Given the first value, generate the next seven terms of the sequences like 1, 11, 21, 1211,
111221, 312211, 13112221, 1113213211.
I know how to generate a particular term but I am unable to do this
Given the first value, generate the next seven terms of the sequences like 1, 11, 21, 1211,
111221, 312211, 13112221, 1113213211.
I know how to generate a particular term but I am unable to do this
Seems familiar....
Building a Logic! - C++ Forum
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I think I recognise that pattern from a TED-ed Video that I saw a long time ago.... I can't find the actual video right now but I this is a similar copy of the video by someone else that popped up first as per what I searched.
YouTube
You've already figured out the logic for finding the next term if you solve manually but coding the same thing in a loop is quite difficult. Try counting the longest sequence of same numbers together and add the count with the current sequence number being counted to a string.
Ex: 11122
Count longest string of same numbers together...
3 1's
Add the 3 and 1 to your string
Continue parsing the string to find the next longest string of same numbers...
2 2's
Add 2 and 2 to your string
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(for different kinds of inputs)
There is someone who devised a mathematical solution to determine the N'th term of the sequence but I cannot remember/find the link to where I saw a more efficient solution compared to what I had made as my solution literally parsed through 7 of the previous string of numbers to find the 8th number.
A code would do please, thanks.
Originally Posted by Euno
I don't think "a code" (LMAO) is necessary since code (in lots of languages, including C++) for generating and printing this sequence is available all over the place and a simple google search away.
Edit: If you cannot use google to find the solution or write the solution yourself (both options are so trivial that a 5-year-old could do it), perhaps you should give up on programming. Just a thought. All your code are belong to us.
Last edited by Hodor; 10-31-2019 at 11:32 PM.
If you insist on a solution without trying first (i.e. provide us a code where we can see what you've tried), then I agree to what @Hodor has to say....
Here you go:
Look-and-Say Sequence - GeeksforGeeks
I can't find the more efficient solution that I mentioned in my #3 post though.... don't know what I'd googled the last time I ever saw the solution
