A note on \(AP_3\)-covering sequences (Q2043730)

In \textit{S. Z. Kiss} et al. [Acta Math. Hung. 154, No. 2, 501--510 (2018; Zbl 1399.11067)] the notion of \(AP_k\)-covering sequence is introduced. A sequence \(A\) of nonnegative integers is called an \(AP_k\)-covering sequence, if there exists an integer \(n_0\) such that, if \(n >n_0\), then there exist \(a_1 \ldots, a_{k-1}\in A\), with \(a_1 < a_2 < \ldots < a_{k-1} < n\) such that \(a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_{k-1}, n\) form a \(k\)-term arithmetic progression. In this note, it is proved that there exists an \(AP_3\)-covering sequence \(A\) such that \(\limsup_{n\rightarrow \infty} A(n)/\sqrt{n} = 8/\sqrt{5}\).