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Solution a() of the complementary equation a(n) + b(n) = 5*n, where a(1) = 1. See Comments.
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%I #9 Jun 12 2018 10:21:29

%S 1,2,3,5,6,7,9,10,11,13,14,16,17,18,20,21,22,24,25,27,28,29,31,32,33,

%T 35,36,38,39,40,42,43,45,46,47,49,50,51,53,54,56,57,58,60,61,62,64,65,

%U 67,68,69,71,72,74,75,76,78,79,80,82,83,85,86,87,89,90

%N Solution a() of the complementary equation a(n) + b(n) = 5*n, where a(1) = 1. See Comments.

%C The increasing complementary sequences a() and b() are uniquely determined by the titular equation and initial value. Let x = (5 - sqrt(5))/2 and y = (5 + sqrt(5))/2. Let r = y - 2 = golden ratio (A001622). It appears that

%C 2 - r <= n*x - a(n) < r and 2 - r < b(n) - n*y < r for all n >= 1.

%H Clark Kimberling, <a href="/A305847/b305847.txt">Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000</a>

%e a(1) = 1, so b(1) = 5 - a(1) = 4. In order for a() and b() to be increasing and complementary, we have a(2) = 2, a(3) = 3, a(4) = 5, etc.

%t mex[list_, start_] := (NestWhile[# + 1 &, start, MemberQ[list, #] &]);

%t u = 5; v = 5; z = 220;

%t c = {v}; a = {1}; b = {Last[c] - Last[a]};

%t Do[AppendTo[a, mex[Flatten[{a, b}], Last[a]]];

%t AppendTo[c, u Length[c] + v];

%t AppendTo[b, Last[c] - Last[a]], {z}];

%t c = Flatten[Position[Differences[a], 2]];

%t a (* A305847 *)

%t b (* A305848 *)

%t c (* A305849 *)

%t (* _Peter J. C. Moses_, May 30 2018 *)

%Y Cf. A001622, A305848, A305849, A001614, A118011.

%K nonn,easy

%O 1,2

%A _Clark Kimberling_, Jun 11 2018