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A263997
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Sequence of block lengths in a block spiral of width 1.
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2
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1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10, 11, 11, 12, 12, 13, 13, 14, 14, 15, 15, 16, 16, 17, 17, 18, 18, 19, 19, 20, 20, 21, 21, 22, 22, 23, 23, 24, 24, 25, 25, 26, 26, 27, 27, 28, 28, 29, 29, 30, 30, 31, 31, 32, 32, 33
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OFFSET
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1,2
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COMMENTS
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A left-handed block spiral is created by the following pattern: Start with a 1 X 1 square [ a(1)=1 ]. Attach a block of length 2 and width 1 (a horizontal 1 X 2 rectangle) to the upper side of the square [ a(2)=2 ] pointing to the right. Attach to the corner a vertical 2 X 1 block (rectangle). This block has length 2, so a(3)=2. Continue with a horizontal 1 X 2 block, so a(4) = 2. And so on. See the sketch shown in the link.
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FORMULA
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a(n) = a(n-2) + 1 for n > 4.
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KEYWORD
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nonn,easy
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STATUS
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approved
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