SOLUTION: what is the incorrect number in the sequence 12,19,25,33,39.....and why?

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Question 789969: what is the incorrect number in the sequence 12,19,25,33,39.....and why?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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Only one of those numbers is prime.

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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They are all correct if you use the function



Where and so on.

You need to define the function you want to use to describe your sequence. The point is that ANY five number sequence can be exactly modeled by a 4th degree polynomial function.

John

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