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  • L leppie

    2795 :) f(x) = round(-179.9813978 + 307.4704136*x + -167.4867127*x*x + 44.99822836*x*x*x)

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    Gary Wheeler
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    Wolfram Alpha, anyone? Or is Mathematica your bitch?

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    • D Dalek Dave

      Because that is reserved for larger values of Pi.

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      My current guess would be 5^x = 3125

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        Wolfram Alpha, anyone? Or is Mathematica your bitch?

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        Gary Wheeler wrote:

        Wolfram Alpha, anyone? Or is Mathematica your bitch?

        Neither. Used http://creativemachines.cornell.edu/eureqa[^] :) Trying to find an 'integer' solution though. But 4 points is a little too little to infer a pattern :(

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        • L leppie

          I went brute force ;p See my latest answer.

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          Do me one favor: Please try out the factors of 1, 5, 3.6 and 2 I got for X = 1, 2, 3 ,4 in this math software. What factor would be for x = 5?

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            Do me one favor: Please try out the factors of 1, 5, 3.6 and 2 I got for X = 1, 2, 3 ,4 in this math software. What factor would be for x = 5?

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            Not quite sure how to input that into the software :(

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              Not quite sure how to input that into the software :(

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              input the points (1,1), (2,5), (3, 3.6) and (4, 2). I would like to know the value for (5, ?). I guessed that value to be 1 and then f(5) would be 3125. If your program can extrapolate a more precise value, we will se how good your brute force result and mine match.

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              • U unknowndentified10111

                Someone ask me this IQ Test and I got really annoyed when I found out the answer. Here it is: If 1 = 5, and 2 = 125, and 3 = 450, and 4 = 1250, then 5 = ?

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                • U unknowndentified10111

                  Someone ask me this IQ Test and I got really annoyed when I found out the answer. Here it is: If 1 = 5, and 2 = 125, and 3 = 450, and 4 = 1250, then 5 = ?

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                  • U unknowndentified10111

                    Someone ask me this IQ Test and I got really annoyed when I found out the answer. Here it is: If 1 = 5, and 2 = 125, and 3 = 450, and 4 = 1250, then 5 = ?

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                    • U unknowndentified10111

                      Someone ask me this IQ Test and I got really annoyed when I found out the answer. Here it is: If 1 = 5, and 2 = 125, and 3 = 450, and 4 = 1250, then 5 = ?

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                      • U unknowndentified10111

                        Someone ask me this IQ Test and I got really annoyed when I found out the answer. Here it is: If 1 = 5, and 2 = 125, and 3 = 450, and 4 = 1250, then 5 = ?

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                        As is often the case, there are an infinite number of correct answers. Examples: the cubic polynomial yields: 5 => 2785 one of the infinite number of fourth order polynomials yields: 5 => -1155 :)

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                        • L Luc Pattyn

                          As is often the case, there are an infinite number of correct answers. Examples: the cubic polynomial yields: 5 => 2785 one of the infinite number of fourth order polynomials yields: 5 => -1155 :)

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                          Except that IQ tests don't usually require curve fitting software. There is a pattern here - that's the IQ bit. At the moment mine is 75.

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                            Except that IQ tests don't usually require curve fitting software. There is a pattern here - that's the IQ bit. At the moment mine is 75.

                            Peter Wasser

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                            pwasser wrote:

                            mine is 75

                            You're half asleep then? :)

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                              pwasser wrote:

                              mine is 75

                              You're half asleep then? :)

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                              Luc Pattyn wrote:

                              You're half asleep then?

                              Yes that's my excuse.

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                                Except that IQ tests don't usually require curve fitting software. There is a pattern here - that's the IQ bit. At the moment mine is 75.

                                Peter Wasser

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                                pwasser wrote:

                                don't usually require curve fitting

                                then it is 990 :)

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                                • U unknowndentified10111

                                  Someone ask me this IQ Test and I got really annoyed when I found out the answer. Here it is: If 1 = 5, and 2 = 125, and 3 = 450, and 4 = 1250, then 5 = ?

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                                  "1" was the logical answer, but, as it wasn't confirmed, I tried to examine this as a what's-next-in-series type of question. This just didn't make it, and, as it was presented as part of an IQ test, brute force methods are (should be) excluded. So I googled "1=5 2=25" and came up with: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid=2570697c07e3c6e3&hl=en[^] The poster of the question (a level seven whatever it is) congratulated other posters on their correct answer: 1 So why, exactly, were you annoyed?

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                                    "1" was the logical answer, but, as it wasn't confirmed, I tried to examine this as a what's-next-in-series type of question. This just didn't make it, and, as it was presented as part of an IQ test, brute force methods are (should be) excluded. So I googled "1=5 2=25" and came up with: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid=2570697c07e3c6e3&hl=en[^] The poster of the question (a level seven whatever it is) congratulated other posters on their correct answer: 1 So why, exactly, were you annoyed?

                                    "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                                    "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert

                                    "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                                    W∴ Balboos wrote:

                                    So I googled "1=5 2=25"

                                    You googled wrong :(

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                                      W∴ Balboos wrote:

                                      So I googled "1=5 2=25"

                                      You googled wrong :(

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                                      leppie wrote:

                                      You googled wrong

                                      We clearly disagree on the attack strategy expected by the poser of the question (we never actually saw the original preposition). The IQ-test reference is the closest we have to determining expectations. I invoke Occam's razor .

                                      "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                                      "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert

                                      "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                                        leppie wrote:

                                        You googled wrong

                                        We clearly disagree on the attack strategy expected by the poser of the question (we never actually saw the original preposition). The IQ-test reference is the closest we have to determining expectations. I invoke Occam's razor .

                                        "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                                        "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert

                                        "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                                        W∴ Balboos wrote:

                                        we never actually saw the original preposition

                                        If 1 is the correct answer which it could well be then this is not an IQ test.

                                        Peter Wasser

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                                          leppie wrote:

                                          You googled wrong

                                          We clearly disagree on the attack strategy expected by the poser of the question (we never actually saw the original preposition). The IQ-test reference is the closest we have to determining expectations. I invoke Occam's razor .

                                          "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                                          "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert

                                          "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                                          You are wrong. The 5th value is certainly not 1. The function to calculate the values is f(x) = 5^X. f(1) = 5 f(2) = 25 f(3) = 125 f(4) = 625 f(5) = 3125

                                          I'm invincible, I can't be vinced

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