A Piece of the Pi: mathematics explained

A Piece of the Pi: mathematics explained

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Perrin numbers and pseudoprimes

Perrin numbers and pseudoprimes

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The sequence shown in the picture (0, 2, 3, 2, 5, 5, 7, 10, 12, 17, 22, 29, 39, …) is called the Perrin numbers. After the first three terms, the rule to generate the sequence is A(n) = A(n−2) + A(n−…

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