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3, 9, 33
Find the next three numbers in this sequence:
3, 9, 33, 129, 513, ?, ?, ?
3, 9, 33, 129, 513, ?, ?, ?
Hint
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2049, 8193, 32769The numbers are the decimal form of the binary numbers when you take 11 (3), then add two 0's to the middle to get 1001 (9), and then add two more 0's to the middle to get 100001 (33) and so on:
11 = 3
1001 = 9
100001 = 33
10000001 = 129
1000000001 = 513
100000000001 = 2049
10000000000001 = 8193
1000000000000001 = 32769
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