[seqfan] Re: Reciprocal Recaman

M. F. Hasler oeis at hasler.fr
Sat Nov 16 20:08:08 CET 2013


On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 12:26 PM, David Wilson <davidwwilson at comcast.net> wrote:
> The partial sums of
>         1/1 +- 1/2 +- 1/3 +- 1/4 +- 1/5 +- ...
> are distinct for any choice of signs.

Since this is formulated in a slightly ambiguous way, you may easily
defend the thesis that, e.g.,

1-1/2-1/3+1/4-1/5 = 13/60
and
1-1/2+1/3-1/4-1/5-1/6 = 13/60

do not provide a counter-example...

;-)

Maximilian



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