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A008953 a(n) is the leading digit of the n-th triangular number, n*(n+1)/2.

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%I A008953 #34 Aug 04 2024 01:26:35
%S A008953 1,3,6,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,3,4,4,4,4,5,5,5,
%T A008953 6,6,7,7,7,8,8,9,9,9,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,
%U A008953 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4
%N A008953 a(n) is the leading digit of the n-th triangular number, n*(n+1)/2.
%H A008953 Reinhard Zumkeller, <a href="/A008953/b008953.txt">Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..1000</a>
%F A008953 a(n) = A000030(A000217(n)). - _Reinhard Zumkeller_, May 12 2010
%t A008953 Array[IntegerDigits[# (# + 1) / 2][[1]]&, 100] (* _Vincenzo Librandi_, Apr 12 2019 *)
%t A008953 IntegerDigits[#][[1]]&/@Accumulate[Range[100]] (* _Harvey P. Dale_, Oct 15 2022 *)
%o A008953 (PARI) a(n) = digits(n*(n+1)/2)[1]; \\ _Michel Marcus_, Jun 20 2018
%o A008953 (Magma) [Intseq((n*(n+1) div 2))[#Intseq((n*(n+1) div 2))]: n in [1..100]]; // _Vincenzo Librandi_, Apr 12 2019
%Y A008953 Cf. A000030, A000217, A008954. - _Reinhard Zumkeller_, May 12 2010
%K A008953 nonn,base,easy
%O A008953 1,2
%A A008953 _N. J. A. Sloane_