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Article #25Re: Letters in the name function
From: Willse
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 00:00
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Consider the function (whose domain is members of the set Z*, the set =
of nonnegative integers) defined by
LiN(x)=3D{letters in the formal English name of x}
For example, LiN(8)=3D5, because "eight" has five letters.
LiN(x) for the first few values of {0,1,2,...} are =
{4,3,3,5,4,4,3,5,5,4,3...}.
Prove (or disprove) that, regardless of the initial value of x,
{lim n->+oo}[a_n=3DLiN(x) if n=3D1, a_n=3DLiN(a_(n-1)) if n>1]=3D4
Travis J. Willse
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<DIV>LiN(x)=3D{letters in the formal English name of x}</DIV>
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<DIV>For example, LiN(8)=3D5, because "eight" has five letters.</DIV>
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