document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=771505>Question 771505</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> which number comes next<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2,5,14,41,122 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2,5,14,41,122\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As you look into the sequence, you can see the pattern is: 3x-1=y<BR>\n" );
document.write( " (where x is the previous number in the sequence and y is the next number)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(2)-1= 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(5)-1= 14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(14)-1= 41\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and so on... so to find out which number comes next, input 122 for x and find out y:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(122)-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "366-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "365\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the next number in the sequence is 365 </SPAN>\n" );
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