A295061 Solution of the complementary equation a(n) = 4*a(n-2) + b(n-1), where a(0) = 1, a(1) = 3, b(0) = 2, and (a(n)) and (b(n)) are increasing complementary sequences.

1, 3, 8, 17, 38, 75, 161, 310, 655, 1252, 2633, 5022, 10547, 20104, 42206, 80435, 168844, 321761, 675398, 1287067, 2701616, 5148293, 10806490, 20593199, 43225988, 82372825, 172903982

Offset

0,2

Comments

The increasing complementary sequences a() and b() are uniquely determined by the titular equation and initial values. See A295053 for a guide to related sequences.

The sequence a(n+1)/a(n) appears to have two convergent subsequences, with limits 1.09... and 2.09... .

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..26.

Clark Kimberling, Complementary equations, J. Int. Seq. 19 (2007), 1-13.

Example

a(0) = 1, a(1) = 3, b(0) = 2, b(1) = 4
a(2) = 4*a(0) + b(1) = 8
Complement: (b(n)) = (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, ...)

Mathematica

mex := First[Complement[Range[1, Max[#1] + 1], #1]] &;
a[0] = 1; a[1] = 3; b[0] = 2;
a[n_] := a[n] = 4 a[n - 2] + b[n - 1];
b[n_] := b[n] = mex[Flatten[Table[Join[{a[n]}, {a[i], b[i]}], {i, 0, n - 1}]]];
Table[a[n], {n, 0, 18}]  (* A295061 *)
Table[b[n], {n, 0, 10}]

Crossrefs

Cf. A295053.

Sequence in context: A097391 A202554 A034481 * A247374 A336512 A046994

Adjacent sequences: A295058 A295059 A295060 * A295062 A295063 A295064

Keyword

nonn,easy

Author

Clark Kimberling, Nov 18 2017

Status

approved