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---
id: 59622f89e4e137560018a40e
title: Hofstadter Figure-Figure sequences
challengeType: 5
forumTopicId: 302286
dashedName: hofstadter-figure-figure-sequences
---
# --description--
The Hofstadter Figure-Figure sequences $R_n$ and $S_n$ are given by
$R_1 = 1\\ ;\\ S_1 = 2 \\\\R_n = R_{n-1} + S_{n-1}, \\quad n>1.$
Specifically, the sequence $R_n$ contains the values
<pre>1, 3, 7, 12, 18, ...</pre>
and the sequence $S_n$ contains the values
<pre>2, 4, 5, 6, 8, ...</pre>
The sequence $R_n$ is defined by the recurrence relation $R_n = R_{n-1} + S_{n-1}$, while $S_n$ is defined as sequence of positive integers that are not included in the sequence $R_n$.
# --instructions--
Create two functions named `ffr` and `ffs` that return `R(n)` or `S(n)`, respectively, for any index `n`. Note that the Hofstadter Figure-Figure sequences are 1-indexed, with $R_1 = 1$ and $S_1 = 2$.
No maximum value for `n` should be assumed.
**References**
<p>Rosetta: <a href='https://rosettacode.org/wiki/Hofstadter_Figure-Figure_sequences' target='_blank'>Hofstadter Figure-Figure sequences</a></p>.
# --hints--
`ffr` should be a function.
```js
assert(typeof ffr === 'function');
```
`ffs` should be a function.
```js
assert(typeof ffs === 'function');
```
`ffr` should return integer.
```js
assert(Number.isInteger(ffr(1)));
```
`ffs` should return integer.
```js
assert(Number.isInteger(ffs(1)));
```
`ffr(10)` should return `69`
```js
assert.equal(ffr(ffrParamRes[0][0]), ffrParamRes[0][1]);
```
`ffr(50)` should return `1509`
```js
assert.equal(ffr(ffrParamRes[1][0]), ffrParamRes[1][1]);
```
`ffr(100)` should return `5764`
```js
assert.equal(ffr(ffrParamRes[2][0]), ffrParamRes[2][1]);
```
`ffr(1000)` should return `526334`
```js
assert.equal(ffr(ffrParamRes[3][0]), ffrParamRes[3][1]);
```
`ffs(10)` should return `14`
```js
assert.equal(ffs(ffsParamRes[0][0]), ffsParamRes[0][1]);
```
`ffs(50)` should return `59`
```js
assert.equal(ffs(ffsParamRes[1][0]), ffsParamRes[1][1]);
```
`ffs(100)` should return `112`
```js
assert.equal(ffs(ffsParamRes[2][0]), ffsParamRes[2][1]);
```
`ffs(1000)` should return `1041`
```js
assert.equal(ffs(ffsParamRes[3][0]), ffsParamRes[3][1]);
```
# --seed--
## --after-user-code--
```js
const ffrParamRes = [[10, 69], [50, 1509], [100, 5764], [1000, 526334]];
const ffsParamRes = [[10, 14], [50, 59], [100, 112], [1000, 1041]];
```
## --seed-contents--
```js
function ffr(n) {
return n;
}
function ffs(n) {
return n;
}
```
# --solutions--
```js
const R = [null, 1];
const S = [null, 2];
function extendSequences (n) {
let current = Math.max(R[R.length - 1], S[S.length - 1]);
let i;
while (R.length <= n || S.length <= n) {
i = Math.min(R.length, S.length) - 1;
current += 1;
if (current === R[i] + S[i]) {
R.push(current);
} else {
S.push(current);
}
}
}
function ffr (n) {
extendSequences(n);
return R[n];
}
function ffs (n) {
extendSequences(n);
return S[n];
}
```