Consider the mapping f(a/b) = (a^2+b^2)/(a^2-b^2) from rationals to rationals. Starting with 2/1 (a=2, b=1) and applying the mapping to each new (reduced) rational number gives 2/1, 5/3, 17/8, 353/225, ... Sequence gives values of the denominators.

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Consider the mapping f(a/b) = (a^2+b^2)/(a^2-b^2) from rationals to rationals. Starting with 2/1 (a=2, b=1) and applying the mapping to each new (reduced) rational number gives 2/1, 5/3, 17/8, 353/225, ... Sequence gives values of the denominators.

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    a(0) =1a(1) =3a(2) =8a(3) =225a(4) =36992a(5) =6308330625

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