SOLUTION: 0 , 1 , 1 , 3 , 10 , 103 , x, y Find x , y

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Question 1207332: 0 , 1 , 1 , 3 , 10 , 103 , x, y
Find x , y

Found 3 solutions by ikleyn, greenestamps, math_tutor2020:
Answer by ikleyn(52787) About Me  (Show Source):
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Makes no sense.



Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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Presumably this is a question where we are supposed to determine the next two numbers in the sequence.

In that case, it is not a math question at all; it is merely a guessing game. Any two next numbers will make a valid sequence. In fact, x and y don't even have to be numbers; you can put ANYTHING for x and y and have a valid sequence. So, for example, the sequence as given -- "0 , 1 , 1 , 3 , 10 , 103 , x, y" -- is as good an answer as any.

If this is supposed to be a math problem, with two numbers for x and y, then the only way to find THE answer is to ask the author of the problem what the answer is.


Answer by math_tutor2020(3817) About Me  (Show Source):
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Sequence problems like this are fundamentally flawed.

Why is that?
Check out my previous response on this page for more information.
https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Sequences-and-series/Sequences-and-series.faq.question.1195799.html
The summary of what I mention is that the sequence 1,2,4 could have infinitely many possible numbers as the fourth term; questions that ask about the next term are often too vague to answer. Further context is needed.