document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1152504>Question 1152504</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to find the solution for the following sequence:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2,3,4,7,8,11,? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "As tutor @ikleyn says in her response, it is impossible to find THE answer to any problem like this, because ANY next number makes a valid sequence.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So any time spent trying to find an answer is ultimately a waste of time, because it is impossible to know what the \"right\" answer is.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Spend a few moments, if you want to, looking for some simple pattern; but any more than that is pointless.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this case, if you split the given sequence into two intertwined sequences, you can see what a POSSIBLE answer is:<br><PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">\r\n" );
document.write( "  2   4   8   ?\r\n" );
document.write( "    3   7   11   ?</PRE><BR>\n" );
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