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A060985 a(1) = 1; a(n+1) = a(n) + (largest triangular number <= a(n)). 5
1, 2, 3, 6, 12, 22, 43, 79, 157, 310, 610, 1205, 2381, 4727, 9383, 18699, 37227, 74355, 148660, 296900, 593735, 1187240, 2373810, 4746741, 9491481, 18981027, 37956907, 75910735, 151820416, 303627016, 607253419, 1214497244, 2428978214, 4857918665 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,2

COMMENTS

Arises in analyzing `put-or-take' games (see Winning Ways, 484-486, 501-503), the prototype being Epstein's Put-or-Take-a-Square game.

REFERENCES

E. R. Berlekamp, J. H. Conway and R. K. Guy, Winning Ways, Academic Press, NY, 2 vols., 1982.

LINKS

Harry J. Smith, Table of n, a(n) for n=1..1000

FORMULA

a(n+1) = a(n)+A061883(n) = a(n)+A057944(a(n)) = A061885(a(n)) - Henry Bottomley (se16(AT)btinternet.com), May 12 2001

a(n) ~ 0.28276... * 2^n [Charles R Greathouse IV, Jun 19 2011]

MATHEMATICA

a[1] = 1; a[n_] := a[n] = Block[ {k = 1}, While[ k*(k + 1)/2 <= a[n - 1], k++ ]; a[n - 1] + k*(k - 1)/2]; Table[ a[n], {n, 1, 40} ]

f[n_]:=Module[{c=Floor[(Sqrt[1+8n]-1)/2]}, (c(c+1))/2]; NestList[#+f[#]&, 1, 40] (* From Harvey P. Dale, June 19 2011 *)

PROG

(PARI) { default(realprecision, 1000); for (n=1, 1000, if (n<2, a=1, k=(sqrt(1 + 8*a) - 1)\2; a+=k*(k + 1)/2 ); write("b060985.txt", n, " ", a) ) } [From Harry J. Smith (hjsmithh(AT)sbcglobal.net), Jul 16 2009]

(Haskell)

a060985 n = a060985_list !! (n-1)

a060985_list = iterate a061885 1  -- Reinhard Zumkeller, Feb 03 2012

CROSSREFS

Cf. A060984.

Sequence in context: A018178 A112575 A018079 * A068012 A019138 A154324

Adjacent sequences:  A060982 A060983 A060984 * A060986 A060987 A060988

KEYWORD

nonn,easy,nice,changed

AUTHOR

R. K. Guy (rkg(AT)cpsc.ucalgary.ca), May 11 2001

EXTENSIONS

More terms from David W. Wilson (davidwwilson(AT)comcast.net), Henry Bottomley and Robert G. Wilson v, May 12, 2001

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