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A001109 a(n)^2 is a triangular number: a(n) = 6*a(n-1) - a(n-2) with a(0)=0, a(1)=1.

0, 1, 6, 35, 204, 1189, 6930, 40391, 235416, 1372105, 7997214, 46611179, 271669860, 1583407981, 9228778026, 53789260175, 313506783024, 1827251437969, 10650001844790, 62072759630771, 361786555939836, 2108646576008245, 12290092900109634, 71631910824649559, 417501372047787720

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8*a(n)^2 + 1 = 8*A001110(n) + 1 = A055792(n+1) is a perfect square. - Gregory V. Richardson, Oct 05 2002
For n >= 2, A001108(n) gives exactly the positive integers m such that 1,2,...,m has a perfect median. The sequence of associated perfect medians is the present sequence. Let a_1,...,a_m be an (ordered) sequence of real numbers, then a term a_k is a perfect median if Sum_{j=1..k-1} a_j = Sum_{j=k+1..m} a_j. See Puzzle 1 in MSRI Emissary, Fall 2005. - Asher Auel, Jan 12 2006
(a(n), b(n)) where b(n) = A082291(n) are the integer solutions of the equation 2*binomial(b,a) = binomial(b+2,a). - Klaus Strassburger (strass(AT)ddfi.uni-duesseldorf.de); comment revised by Michael Somos, Apr 07 2003
This sequence gives the values of y in solutions of the Diophantine equation x^2 - 8y^2 = 1. It also gives the values of the product xy where (x,y) satisfies x^2 - 2y^2 = +-1, i.e., a(n) = A001333(n)*A000129(n). a(n) also gives the inradius r of primitive Pythagorean triangles having legs whose lengths are consecutive integers, with corresponding semiperimeter s = a(n+1) = {A001652(n) + A046090(n) + A001653(n)}/2 and area rs = A029549(n) = 6*A029546(n). - Lekraj Beedassy, Apr 23 2003 [edited by Jon E. Schoenfield, May 04 2014]
n such that 8*n^2 = floor(sqrt(8)*n*ceiling(sqrt(8)*n)). - Benoit Cloitre, May 10 2003
For n > 0, ratios a(n+1)/a(n) may be obtained as convergents to continued fraction expansion of 3+sqrt(8): either successive convergents of [6;-6] or odd convergents of [5;1, 4]. - Lekraj Beedassy, Sep 09 2003
a(n+1) + A053141(n) = A001108(n+1). Generating floretion: - 2'i + 2'j - 'k + i' + j' - k' + 2'ii' - 'jj' - 2'kk' + 'ij' + 'ik' + 'ji' + 'jk' - 2'kj' + 2e ("jes" series). - Creighton Dement, Dec 16 2004
Kekulé numbers for certain benzenoids (see the Cyvin-Gutman reference). - Emeric Deutsch, Jun 19 2005
Number of D steps on the line y=x in all Delannoy paths of length n (a Delannoy path of length n is a path from (0,0) to (n,n), consisting of steps E=(1,0), N=(0,1) and D=(1,1)). Example: a(2)=6 because in the 13 (=A001850(2)) Delannoy paths of length 2, namely (DD), (D)NE, (D)EN, NE(D), NENE, NEEN, NDE, NNEE, EN(D), ENNE, ENEN, EDN and EENN, we have altogether six D steps on the line y=x (shown between parentheses). - Emeric Deutsch, Jul 07 2005
Define a T-circle to be a first-quadrant circle with integral radius that is tangent to the x- and y-axes. Such a circle has coordinates equal to its radius. Let C(0) be the T-circle with radius 1. Then for n > 0, define C(n) to be the smallest T-circle that does not intersect C(n-1). C(n) has radius a(n+1). Cf. A001653. - Charlie Marion, Sep 14 2005
