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A181565
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a(n) = 3*2^n + 1.
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40
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4, 7, 13, 25, 49, 97, 193, 385, 769, 1537, 3073, 6145, 12289, 24577, 49153, 98305, 196609, 393217, 786433, 1572865, 3145729, 6291457, 12582913, 25165825, 50331649, 100663297, 201326593, 402653185, 805306369, 1610612737, 3221225473
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OFFSET
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0,1
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COMMENTS
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Let x and b be positive real numbers. We define an Engel expansion of x to the base b to be a (possibly infinite) nondecreasing sequence of positive integers [a(1), a(2), a(3), ...] such that we have the series representation x = b/a(1) + b^2/(a(1)*a(2)) + b^3/(a(1)*a(2)*a(3)) + .... Depending on the values of x and b such an expansion may not exist, and if it does exist it may not be unique. When b = 1 we recover the ordinary Engel expansion of x.
This sequence gives an Engel expansion of 2/3 to the base 2, with the associated series expansion 2/3 = 2/4 + 2^2/(4*7) + 2^3/(4*7*13) + 2^4/(4*7*13*25) + ....
More generally, for n and m positive integers, the sequence [m + 1, n*m + 1, n^2*m + 1, ...] gives an Engel expansion of the rational number n/m to the base n. See the cross references for several examples. (End)
The only squares in this sequence are 4, 25, 49. - Antti Karttunen, Sep 24 2023
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FORMULA
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O.g.f.: (4 - 5*x)/((1 - x)*(1 - 2*x)).
E.g.f.: (1 + 3*exp(x))*exp(x).
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - 2*a(n-2). (End)
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MATHEMATICA
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CROSSREFS
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Essentially a duplicate of A004119.
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KEYWORD
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nonn,easy
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approved
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