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Combination Series

Posted on - 20-04-2017

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Combination Series:

A number series which has more than one type of (arithmetic) operation performed or more than one series combined together is a combination series. The series that are combined can be two series of the same type or could be different types of series as described above. Let us look at some examples. .

First let us look at those series which are formed by more than one arithmetic operation performed on the terms to get the subsequent terms.

Consider the series: 2, 6, 10, 3, 9, 13, 4, 12, Here, the first term 2 is multiplied by 3 to get the second term, and 4 is added to get the third term. The next term is 3 (one more than the first term 2) and it is multiplied by 3 to get 9 (which is the next term) and then 4 is added to get the next term 13. The next term 4 (which is one more than 3) which is multiplied with 3 to get 12. Then 4 is added to this to get the next number 16.

Consider the series: 1, 2, 6, 21, 88, Here, we can observe that 88 is close to 4 times 21. It is in fact 21 x 4 + 4. So, if we now look at the previous term 21, it is related to the previous term 6 as 6 x 3 + 3. Now we get the general pattern: to get any term, multiply the previous term with k and then add k where k is a natural number with values in increasing order from 1.So, to get the second term, the first term has to be multiplied with 1 and then 1 is added. To get the third term, the second term is multiplied with 2 and then 2 is added and so on. Hence, after 88, the next term is 88 x 5 + 5, i.e., 445.

Now, let us look at a series that is formed by combining two (or more) different series. The two (or more) series can be of the same type or of different types described above. .

Consider the series: 8, 12, 9, 13, 10, 14, ... . . Here the 1', 3', 5th, ... terms which are 8, 9, 10, ..... form one series whereas the 2", 4th, 6th, etc. terms which are 12, 13, 14 form another series. Here, both series that are being combined are two simple constant difference series. Therefore the missing number will be the next term of the first series 8, 9, 10, ... which is equal to 11. .

Consider the series: 0, 7, 2, 17, 6, 31, 12, 49, 20, .... Here, the series consisting of l', 3rd, 5th, terms (i.e., the series consisting of the odd terms) which is 0, 2, 6, 12, 20, ... is combined with another series consisting of 2", 4th, 6th, ... terms (i.e., the series consisting of the even terms) which is 7, 17, 31, 49, ... . . The first series has the differences in increasing order 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and so on. The second series also has the difference in increasing order 10, 14, 18, Since, the last term 20 belongs to the first series, a number from the second series should follow next. The next term of the second series will be obtained by adding 22 to 49, that is 71.

Consider the series: 1, 1, 2, 4, 3, 9, 4, 16, ...... . . Here, one series consisting of odd terms, which is 1, 2, 3, 4, ...., is combined with the series of even terms which is 1, 4, 9, 16, ..... The first series is a series of natural numbers. The second series is the squares of natural numbers. Hence, the next term is 5. .

Consider the series: 1, 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, Here, the series of squares of natural numbers is combined with the series of cubes of natural numbers. The next term in the series will be 4.

Consider the series: 2, 4, 5, 9, 9, 16, 14, ? , 20, Here, we have to find out the term that should come in place of the question mark. The odd terms form one series 2, 5, 9, 14, 20, ….

where the difference is increasing the differences are 3, 4, 5, series is combined with the series of even terms 4, 9, 16, her c the terms are , squares of numbers 2, 3, 4,…..hence the terms that should come in place of the question mark is the next terms of the second series which is 5', i.e., 25.

 
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