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A007509 Numerator of Sum_{k=0..n} (-1)^k/(2*k+1).
(Formerly M2061)
10
1, 2, 13, 76, 263, 2578, 36979, 33976, 622637, 11064338, 11757173, 255865444, 1346255081, 3852854518, 116752370597, 3473755390832, 3610501179557, 3481569435902, 133330680156299, 129049485078524, 5457995496252709 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

0,2

COMMENTS

Denominators of convergents to 4/pi.

REFERENCES

P. Beckmann, A History of Pi. Golem Press, Boulder, CO, 2nd ed., 1971, p. 131.

N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).

LINKS

Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Pi.

Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Pi - Continued Fraction

Harvey P. Dale, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000

EXAMPLE

[ 1 ], 2/3, 13/15, 76/105, 263/315, 2578/3465, 36979/45045, 33976/45045, 622637/765765,...

MAPLE

A007509 := n->numer(add((-1)^k/(2*k+1), k=0..n));

MATHEMATICA

Table[Numerator[FunctionExpand[(Pi + (-1)^n(HarmonicNumber[n/2 + 1/4] - HarmonicNumber[n/2 - 1/4]))/4]], {n, 0, 20}] (* From Vladimir Reshetnikov (v.reshetnikov(AT)gmail.com), Jan 18 2011 *)

Numerator[Table[Sum[(-1)^k/(2k+1), {k, 0, n}], {n, 0, 30}]] (* From Harvey P. Dale, Oct 22 2011 *)

CROSSREFS

Denominators are A025547.

Contribution from Johannes W. Meijer (meijgia(AT)hotmail.com), Nov 12 2009: (Start)

Cf. A157142 and A166107.

Appears in A167576, A167577, A167578, A024199, A167588 and A167589.

(End)

Sequence in context: A154357 A161130 A192700 * A077413 A024199 A037523

Adjacent sequences:  A007506 A007507 A007508 * A007510 A007511 A007512

KEYWORD

nonn,easy,nice,frac

AUTHOR

N. J. A. Sloane (njas(AT)research.att.com).

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