Given a positive integer n, the following rules will always create a sequence that ends with 1, called the hailstone sequence: If n is even, divide it by 2 If n is odd, multiply it by 3 and add 1 (i.e. 3n +1) Continue until n is 1

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Given a positive integer n, the following rules will always create a sequence that ends with 1, called the hailstone sequence:

  • If n is even, divide it by 2
  • If n is odd, multiply it by 3 and add 1 (i.e. 3n +1)
  • Continue until n is 1

Write a program that reads an integer as input and prints the hailstone sequence starting with the integer entered. Format the output so that ten integers, each separated by a tab character (\t), are printed per line.

The output format can be achieved as follows:
System.out.print(n + "\t");

Ex: If the input is:

in java 

 

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