A298002 Solution of the complementary equation a(n) = a(1)*b(n) - a(0)*b(n-1) + 4*n, where a(0) = 1, a(1) = 2, b(0) = 3, b(1) = 4, b(2) = 5, and (b(n)) is the increasing sequence of positive integers not in (a(n)). See Comments.

1, 2, 14, 19, 24, 29, 34, 39, 44, 49, 54, 61, 65, 70, 75, 82, 86, 91, 96, 103, 107, 112, 117, 124, 128, 133, 138, 145, 149, 154, 159, 166, 170, 175, 180, 187, 191, 196, 201, 208, 212, 217, 222, 229, 233, 238, 243, 248, 253, 260, 264, 269, 276, 280, 285, 290

Offset

0,2

Comments

The increasing complementary sequences a() and b() are uniquely determined by the titular equation and initial values. See A298000 for a guide to related sequences.

Conjecture: a(n) - n*L < 4 for n >= 1, where L = 3 + sqrt(5).

Links

Clark Kimberling, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..10000

Example

a(0) = 1, a(1) = 2, b(0) = 3, b(1) = 4, b(2) = 5, so that a(2) = 14.
Complement: (b(n)) = (3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,13,15,17,18,20...)

Mathematica

a[0] = 1; a[1] = 2; b[0] = 3; b[1] = 4; b[2] = 5;
a[n_] := a[n] = a[1]*b[n] - a[0]*b[n - 1] + 4 n;
j = 1; While[j < 100, k = a[j] - j - 1;
 While[k < a[j + 1] - j + 1, b[k] = j + k + 2; k++]; j++]; k
Table[a[n], {n, 0, k}]  (* A298002 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A297800, A297826, A297836, A297837.

Sequence in context: A032476 A274062 A059205 * A217075 A187261 A101398

Adjacent sequences: A297999 A298000 A298001 * A298003 A298004 A298005

Keyword

nonn,easy

Author

Clark Kimberling, Feb 08 2018

Status

approved