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A072197
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a(n) = 4*a(n-1) + 1 with a(0) = 3.
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31
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3, 13, 53, 213, 853, 3413, 13653, 54613, 218453, 873813, 3495253, 13981013, 55924053, 223696213, 894784853, 3579139413, 14316557653, 57266230613, 229064922453, 916259689813, 3665038759253, 14660155037013, 58640620148053, 234562480592213, 938249922368853
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OFFSET
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0,1
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COMMENTS
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Let A be the Hessenberg matrix of order n, defined by: A[1, j] = 1, A[i, i] := 2, (i > 1), A[i, i - 1] = -1, and A[i, j] = 0 otherwise. Then, for n >= 1, a(n - 1) = (-1)^n*charpoly(A, -2). - Milan Janjic, Jan 26 2010
Numbers whose binary representation is 11 together with n times 01. For example, 213 = 11010101 (2). - Omar E. Pol, Nov 22 2012
The Collatz-function starting with a(n) will terminate at 1 after 2*n + 7 steps. This is because 3*a(n) + 1 = 5*2^(2n + 1), and the Collatz-function starting with 5 terminates at 1 after 5 additional steps. So for example, a(2) = 53; Collatz sequence starting with 53 follows: 160, 80, 40, 20, 10, 5, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1 (11 steps). - Bob Selcoe, Apr 03 2015
a(n) is also the sum of the numerator and denominator of the binary fractions 0.1, 0.101, 0.10101, 0.1010101... Thus 0.1 = 1/2 with 1 + 2 = 3, 0.101 = 1/2 + 1/8 = 5/8 with 5 + 8 = 13; 0.10101 = 1/2 + 1/8 + 1/32 = 21/32 with 21 + 32 = 53. - J. M. Bergot, Sep 28 2016
a(n), for n >= 2, is also the smallest odd number congruent to 5 modulo 8 for which the modified reduced Collatz map given in A324036 has n consecutive extra steps compared to the reduced Collatz map given in A075677. - Nicolas Vaillant, Philippe Delarue, Wolfdieter Lang, May 09 2019
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LINKS
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FORMULA
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a(n) = (5*2^(2*n + 1) - 1)/3. - Bob Selcoe, Apr 03 2015
G.f.: (3-2*x) / ((1-x)*(1-4*x)). - Colin Barker, Sep 28 2016
a(n) = a(n-1) + 5*2^(2*n-1), for n >= 1, with a(0) = 3. - Wolfdieter Lang, Aug 16 2021
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EXAMPLE
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a(1) = 13 because a(0) = 3 and 4 * 3 + 1 = 13.
a(2) = 53 because a(1) = 13 and 4 * 13 + 1 = 53.
a(3) = 213 because a(2) = 53 and 4 * 53 + 1 = 213.
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MAPLE
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MATHEMATICA
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PROG
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(PARI) Vec((3-2*x)/((1-x)*(1-4*x)) + O(x^30)) \\ Colin Barker, Sep 28 2016
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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nonn,easy
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AUTHOR
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N. Rathankar (rathankar(AT)yahoo.com), Jul 03 2002
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EXTENSIONS
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STATUS
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approved
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