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the positive integers are arranged in the pattern illustrated below if this pattern continues indefinitely, what is the number immediately above 39863?

1  2 5 10 17 26

3  4 7 12 19 28

6  8 9 14 21 30

11 13 15 16 23 32

18 20 22 24 25 34

27 29 31 33 35 36

 

Source: https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/misc/Miscellaneous_Word_Problems.faq.question.1131667.html

 

Let row = n

Let column = k

 

Formula:

T(n,k)=(k1)2+2n1nkT(n,k)=(n1)2+2kn>k

Source: http://oeis.org/search?q=a185725&sort=&language=english

 

1. 39863=199.657nmin=199nmax=200

 

 

T(200,k)=(2001)2+2kn>k39863=1992+2k2k=3986319922k=262k=131

 

The number immediately above:

T(199,131)=(1991)2+2131n>kT(199,131)=1982+2131T(199,131)=39466

 

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