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   Shriram Krishnamurthi (shriramk@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 04-May-2023 11:17:59 JST Shriram Krishnamurthi

   Kid has a math homework I can't figure out. What are the next 3 numbers in this sequence?

   2, 12, 36, 80

   [Teacher rarely makes typos, this is not meant to be a trick question, etc. This is late middle-school, so leave your fancy trig-and-beyond at home.]

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 04-May-2023 11:17:57 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • arclight

     @arclight @shriramk
     The correct answer is “Let’s consult the OEIS”

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     arclight (arclight@oldbytes.space)'s status on Thursday, 04-May-2023 11:17:59 JST arclight

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     @shriramk I hate these problems because there's always some implied or assumed formula. The unsatisfying (but IMO correct) answer is: As presented, there is not enough information to solve this problem.

     One solution they may be looking for is:
     2, 12, 36, 80, 150, 240, 356, ...