Geeks Talk

Prepare for your Next Interview


Welcome to the Geeks Talk forums.

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us.

find out the number.

This is a discussion on find out the number. within the Brainteasers forums, part of the Brain Gym category; Consider the following triangular arrangement of numbers. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 • • • • • • The middle ...

Go Back   Geeks Talk > Brain Gym > Brainteasers
Register Blogs FAQ Tag Cloud Calendar Mark Forums Read

Brainteasers The coolest place to post puzzles, riddles and brain teasers that tickle your brain.

Reply

 

LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 09-17-2006
Expert Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: India
Posts: 413
Thanks: 15
Thanked 43 Times in 31 Posts
jamesravid will become famous soon enough
find out the number.

Consider the following triangular arrangement of numbers.
1
2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
• • • • • •
The middle number of the 51st row is?

-- James.
Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 10-25-2006
Expert Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: India
Posts: 413
Thanks: 15
Thanked 43 Times in 31 Posts
jamesravid will become famous soon enough
Re: find out the number. -- Answer

It is obvious that line 'n' ends with the number n*(n+1)/2.

( line 2 ends with 2*3/2=3
line 3 ends with 3*4/2=6 and
line 4 ends with 4*5/2=10)

Therefore line 50 will end with the number 50*51/2 =1,275
middle number in the 51st row is the 26th number in the row.

Hence Middle number in the 51st row is 1,275 +26 = 1,301.

-- James.
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 01-24-2007
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: india
Posts: 1
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
vaniPrabhakar is on a distinguished road
Re: find out the number.

the middle no of 51 st row is 197
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 01-24-2007
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Bangalore
Posts: 7
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
toughrookie is on a distinguished road
Exclamation Re: find out the number.

is it 1300
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 01-24-2007
Expert Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: india,cochi,bangalore
Posts: 395
Thanks: 2
Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts
vmshenoy is on a distinguished road
Re: find out the number.

i think it is 1301!
James ravid please verify this!

bye
__________________
:)
NEVER SAY DIE.
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old 01-24-2007
Expert Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Bangalore
Posts: 252
Thanks: 4
Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts
Manojks is on a distinguished road
Re: find out the number.

Yeah i too think the answer is 1301...

Thanks
Manoj
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old 01-25-2007
Expert Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Pune
Posts: 279
Thanks: 6
Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts
smart_coder is on a distinguished road
Re: find out the number.

and I confirm it wud b 1301
Reply With Quote
  #8 (permalink)  
Old 01-25-2007
Expert Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Bengalooru (Formerly called Bangalore), India
Posts: 486
Thanks: 2
Thanked 29 Times in 28 Posts
kalayama is on a distinguished road
Re: find out the number.

Please check this
Quote:
Re: find out the number. -- Answer
It is obvious that line 'n' ends with the number n*(n+1)/2.

( line 2 ends with 2*3/2=3
line 3 ends with 3*4/2=6 and
line 4 ends with 4*5/2=10)

Therefore line 50 will end with the number 50*51/2 =1,275
middle number in the 51st row is the 26th number in the row.

Hence Middle number in the 51st row is 1,275 +26 = 1,301.

-- James.
James had already given answer.
(Second post in the thread)

Cheers!
Kalayama
__________________
[COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="2"]"If you are not living on the edge of your life, you are wasting space"[/SIZE][/COLOR]

Someone says "Impossible is nothing". The man next him says "Let me see you licking your elbow tip!"
Reply With Quote
Reply

  Geeks Talk > Brain Gym > Brainteasers

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads

Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Help to find the number of Apples StephenRaj Brainteasers 4 05-15-2007 02:24 AM
Next number in the series... jamesravid Brainteasers 12 11-14-2006 02:16 AM
Think and Pick the Odd Number nancyphilips Brainteasers 2 09-04-2006 04:07 AM
Find the Interesting Number christia Brainteasers 2 08-25-2006 04:22 PM
Find the next number RyanJames Brainteasers 2 08-16-2006 06:46 AM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 09:16 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.3.1
Copyright © 2009 GeekInterview.com. All Rights Reserved