G 4 = 4 1 + 1 + 2 G 5 = 7 1 + 2 + 4 G 6 = 13 2 + 4 + 7 G 6 = 24 4 + 7 + 13 G 7 = 44 7 + 13 + 24 G 8 = 81 13 + 24 + 44 \begin{array} {cccc} G_0 = 0 & G_1 = 1 & G_2 = 1 & \underbrace{G_3 = 2}_{0+1+1} \\ \underbrace{G_4 = 4}_{1+1+2} & \underbrace{G_5 = 7}_{1+2+4} & \underbrace{G_6 = 13}_{2+4+7} & \underbrace{G_6 = 24}_{4+7+13} \\ \underbrace{G_7 = 44}_{7+13+24} & \underbrace{G_8 = \boxed{81}}_{13+24+44} & \cdots \end{array}

The sequence is a generalization of Fibonacci numbers. Each term is the total of the previous three numbers. Therefore the result is 13+24+44=81.

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