Numbers such that there is an m with t(n+m)=2t(m), where t(n) are the triangular numbers A000217. For instance, t(20)=2*t(14)=210, so 6 is in the sequence. - Floor van Lamoen, Oct 13 2005
One half the bisection of the Pell numbers (A000129). - Franklin T. Adams-Watters, Jan 08 2006
Pell trapezoids: for n > 0, a(n) = (A000129(n-1)+A000129(n+1))*A000129(n)/2; see also A084158. - Charlie Marion, Apr 01 2006
Tested for 2 < p < 27: If and only if 2^p - 1 (the Mersenne number M(p)) is prime then M(p) divides a(2^(p-1)). - Kenneth J Ramsey, May 16 2006
If 2^p - 1 is prime then M(p) divides a(2^(p-1)-1). - Kenneth J Ramsey, Jun 08 2006; comment corrected by Robert Israel, Mar 18 2007
If 8*n+5 and 8*n+7 are twin primes then their product divides a(4*n+3). - Kenneth J Ramsey, Jun 08 2006
If p is an odd prime, then if p == 1 or 7 (mod 8), then a((p-1)/2) == 0 (mod p) and a((p+1)/2) == 1 (mod p); if p == 3 or 5 (mod 8), then a((p-1)/2) == 1 (mod p) and a((p+1)/2) == 0 (mod p). Kenneth J Ramsey's comment about twin primes follows from this. - Robert Israel, Mar 18 2007
a(n)*(a(n+b) - a(b-2)) = (a(n+1)+1)*(a(n+b-1) - a(b-1)). This identity also applies to any series a(0) = 0 a(1) = 1 a(n) = b*a(n-1) - a(n-2). - Kenneth J Ramsey, Oct 17 2007
For n < 0, let a(n) = -a(-n). Then (a(n+j) + a(k+j)) * (a(n+b+k+j) - a(b-j-2)) = (a(n+j+1) + a(k+j+1)) * (a(n+b+k+j-1) - a(b-j-1)). - Charlie Marion, Mar 04 2011
Sequence gives y values of the Diophantine equation: 0+1+2+...+x = y^2. If (a,b) and (c,d) are two consecutive solutions of the Diophantine equation: 0+1+2+...+x = y^2 with aMohamed Bouhamida, Aug 29 2009
If (p,q) and (r,s) are two consecutive solutions of the Diophantine equation: 0+1+2+...+x = y^2 with p < r then r = 3*p+4*q+1 and s = 2*p+3*q+1. - Mohamed Bouhamida, Sep 02 2009
a(n)/A002315(n) converges to cos^2(Pi/8) (see A201488). - Gary Detlefs, Nov 25 2009
Binomial transform of A086347. - Johannes W. Meijer, Aug 01 2010
If x=a(n), y=A055997(n+1) and z = x^2+y, then x^4 + y^3 = z^2. - Bruno Berselli, Aug 24 2010
In general, if b(0)=1, b(1)=k and for n > 1, b(n) = 6*b(n-1) - b(n-2), then
  for n > 0, b(n) = a(n)*k-a(n-1); e.g.,
  for k=2, when b(n) = A038725(n), 2 = 1*2 - 0, 11 = 6*2 - 1,  64 = 35*2 - 6, 373 = 204*2 - 35;
  for k=3, when b(n) = A001541(n), 3 = 1*3 - 0, 17 = 6*3 - 1;  99 = 35*3 - 6; 577 = 204*3 - 35;
  for k=4, when b(n) = A038723(n), 4 = 1*4 - 0, 23 = 6*4 - 1; 134 = 35*4 - 6; 781 = 204*4 - 35;
  for k=5, when b(n) = A001653(n), 5 = 1*5 - 0, 29 = 6*5 - 1; 169 = 35*5 - 6; 985 = 204*5 - 35.
  See also A002315, A054488, A038761, A054489, A054490.
  - Charlie Marion, Dec 08 2010
See a Wolfdieter Lang comment on A001653 on a sequence of (u,v) values for Pythagorean triples (x,y,z) with x=|u^2-v^2|, y=2*u*v and z=u^2+v^2, with u odd and v even, generated from (u(0)=1,v(0)=2), the triple (3,4,5), by a substitution rule given there. The present a(n) appears there as b(n). The corresponding generated triangles have catheti differing by one length unit. - Wolfdieter Lang, Mar 06 2012
