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A041011 Denominators of continued fraction convergents to sqrt(8). 6
0, 1, 1, 5, 6, 29, 35, 169, 204, 985, 1189, 5741, 6930, 33461, 40391, 195025, 235416, 1136689, 1372105, 6625109, 7997214, 38613965, 46611179, 225058681, 271669860, 1311738121, 1583407981, 7645370045, 9228778026, 44560482149 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

0,4

COMMENTS

Sqrt(8) = 2 + continued fraction [1, 4, 1, 4, 1, 4,...] = 4/2 + 4/5 + 4/(5*29) + 4/(29*169) + 4/(169*985)... - Gary W. Adamson (qntmpkt(AT)yahoo.com), Dec 21 2007

FORMULA

a(n) = 6*a(n-2) - a(n-4). Also a(2n) = a(2n-1)+a(2n-2), a(2n+1)=4*a(2n)+a(2n-1).

G.f.: (x+x^2-x^3)/(1-6*x^2+x^4).

a(n) = (1/4)*[3 - 2*sqrt(2)]^( - 1/4)*[3 - 2*sqrt(2)]^[(1/4)*( - 1)^n]*[3 - 2*sqrt(2)]^(1/2*n) + (1/4)*[3 + 2*sqrt(2)]^[(1/4)*( - 1)^n]*[3 + 2*sqrt(2)]^(1/2*n)*[3 + 2*sqrt(2)]^( - 1/4) - (1/4)*( - 1)^n*[3 + 2*sqrt(2)]^[(1/4)*( - 1)^n]*[3 + 2*sqrt(2)]^(1/2*n)*[3 + 2*sqrt(2)]^( - 1/4) - (1/4)*[3 - 2 *sqrt(2)]^( - 1/4)*( - 1)^n*[3 - 2*sqrt(2)]^[(1/4)*( - 1)^n]*[3 - 2*sqrt(2)]^(1/2*n) + (3/16)*[3 + 2*sqrt(2)]^[(1/4)*( - 1)^n]*[3 + 2*sqrt(2)]^(1/2*n)*[3 + 2*sqrt(2)]^( - 1/4)*sqrt(2) - (1/16)*( - 1)^n*[3 + 2*sqrt(2)]^[(1/4)*( - 1)^n]*[3 + 2*sqrt(2)]^(1/2*n)*[3 + 2*sqrt(2)]^( - 1/4) *sqrt(2) - (3/16)*[3 - 2*sqrt(2)]^( - 1/4)*sqrt(2)*[3 - 2*sqrt(2)]^[(1/4)*( - 1)^n]*[3 - 2 *sqrt(2)]^(1/2*n) + (1/16)*[3 - 2*sqrt(2)]^( - 1/4)*( - 1)^n*sqrt(2)*[3 - 2*sqrt(2)]^[(1/4)*( - 1)^n]*[3 - 2*sqrt(2)]^(1/2*n), with n>=0 [From Paolo P. Lava (paoloplava(AT)gmail.com), Feb 19 2009]

MATHEMATICA

Join[{0}, Denominator[NestList[(4/(4+#))&, 0, 60]]] [From Vladimir Orlovsky (4vladimir(AT)gmail.com), Apr 13 2010]

CROSSREFS

Cf. A041010. Also A000129(2n)=2*A041011(2n), A000129(2n+1)=A041011(2n+1).

Sequence in context: A048060 A115761 A127040 * A152118 A041056 A042643

Adjacent sequences:  A041008 A041009 A041010 * A041012 A041013 A041014

KEYWORD

nonn,cofr,easy

AUTHOR

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

EXTENSIONS

Entry improved by Michael Somos

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