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A130320 Given n numbers n>(n-1)>(n-2)>...>2>1, adding the first and last numbers leads to the identity n+1 = (n-1)+2 = (n-2)+3 = ... In case if some positive x_1, x_2, ... are added to n, (n-1) etc, the strict inequality could be retained. This could be repeated finitely many times till it ends in inequality of form M > N where M-N is minimal. This sequence gives the value of M for different n. 1
1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 16, 18, 22, 34, 40, 56, 64, 66, 74, 78, 86, 130, 142, 148, 160, 216, 232, 240, 256, 258, 274, 282, 298, 302, 318, 326, 342, 514, 538, 550, 574, 580, 604, 616, 640, 856, 888, 904, 936, 944, 976, 992, 1024, 1026, 1058, 1074, 1106, 1114, 1146, 1162, 1194, 1198 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; text; internal format)
OFFSET

1,2

LINKS

Ramasamy Chandramouli, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..17000

FORMULA

For n of form 2^k, we have a(n) = 4a(n-1) - 2 with a(1) = 2. For n of form 2^k + 2^(k-1), a(n) = 4a(n-1) with a(1) = 4.

EXAMPLE

a(5) = 10 because we have 5 > 4 > 3 > 2 > 1.

To follow a strict inequality we would have 5 + x > 4 + y > 3 > 2 > 1, where x >= 0, y >= 0.

The next level of inequality gives 1 + 5 + x > 2 + 4 + y > 3. This implies x > y.

Continuing with next level gives 3 + 6 + x > 6 + y. This gives x = 1, y = 0.

Hence 10 > 6 giving a(5) = 10.

CROSSREFS

Sequence in context: A134682 A083814 A073805 * A101176 A192447 A131882

Adjacent sequences:  A130317 A130318 A130319 * A130321 A130322 A130323

KEYWORD

nonn,uned,obsc

AUTHOR

Ramasamy Chandramouli, May 23 2007

STATUS

approved

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