DAY 44

Comment

In both sequences the terms increase more and more rapidly, but do the terms in P stay ahead or do the terms in Q overtake?
In P the terms increase by 5, then 10, then 15, then 20, then ... .
In Q the terms increase by 1, then 2, then 4, then 8, then ... .
It might help to write down a few more terms for P and for Q.

Answer

Q passes 1000 first.

Readers' methods

Little Jim, Milton Keynes:
Q increases much more rapidly than P.
The gap between the terms in P increases by 5 each time.
In Q, the gap keeps doubling, so the terms get bigger faster.

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