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%I A056951 #18 Feb 04 2020 06:37:45 %S A056951 -1,-2,1,-3,-1,2,-4,-2,1,3,-5,-3,-1,2,4,-6,-4,-2,1,3,5,-7,-5,-3,-1,2, %T A056951 4,6,-8,-6,-4,-2,1,3,5,7,-9,-7,-5,-3,-1,2,4,6,8,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,1,3,5, %U A056951 7,9,-11,-9,-7,-5,-3,-1,2,4,6,8,10,-12,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,1,3,5,7,9,11,-13,-11,-9,-7,-5,-3,-1,2,4,6,8,10,12,-14,-12,-10 %N A056951 Triangle whose rows show the result of flipping the first, first two, ... and finally first n coins when starting with the stack (1,2,3,4,...,n) [starting with all heads up, where signs show whether particular coins end up heads or tails]. %F A056951 T(n, k) = 2k - n - b with 1 <= k <= n (where b = 2 if 2k <= n + 1, b = 1 otherwise). %e A056951 Third row is constructed by starting from (1, 2, 3), going to (-1, 2, 3), then going to (-2, 1, 3) and finally going to (-3, -1, 2). Rows are: (-1), (-2, 1), (-3, -1, 2), (-4, -2, 1, 3) etc. as each row is reverse of previous row, with signs changed and -n added as the first term in the row. %t A056951 t[n_, 1] := -n; t[n_, n_] := n - 1; t[n_, k_] := 2 * k - n - If[2 * k <= n + 1, 2, 1]; Table[t[n, k], {n, 14}, {k, n}] // Flatten (* _Jean-François Alcover_, Oct 03 2013 *) %Y A056951 A003558 is the number of times the operation needs to be repeated to return to the starting point, taking no account of heads/tails (i.e., signs). A002326 is the number required if heads/tails (i.e., signs) are also required to return to their original position. %Y A056951 Cf. A130517 (unsigned version). %K A056951 easy,sign,tabl %O A056951 1,2 %A A056951 _Henry Bottomley_, Sep 05 2000