A371360 - OEIS

%I #17 Mar 30 2024 23:09:39

%S 2,3,4,-6,5,7,-10,8,-14,9,-24,11,12,-18,13,-22,15,-39,16,17,-20,19,

%T -34,21,-38,23,-69,25,26,-35,27,-30,28,-36,29,-91,31,32,-58,33,-44,37,

%U -62,40,-48,41,-185,42,43,-82,45,-63,46,-86,47,-115,49,-141,50

%N Value of k at the n-th step of A371359, where multiplied values are positive and divided values are negative.

%C Ratios of successive terms of A371359 (always the larger term over the smaller term) with a negative sign used to differentiate divisions from multiplications.

%e a(1)=2 because in the first step of A371359, to get from A371359(1)=1 to A371359(2)=2, we multiply by 2.

%e a(4)=-6 because in the fourth step of A371359, to get from A371359(4)=24 to A371359(5)=4, we divide by 6.

%Y Cf. A371359, A100708.

%K sign

%O 1,1

%A _Neal Gersh Tolunsky_, Mar 19 2024

%E a(11) and beyond from _John Tyler Rascoe_, Mar 20 2024