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%I A186288 #10 Feb 12 2025 03:14:44 %S A186288 1,3,5,7,9,11,12,14,16,18,20,21,23,25,27,29,31,32,34,36,38,40,41,43, %T A186288 45,47,49,51,52,54,56,58,60,61,63,65,67,69,71,72,74,76,78,80,81,83,85, %U A186288 87,89,90,92,94,96,98,100,101,103,105,107,109,110,112,114,116,118,120,121,123,125,127,129,130,132,134,136,138,140,141,143,145,147,149,150,152,154,156,158,160,161,163,165,167,169,170,172,174,176,178,179,181 %N A186288 Adjusted joint rank sequence of (f(i)) and (g(j)) with f(i) before g(j) when f(i)=g(j), where f and g are the squares and pentagonal numbers. Complement of A186289. %C A186288 See A186219 for a discussion of adjusted rank sequences. %e A186288 First, write %e A186288 1..4...9....16....25..36..49..... (squares) %e A186288 1....5...12....22....35......51.. (pentagonal) %e A186288 Replace each number by its rank, where ties are settled by ranking the square number before the pentagonal: %e A186288 a=(1,3,5,7,9,11,12,14,....)=A186288. %e A186288 b=(2,4,6,8,10,13,15,17,...)=A186289. %t A186288 (* adjusted joint ranking; general formula *) %t A186288 d=1/2; u=1; v=0; w=0; x=3/2; y=-1/2; z=0; %t A186288 h[n_]:=-y+(4x(u*n^2+v*n+w-z-d)+y^2)^(1/2); %t A186288 a[n_]:=n+Floor[h[n]/(2x)]; %t A186288 k[n_]:=-v+(4u(x*n^2+y*n+z-w+d)+v^2)^(1/2); %t A186288 b[n_]:=n+Floor[k[n]/(2u)]; %t A186288 Table[a[n],{n,1,100}] (* A186288 *) %t A186288 Table[b[n],{n,1,100}] (* A186289 *) %Y A186288 Cf. A186219, A186289, A186290, A186291, A000290 (squares), A000326 (pentagonal). %K A186288 nonn %O A186288 1,2 %A A186288 _Clark Kimberling_, Feb 17 2011