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A082404 Triangle in which n-th row gives trajectory of n under the map x -> x/2 if x is even, x -> x-1 if x is odd, stopping when we reach 1. 2
1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 4, 2, 1, 5, 4, 2, 1, 6, 3, 2, 1, 7, 6, 3, 2, 1, 8, 4, 2, 1, 9, 8, 4, 2, 1, 10, 5, 4, 2, 1, 11, 10, 5, 4, 2, 1, 12, 6, 3, 2, 1, 13, 12, 6, 3, 2, 1, 14, 7, 6, 3, 2, 1, 15, 14, 7, 6, 3, 2, 1, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1, 17, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,2

COMMENTS

If you write down 0 when divide by 2, 1 when subtract 1, the trajectory gives the binary expansion of n.

The length of the n-th row of the triangle is A056792(n). - Nathaniel Johnston, Apr 21 2011

LINKS

Nathaniel Johnston, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000

FORMULA

T(n, 1) = n, T(n, 2) = A029578(n).

EXAMPLE

Triangle begins:

1

2 1

3 2 1

4 2 1

5 4 2 1

6 3 2 1

7 6 3 2 1

8 4 2 1

9 8 4 2 1

...

MAPLE

A082404 := proc(n, k) option remember: if(k = 1)then return n:elif(A082404(n, k-1) mod 2 = 0)then return A082404(n, k-1)/2: else return A082404(n, k-1)-1: fi: end:

for n from 1 to 20 do k:=1: while A082404(n, k)>=1 do printf("%d, ", A082404(n, k)); k:=k+1: od:printf("\n"); od: # Nathaniel Johnston, Apr 21 2011

CROSSREFS

Cf. A056792, A080825.

Sequence in context: A083368 A112379 A073932 * A120885 A193278 A057058

Adjacent sequences:  A082401 A082402 A082403 * A082405 A082406 A082407

KEYWORD

easy,nonn,tabf

AUTHOR

Cino Hilliard (hillcino368(AT)gmail.com), Apr 14 2003

EXTENSIONS

More terms and changed offset from Nathaniel Johnston (nathaniel(AT)nathanieljohnston.com), Apr 21 2011

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