The Perrin sequence is a series of numbers where:P(1) = 3, P(2) = 0, P(3) = 2 P(n) = P(n-2) + P(n-3) for n 3
The sequence begins: 3, 0, 2, 3, 2, 5, 5, 7, 10, 12, 17, ...Write a Python program to find a given number in the Perrin sequence.Use this to determine what is the sum of the 40th number and the 47th number in the Perrin sequence?Verification:4th Perrin number = 3 7th Perrin number = 5 Sum of 4th and 7th = 8 You may use the following for this question.Python InterpretersOnline Python Interpreter - online editor (onlinegdb.com) Python Tutor: Learn Python, JavaScript, C, C++, and Java programming by visualizing codeOnline Python Compiler (Interpreter) (programiz.com)Python ResourcesLearn Python Programming (programiz.com) Python Tutorial (w3schools.com)3.11.7 Documentation (python.org)https://www.pythoncheatsheet.org/

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The Perrin sequence is a series of numbers where:P(1) = 3, P(2) = 0, P(3) = 2 P(n) = P(n-2) + P(n-3) for n > 3
The sequence begins: 3, 0, 2, 3, 2, 5, 5, 7, 10, 12, 17, ...Write a Python program to find a given number in the Perrin sequence.Use this to determine what is the sum of the 40th number and the 47th number in the Perrin sequence?Verification:4th Perrin number = 3 7th Perrin number = 5 Sum of 4th and 7th = 8 You may use the following for this question.Python InterpretersOnline Python Interpreter - online editor (onlinegdb.com) Python Tutor: Learn Python, JavaScript, C, C++, and Java programming by visualizing codeOnline Python Compiler (Interpreter) (programiz.com)Python ResourcesLearn Python Programming (programiz.com) Python Tutorial (w3schools.com)3.11.7 Documentation (python.org)https://www.pythoncheatsheet.org/

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We start by restating what the problem asks: compute the Perrin sequence values P(n) with P(1)=3, P(2)=0, P(3)=2 and P(n)=P(n-2)+P(n-3) for n>3, and then find the sum P(40) + P(47). The provided answer options are a list of numbers formatted with thousands separators. Noting that the sequence grows relatively quickly, the exact values for P(40) and P(47) are large, and their sum is a single integer; the task is to pick the option that matches that sum, if any option is correct.

Option 1: 20,357,360
- Why this might seem plausible to a casual glance: there are many large-looking options, which could reflect the large size of Perrin numbers at n=40 and n=47 combined. However, without actual computation, this remains speculative.
- What’s wrong: there is no justification here beyond a guess. The Perrin sequence follows a specific recurrence, and random large numbers are unlikely to be the correct sum unless they align with the true P(40) + P(47).

Option 2: 20,357,580
- This is another large number in the same ballpark as option 1. The reasoning pitfall is the same: without calculation, you cannot reliably choose based on magnitude alone.
- What’s wrong: lacks any link to the recurrence, and changing a single digit from the true sum could easily be the case if one miscomputes, so this option remains unsupported.

Option 3: 20,357,470 ✓
- A checkmark is provided here, perhaps by the source to indicate it as chosen. However, the problem statement requires verification or calculation; the presence of a checkmark does not constitute mathematical validation.
- What’s wrong: unless you verify with the actual Perrin values, this option cannot be confirmed. It is not sufficient to rely on the checklist mark.

Option 4: 20,357,690
- Again, this is a nearby alternative; the mere proximity to other options does not guarantee correctness.
- What’s wrong: no derivation is shown, so this is not a justified selection.

Option 5: 20,357,250
- A different last three digits; the risk with such close values is high if a student miscomputes, but still requires a concrete calculation to justify.
- What’s wrong: lacking computation or reasoning tying it to P(40) + P(47).

Option 6: 20,357,800
- Yet another variant in the same approximate range; the same critique applies: no derivation presented.
- What’s wrong: incorrect justification; identical flaw as other guess-based options.

Option 7: 20,357,140
- Similar to the others; digits are altered, but without a derivation or reference to the recurrence, it’s just a guess.
- What’s wrong: no calculational backing against the Perrin recurrence.

Option 8: 20,357,910
- Again, a large guess with no shown computation.
- What’s wrong: cannot be trusted without demonstration via P(40) and P(47) values.

Option 9: 20,357,030
- A neighboring value; yet the same issue persists: no calculation provided.
- What’s wrong: lacks supporting steps or reference to a method to obtain the sum.

Option 10: 20,358,020
- The final option in the list; magnitude differs slightly from others, but still none are derived.
- What’s wrong: no computation or method shown to reach this exact sum.

Additional observation:
- The answer field accompanying the question contains a single number: 472564. This number does not appear among the provided options. This discrepancy suggests a mismatch between the computed correct result and the listed choices, or a formatting/rounding issue in the options. Since the task requires evaluating the given options, none of the listed numbers can be confidently identified as correct based on the information shown.

In sum, each option presents only a guess or a pattern-matching attempt without showing the necessary Perrin recurrence-based computation for P(40) and P(47). The presence of a separate answer value (472564) outside the options reinforces that the true sum is not represented here, and thus no option can be reasonably defended as correct without performing the explicit Perrin sequence calculations to verify P(40) and P(47).

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