A329845 Beatty sequence for (3+sqrt(29))/5.

1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 33, 35, 36, 38, 40, 41, 43, 45, 46, 48, 50, 51, 53, 55, 57, 58, 60, 62, 63, 65, 67, 68, 70, 72, 73, 75, 77, 78, 80, 82, 83, 85, 87, 88, 90, 92, 93, 95, 97, 98, 100, 102, 103, 105, 107

Offset: 1

Author

Clark Kimberling, Jan 02 2020

Keywords

• nonn
• easy

Comments

Let r = (3+sqrt(29))/5. Then (floor(n*r)) and (floor(n*r + 4r/5)) are a pair of Beatty sequences; i.e., every positive integer is in exactly one of the sequences. See the Guide to related sequences at A329825.

Links

• Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Beatty Sequence.
• Index entries for sequences related to Beatty sequences

Crossrefs

Cf. A329825, A329846 (complement).

Programs

Mathematica

t = 4/5; r = Simplify[(2 - t + Sqrt[t^2 + 4])/2]; s = Simplify[r/(r - 1)];
Table[Floor[r*n], {n, 1, 200}]   (* A329845 *)
Table[Floor[s*n], {n, 1, 200}]   (* A329846 *)

Formula

a(n) = floor(n*r), where r = (3+sqrt(29))/5.