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A063892
a(1) = a(2) = a(3) = 1, a(n) = a(n-a(n-2))+a(n-a(n-3)) for n>3.
6
1, 1, 1, 2, 4, 6, 5, 3, 3, 9, 6, 4, 7, 12, 9, 5, 7, 10, 16, 16, 10, 12, 12, 16, 14, 21, 13, 17, 8, 14, 24, 26, 19, 12, 8, 23, 22, 23, 12, 17, 18, 28, 35, 26, 16, 22, 34, 47, 22, 6, 10, 36, 69, 36
OFFSET
1,4
COMMENTS
Undefined for n>54 since a(53)=69>=55.
EXAMPLE
a(7) = a(7-a(5))+a(7-a(4)) = a(7-4)+a(7-2) = a(3)+a(5) = 1+4 = 5.
MAPLE
#Q(r, s) with initial values 1, 1, 1, ..., from N. J. A. Sloane, Apr 15 2014
r:=2; s:=3;
a:=proc(n) option remember; global r, s;
if n <= s then 1
else
if (a(n-r) <= n) and (a(n-s) <= n) then
a(n-a(n-r))+a(n-a(n-s));
else lprint("died with n =", n); return (-1);
fi;
fi; end;
[seq(a(n), n=1..54)];
CROSSREFS
See A064714 for a variant which does not die.
Sequence in context: A242796 A298527 A071288 * A353650 A254763 A023825
KEYWORD
fini,full,nonn
AUTHOR
Henry Bottomley, Aug 29 2001
STATUS
approved