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A139338 Least k>0 such that sum(i=0,2*n-1,(-k)^i/i!)<0. +0
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OFFSET

1,2

REFERENCES

Serge Francinou, Herve Gianella and Serge Nicolas, Exercices de mathematiques : oraux X-ENS, Analyse 1, Cassini Editeur, 2003, p. 119-121

FORMULA

a(n)=r*n+o(n) where r is the solution to x+log(x)=0 and 0<x<1 : r=0.56714329040978387299996...(see A030178)

PROGRAM

(PARI) a(n)=if(n<0, 0, k=1; while(sum(i=0, 2*n-1, (-k)^i*1./i!)>0, k++); k)

CROSSREFS

Cf. A030178.

Sequence in context: A065603 A084242 A071823 this_sequence A057355 A073869 A055930

Adjacent sequences: A139335 A139336 A139337 this_sequence A139339 A139340 A139341

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

Benoit Cloitre (benoit7848c(AT)orange.fr), Jun 08 2008

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