power4.rb

def power(x, p)
	
	n = n1 = x ** p
	w = n.to_s(2).length
	c = 0
	while (n != 1 && n >= n1)
		n = n * 3 + 1 if (n.odd?)
		n /= 2 while (n.even?)
		c += 1
	end
	return w, c
	
end

def out(x, c)
	
	50.times \
	{
		|i|
		puts(power(x, i * 2 + 1).join("\t"))
	}
end

t = 1024 + 3

50.times \
{ 
	|i|
	out(t, i) 
	t += 4
}