Consider the mapping f(r) = (1/2)*(r + N/r) from rationals to rationals where N = 5. Starting with a = 2 and applying the mapping to each new (reduced) rational number gives 2, 9/4, 161/72, 51841/23184, ..., tending to N^(1/2). Sequence gives values of the denominators.
A081460
Consider the mapping f(r) = (1/2)*(r + N/r) from rationals to rationals where N = 5. Starting with a = 2 and applying the mapping to each new (reduced) rational number gives 2, 9/4, 161/72, 51841/23184, ..., tending to N^(1/2). Sequence gives values of the denominators.
Terms
- a(0) =1a(1) =4a(2) =72a(3) =23184a(4) =2403763488
External references
- oeis: A081460