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A087704
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Number of steps for iteration of map x -> (5/3)*floor(x) to reach an integer > n when started at n, or -1 if no such integer is ever reached.
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2
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2, 1, 2, 4, 1, 3, 3, 1, 9, 2, 1, 2, 4, 1, 8, 5, 1, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 9, 7, 1, 4, 2, 1, 2, 5, 1, 3, 3, 1, 4, 2, 1, 2, 8, 1, 6, 4, 1, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 5, 4, 1, 6, 2, 1, 2, 7, 1, 3, 3, 1, 6, 2, 1, 2, 7, 1, 4, 5, 1, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 4, 7, 1, 10, 2, 1, 2, 4, 1, 3, 3, 1, 5, 2, 1, 2, 4, 1, 8, 6, 1, 3
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OFFSET
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2,1
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COMMENTS
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It is conjectured that an integer is always reached.
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LINKS
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Table of n, a(n) for n=2..100.
J. C. Lagarias and N. J. A. Sloane, Approximate squaring (pdf, ps), Experimental Math., 13 (2004), 113-128.
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MAPLE
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f2 := proc(x, y) x*floor(y); end; r := 5/3; h := proc(x) local n, y; global r; y := f2(r, x); for n from 1 to 20 do if whattype(y) = 'integer' then RETURN([x, n, y]); else y := f2(r, y); fi; od: RETURN(['NULL', 'NULL', 'NULL']); end; [seq(h(n)[2], n=2..60)];
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CROSSREFS
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Cf. A087705, A087706, A087707.
Sequence in context: A136678 A110162 A199087 * A165092 A209750 A156042
Adjacent sequences: A087701 A087702 A087703 * A087705 A087706 A087707
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KEYWORD
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nonn
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AUTHOR
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N. J. A. Sloane, Sep 29 2003
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STATUS
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approved
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