A294532 Solution of the complementary equation a(n) = a(n-1) + a(n-2) + b(n-2), where a(0) = 1, a(1) = 2, b(0) = 3.
1, 2, 6, 12, 23, 42, 73, 124, 207, 342, 562, 918, 1495, 2429, 3941, 6388, 10348, 16756, 27125, 43903, 71052, 114980, 186058, 301065, 487151, 788245, 1275426, 2063702, 3339160, 5402895, 8742089, 14145019, 22887144, 37032200, 59919382, 96951621, 156871043
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Examples
a(0) = 1, a(1) = 2, b(0) = 3, so that b(1) = 4 (least "new number") a(2) = a(0) + a(1) + b(0) = 6 Complement: (b(n)) = (3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, ...)
Links
- Clark Kimberling, Complementary equations, J. Int. Seq. 19 (2007), 1-13.
Programs
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Mathematica
mex := First[Complement[Range[1, Max[#1] + 1], #1]] &; a[0] = 1; a[1] = 3; b[0] = 2; a[n_] := a[n] = a[n - 1] + a[n - 2] + b[n - 2]; b[n_] := b[n] = mex[Flatten[Table[Join[{a[n]}, {a[i], b[i]}], {i, 0, n - 1}]]]; Table[a[n], {n, 0, 40}] (* A294532 *) Table[b[n], {n, 0, 10}]
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