a(n)*a(n+2k) + a(k)^2 and a(n)*a(n+2k+1) + a(k)*a(k+1) are triangular numbers. Generalizes description of sequence. - Charlie Marion, Dec 03 2012
a(n)*a(n+2k) + a(k)^2 is the triangular square A001110(n+k). a(n)*a(n+2k+1) + a(k)*a(k+1) is the triangular oblong A029549(n+k). - Charlie Marion, Dec 05 2012
From Richard R. Forberg, Aug 30 2013: (Start)
The squares of a(n) are the result of applying triangular arithmetic to the squares, using A001333 as the "guide" on what integers to square, as follows:
a(2n)^2 = A001333(2n)^2 * (A001333(2n)^2 - 1)/2;
a(2n+1)^2 = A001333(2n+1)^2 * (A001333(2n+1)^2 + 1)/2. (End)
For n >= 1, a(n) equals the number of 01-avoiding words of length n-1 on alphabet {0,1,...,5}. - Milan Janjic, Jan 25 2015
Panda and Rout call these "balancing numbers" and note that the period of the sequence modulo a prime p is the same as that modulo p^2 when p = 13, 31, 1546463. But these are precisely the p in A238736 such that p^2 divides A000129(p - (2/p)), where (2/p) is a Jacobi symbol. In light of the above observation by Franklin T. Adams-Watters that the present sequence is one half the bisection of the Pell numbers, i.e., a(n) = A000129(2*n)/2, it follows immediately that modulo a fixed prime p, or any power thereof, the period of a(n) is half that of A000129(n). - John Blythe Dobson, Mar 06 2015
The triangular number = square number identity Tri((T(n, 3) - 1)/2) = S(n-1, 6)^2 with Tri, T, and S given in A000217, A053120 and A049310, is the special case k = 1 of the k-family of identities Tri((T(n, 2*k+1) - 1)/2) = Tri(k)*S(n-1, 2*(2*k+1))^2, k >= 0, n >= 0, with S(-1, x) = 0. For k=2 see A108741(n) for S(n-1, 10)^2. This identity boils down to the identities S(n-1, 2*x)^2 = (T(2*n, x) - 1)/(2*(x^2-1)) and  2*T(n, x)^2 - 1 = T(2*n, x) with x = 2*k+1. - Wolfdieter Lang, Feb 01 2016
a(2)=6 is perfect. For n=2*k, k > 0, k not equal to 1, a(n) is a multiple of a(2) and since every multiple (beyond 1) of a perfect number is abundant, then a(n) is abundant. sigma(a(4)) = 504 > 408 = 2*a(4). For n=2*k+1, k > 0, a(n) mod 10 = A000012(n), so a(n) is odd. If a(n) is a prime number, it is deficient; otherwise a(n) has one or two distinct prime factors and is therefore deficient again. So for n=2k+1, k > 0, a(n) is deficient. sigma(a(5)) = 1260 < 2378 = 2*a(5). - Muniru A Asiru, Apr 14 2016
Behera & Panda call these the balancing numbers, and A001541 are the balancers. - Michel Marcus, Nov 07 2017
In general, a second-order linear recurrence with constant coefficients having a signature of (c,d) will be duplicated by a third-order recurrence having a signature of (x,c^2-c*x+d,-d*x+c*d). The formulas of Olivares and Bouhamida in the formula section which have signatures of (7,-7,1) and (5,5,-1), respectively, are specific instances of this general rule for x = 7 and x = 5. - Gary Detlefs, Jan 29 2021
Note that 6 is the largest triangular number in the sequence, because it is proved that 8 and 9 are the largest perfect powers which are consecutive (Catalan's conjecture). 0 and 1 are also in the sequence because they are also perfect powers and 0*1/2 = 0^2 and 8*9/2 = (2*3)^2. - Metin Sariyar, Jul 15 2021

