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A294425 Solution of the complementary equation a(n) = a(n-1) + a(n-2) + 2*b(n-1) - b(n-2) - 1, where a(0) = 1, a(1) = 3, b(0) = 2, b(1) = 4.

%I A294425 #5 Nov 01 2017 12:26:39
%S A294425 1,3,9,17,32,56,96,163,270,445,728,1187,1930,3133,5082,8234,13336,
%T A294425 21591,34949,56563,91536,148124,239686,387837,627551,1015417,1642998,
%U A294425 2658446,4301478,6959958,11261471,18221465,29482973,47704476,77187488,124892004,202079533
%N A294425 Solution of the complementary equation a(n) = a(n-1) + a(n-2) + 2*b(n-1) - b(n-2) - 1, where a(0) = 1, a(1) = 3, b(0) = 2, b(1) = 4.
%C A294425 The complementary sequences a() and b() are uniquely determined by the titular equation and initial values.  See A294414 for a guide to related sequences.
%C A294425 Conjecture: a(n)/a(n-1) -> (1 + sqrt(5))/2, the golden ratio.
%H A294425 Clark Kimberling, <a href="https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/journals/JIS/VOL10/Kimberling/kimberling26.html">Complementary equations</a>, J. Int. Seq. 19 (2007), 1-13.
%e A294425 a(0) = 1, a(1) = 3, b(0) = 2, b(1) = 4, so that
%e A294425 a(2)  = a(1) + a(0) + 2*b(1) - b(0) - 1 = 9
%e A294425 Complement: (b(n)) = (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,...)
%t A294425 mex := First[Complement[Range[1, Max[#1] + 1], #1]] &;
%t A294425 a[0] = 1; a[1] = 3; b[0] = 2; b[1] = 4;
%t A294425 a[n_] := a[n] = a[n - 1] + a[n - 2] + 2*b[n - 1] - b[n - 2] - 1;
%t A294425 b[n_] := b[n] = mex[Flatten[Table[Join[{a[n]}, {a[i], b[i]}], {i, 0, n - 1}]]];
%t A294425 Table[a[n], {n, 0, 40}]  (* A294425 *)
%t A294425 Table[b[n], {n, 0, 10}]
%Y A294425 Cf. A293076, A293765, A294414.
%K A294425 nonn,easy
%O A294425 0,2
%A A294425 _Clark Kimberling_, Nov 01 2017