Mathematics

Mila Cooley

8 July, 19:21

Which of the following methods can be used to construct a pattern of 10 numbers for which it would be mathematically impossible to predict the 11th term?

Check all that apply.

A. Make a pattern from winning lottery tickets.

B. Make a pattern, starting with 2, where each number is the next digit of e (2.71828 ...)

C. Make a pattern where each number is the square of the number before it, plus 7 times the cube of the number before that.

D. Make a pattern by counting the number of letters in each word of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, starting with the first word.

E. Make a pattern by asking each of 10 friends what their favorite number is.