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# A special sequence of numbers is written as 2, 9, 28, 65, 12

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A special sequence of numbers is written as 2, 9, 28, 65, 126 …….Find the ratio of the 7th term to the 15th term.

A. 1/4
B. 1/2
C. 129/422
D. 43/422
E. 43/129

couldn't get the logic behind the terms in the sequence
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Sequence is

$$1^3+1...2^3+1...3^3+1.....7^3+1.....15^3+1$$

Ratio thus is

$$\frac{7^3+1}{15^3+1}$$

Not sure what the quick way to simplify this is...

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A special sequence of numbers is written as 2, 9, 28, 65, 126 …….Find the ratio of the 7th term to the 15th term.

A. 1/4
B. 1/2
C. 129/422
D. 43/422
E. 43/129

couldn't get the logic behind the terms in the sequence

The series as pointed out already is $$(1^3+1) , (2^3+1) , (3^3+1) , (4^3+1)..$$
So, ratio of the 7th term to the 15th term = $$7^3+1/15^3+1$$

Simplify it as $$(7+1)(7^2 - 7*1 + 1)/(15+1)(15^2 - 15*1 + 1)$$
because $$a^3 + b^3 = (a+b)(a^2-ab+b^2)$$

So, our ratio is $$8*43/16*211 = 43/422$$

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13 Jan 2014, 10:39
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Sequence is

$$1^3+1...2^3+1...3^3+1.....7^3+1.....15^3+1$$

Ratio thus is

$$\frac{7^3+1}{15^3+1}$$

Not sure what the quick way to simplify this is...

Well I'll tel you what I did

You end up with 344/3375

I just used what I call 'Brute Force Heavy discount shorcut' and ended up with 3/33 = 1/11 approx

So among the answer choices the only one that made sence was D

Not sure if there is another approach that might be more elegant

Cheers!
J

PS. After reflecting on this...

Actually what one can do is the following:

Once you get to (7/15)^3 then this is approx 1/8

Only answer choice that even comes close to 1/8 is answer choice D

Hence D it is!

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