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A076538 Numerators a(n) of fractions slowly converging to e: let a(1) = 0, b(n) = n - a(n); if (a(n) + 1) / b(n) < e then a(n+1) = a(n) + 1, else a(n+1)= a(n). +0
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OFFSET

1,3

COMMENT

a(n) + b(n) = n and as n -> +infinity, a(n) / b(n) converges to e. For all n, a(n) / b(n) < e.

FORMULA

a(1) = 0. b(n) = n - a(n). If (a(n) + 1) / b(n) < e, then a(n+1) = a(n) + 1, else a(n+1) = a(n).

a(n) = floor(n*exp(1)/(exp(1)+1)). - Vladeta Jovovic (vladeta(AT)eunet.rs), Oct 04 2003

EXAMPLE

a(6)= 4 so b(6) = 6 - 4 = 2. a(7) = 5 because (a(6) + 1) / b(6) = 5/2 which is < e. So b(7) = 7 - 5 = 2. a(8) = 5 because (a(7) + 1) / b(7) = 6/2 which is not < e.

PROGRAM

(PARI) a(n)=local(t); if(n<2, 0, t=0; for(k=0, n-1, if(1+t<exp(1)*(k-t), t++)); t)

CROSSREFS

Cf. A074840.

Sequence in context: A057561 A064726 A057359 this_sequence A138466 A066530 A074183

Adjacent sequences: A076535 A076536 A076537 this_sequence A076539 A076540 A076541

KEYWORD

easy,frac,nonn

AUTHOR

Robert A. Stump (bee_ess107(AT)msn.com), Oct 18 2002

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