document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1196736>Question 1196736</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How is the sequence given below generate?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1,4,3,9,9,2,3,7,3,6,1,2,7,2,9,4,4,8,2,2,6,2,6,9,8,2,6,7,6,7...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How can I find the next number in given series?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please help. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Frankly, the sequence was generated by the author of the sequence writing down a particular sequence of digits....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is absolutely no way to determine what the next number is that he was going to write -- unless you know him and can ask him.  ANY subsequent number(s) will form a valid sequence.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In ANY problem like this, where all you have is a sequence of numbers without any information about what kind of sequence it is, it is IMPOSSIBLE to know what the next number(s) are.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Spend as much (or as little!) time as you want looking for a pattern... knowing that any answer you come up with might not be \"right\".<br><BR>\n" );
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