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Periodic sequence: Repeat 6, 1.
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%I #24 Oct 13 2024 17:42:07

%S 6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,

%T 6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,

%U 6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6

%N Periodic sequence: Repeat 6, 1.

%C Interleaving of A010722 and A000012.

%C Also continued fraction expansion of 3+sqrt(15).

%C Also decimal expansion of 61/99.

%C Essentially first differences of A047335.

%C Binomial transform of 6 followed by A166577 without initial terms 1, 4.

%C Inverse binomial transform of A005009 preceded by 6.

%H <a href="/index/Rec#order_02">Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients</a>, signature (0,1).

%F G.f.: (6 + x)/(1 - x^2).

%F a(n) = (7 + 5*(-1)^n)/2.

%F a(n) = a(n-2) for n>1, a(0)=6, a(1)=1.

%F a(n) = -a(n-1)+7 for n>0, a(0)=6.

%F a(n) = 6*((n+1) mod 2) + (n mod 2).

%F a(n) = A010687(n+1).

%F a(n) = 13^n mod 7. - _Vincenzo Librandi_, Jun 01 2016

%F From _Amiram Eldar_, Jan 01 2023: (Start)

%F Multiplicative with a(2^e) = 6, and a(p^e) = 1 for p >= 3.

%F Dirichlet g.f.: zeta(s)*(1+5/2^s). (End)

%t PadRight[{},120,{6,1}] (* _Harvey P. Dale_, Apr 12 2018 *)

%o (Magma) &cat[ [6, 1]: n in [0..52] ];

%o (Magma) [(7+5*(-1)^n)/2: n in [0..104]];

%Y Cf. A010722 (all 6's sequence), A000012 (all 1's sequence), A092294 (decimal expansion of 3+sqrt(15)), A010687 (repeat 1, 6), A047335 (congruent to 0 or 6 mod 7), A166577, A005009 (7*2^n).

%K cofr,cons,easy,nonn,mult

%O 0,1

%A _Klaus Brockhaus_, Apr 15 2010