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A280918
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2nd term of the continued fraction for 2-sqrt(2)^^n, where x^^n denotes tetration.
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1
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1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 13, 20, 29, 42, 61, 88, 128, 184, 267, 385, 556, 803, 1159, 1672, 2413, 3481, 5023, 7247, 10456, 15085, 21764, 31399, 45299, 65354, 94286, 136026, 196245, 283122, 408459, 589282, 850155, 1226515, 1769487, 2552830, 3682956, 5313383, 7665592
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OFFSET
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1,2
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COMMENTS
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Tetration x^^n is defined recursively: x^^0 = 1, x^^n = x^(x^^(n-1)). Note that lim_{n->inf} sqrt(2)^^n = 2. This sequence shows the speed of convergence to this limit.
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FORMULA
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MATHEMATICA
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Table[ContinuedFraction[2 - Power@@Table[Sqrt[2], {n}], 2][[2]], {n, 42}]
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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nonn
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AUTHOR
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STATUS
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approved
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