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From: ran@ho95b.UUCP (RANeinast)
Newsgroups: net.puzzle
Subject: Re: Deriv of x! (Series, really)
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Date: Wed, 10-Apr-85 09:06:34 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr 10 09:06:34 1985
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>> 
>> 	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.
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Robert Neinast (ihnp4!ho95b!ran)
AT&T-Bell Labs