SOLUTION: 3, , , 17, , ,

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Question 1048127: 3, , , 17, , ,
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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An arithmetic sequence might work.
i=1 gives 3, and i=4 gives 17.

Let d be the common difference to successive terms.
The difference from i=1 to i=4 is 3d and this takes the sequence from element 3 to element 17.

3%2B3d=17

3d=17-3
3d=14
d=14%2F3
Therefore, an arithmetic sequence can be 3%2B%28n-1%29%2814%2F3%29; but other patterns may also be possible, but maybe giving other elements different values for indices not ( i=1 and i=4 ).

Answer by ikleyn(52788) About Me  (Show Source):
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