[seqfan] What is the right way to make changes in somebody's comment?

Tanya Khovanova mathoflove-seqfan at yahoo.com
Mon Dec 29 23:02:34 CET 2008


Dear SeqFans,

There is the following comment in the sequence of evil numbers A001969:
  	
a(n)-A001285(n) = 2n-1 has been verified for n=0,1,2,...,400 - John W.
Layman (layman(AT)math.vt.edu) 

The proof of this comment follows from the next comment: 
"First differences give A036585. Observed by Franklin T. Adams-Watters,
proved by Max Alekseyev, Aug 30 2006. This is equivalent to a(n) = 2*n
+ A010060(n). Proof: If the number of bits in n is odd then the last
bit of a(n) is 1, and if the number of bits in n is even then the last
bit of a(n) is 0. Hence the sequence of last bits is A010060. Therefore
a(n) = 2*n + A010060(n)." 
and from the fact that A001285 is A010060 + 1.

I do not know how to suggest changes inside other peoples comments.

Tanya






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