ran@ho95b.UUCP (RANeinast) (04/10/85)
>> >> What is the next number in the series >> 2, 3, 5, 7, ... >> > I sure hope that the next number is 11. Primes, right? >(Boy will I feel dumb if this isn't the right answer.) I thought the next number was 8. The series is "obviously" the value of (12+x+6*x^2-x^3)/6 for x=0,1,2,3. Now just plug in x=4. -- ". . . and shun the frumious Bandersnatch." Robert Neinast (ihnp4!ho95b!ran) AT&T-Bell Labs