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Solution of the complementary equation b(n)=a(a(n))+a(n).
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%I #2 Mar 30 2012 18:57:10

%S 1,3,4,5,6,8,10,12,13,15,16,17,18,19,21,22,23,24,26,27,28,30,32,33,34,

%T 35,37,39,41,43,44,46,47,48,50,51,53,54,56,58,59,60,62,63,65,66,68,69,

%U 70,71,72,74,75,76,77,79,81,83,84,86,87,88,89,91,92,93,94,96,97,98,99

%N Solution of the complementary equation b(n)=a(a(n))+a(n).

%D Clark Kimberling, "Complementary Equations," Journal of Integer Sequences 10 (2007) Article 07.1.4, 1-14.

%e b(1) = a(a(1))+a(1) = 1+1 = 2;

%e b(2) = a(a(2))+a(2) = 4+3 = 7;

%e b(3) = a(a(3))+a(3) = 5+4 = 9.

%Y Cf. A136498.

%K nonn

%O 1,2

%A _Clark Kimberling_, Jan 01 2008