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1, 1, 1 was actually the test case that clued me in that n^1, n^2, n^3 couldn't be the right solution.

• tikhonj 11y ago
  n=1? But I totally see why it would cause you to pause and rethink your original idea :).
  • techonup 11y ago
    The point is that it didn't work, so exponentiation was out the window.
    • tikhonj 11y ago
      My point was that 1,1,1 is 1^1,1^2,1^3 and actually fits the pattern :).
      • firethief 11y ago
        Right - by fitting the pattern but failing the actual criterion, it disproves the consecutive exponents hypothesis.