			G.f. = x + 6*x^2 + 35*x^3 + 204*x^4 + 1189*x^5 + 6930*x^6 + 40391*x^7 + ...
6 is in the sequence since 6^2 = 36 is a triangular number: 36 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8. - _Michael B. Porter_, Jul 02 2016

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Cf. A000217, A000290, A001108, A001542, A001653, A001850, A002315, A002965, A278310.
Chebyshev sequence U(n, m): A000027 (m=1), A001353 (m=2), this sequence (m=3), A001090 (m=4), A004189 (m=5), A004191 (m=6), A007655 (m=7), A077412 (m=8), A049660 (m=9), A075843 (m=10), A077421 (m=11), A077423 (m=12), A097309 (m=13), A097311 (m=14), A097313 (m=15), A029548 (m=16), A029547 (m=17), A144128 (m=18), A078987 (m=19), A097316 (m=33).
Cf. A323182.

a:=[0,1];; for n in [3..25] do a[n]:=6*a[n-1]-a[n-2]; od; a; # Muniru A Asiru, Dec 18 2018

a001109 n = a001109_list !! n :: Integer
a001109_list = 0 : 1 : zipWith (-)
   (map (* 6) $ tail a001109_list) a001109_list
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Dec 17 2011

[n le 2 select n-1 else 6*Self(n-1)-Self(n-2): n in [1..30]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Jul 25 2015

a[0]:=1: a[1]:=6: for n from 2 to 26 do a[n]:=6*a[n-1]-a[n-2] od: seq(a[n],n=0..26); # Emeric Deutsch
with (combinat):seq(fibonacci(2*n,2)/2, n=0..20); # Zerinvary Lajos, Apr 20 2008

Transpose[NestList[Flatten[{Rest[#],ListCorrelate[{-1,6},#]}]&, {0,1}, 30]][[1]]  (* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 23 2011 *)
CoefficientList[Series[x/(1-6x+x^2),{x,0,30}],x]  (* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 23 2011 *)
LinearRecurrence[{6, -1}, {0, 1}, 50] (* Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Feb 12 2012 *)
a[ n_]:= ChebyshevU[n-1, 3]; (* Michael Somos, Sep 02 2012 *)
Table[Fibonacci[2n, 2]/2, {n, 0, 20}] (* Vladimir Reshetnikov, Sep 16 2016 *)
TrigExpand@Table[Sinh[2 n ArcCsch[1]]/(2 Sqrt[2]), {n, 0, 10}] (* Federico Provvedi, Feb 01 2021 *)

{a(n) = imag((3 + quadgen(32))^n)}; /* Michael Somos, Apr 07 2003 */

{a(n) = subst( poltchebi( abs(n+1)) - 3 * poltchebi( abs(n)), x, 3) / 8}; /* Michael Somos, Apr 07 2003 */

{a(n) = polchebyshev( n-1, 2, 3)}; /* Michael Somos, Sep 02 2012 */

is(n)=ispolygonal(n^2,3) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Nov 03 2016

[lucas_number1(n,6,1) for n in range(27)] # Zerinvary Lajos, Jun 25 2008

[chebyshev_U(n-1,3) for n in (0..20)] # G. C. Greubel, Dec 23 2019

G.f.: x / (1 - 6*x + x^2). - Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation.
a(n) = S(n-1, 6) = U(n-1, 3) with U(n, x) Chebyshev's polynomials of the second kind. S(-1, x) := 0. Cf. triangle A049310 for S(n, x).
a(n) = sqrt(A001110(n)).
a(n) = A001542(n)/2.
a(n) = sqrt((A001541(n)^2-1)/8) (cf. Richardson comment).
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) + sqrt(8*a(n-1)^2+1). - R. J. Mathar, Oct 09 2000
a(n) = A000129(n)*A001333(n) = A000129(n)*(A000129(n)+A000129(n-1)) = ceiling(A001108(n)/sqrt(2)). - Henry Bottomley, Apr 19 2000
a(n) ~ (1/8)*sqrt(2)*(sqrt(2) + 1)^(2*n). - Joe Keane (jgk(AT)jgk.org), May 15 2002
Limit_{n->oo} a(n)/a(n-1) = 3 + 2*sqrt(2). - Gregory V. Richardson, Oct 05 2002
a(n) = ((3 + 2*sqrt(2))^n - (3 - 2*sqrt(2))^n) / (4*sqrt(2)). - Gregory V. Richardson, Oct 13 2002. Corrected for offset 0, and rewritten. - Wolfdieter Lang, Feb 10 2015
a(2*n) = a(n)*A003499(n). 4*a(n) = A005319(n). - Mario Catalani (mario.catalani(AT)unito.it), Mar 21 2003
a(n) = floor((3+2*sqrt(2))^n/(4*sqrt(2))). - Lekraj Beedassy, Apr 23 2003
a(-n) = -a(n). - Michael Somos, Apr 07 2003
For n >= 1, a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n-1} A001653(k). - Charlie Marion, Jul 01 2003
For n > 0, 4*a(2*n) = A001653(n)^2 - A001653(n-1)^2. - Charlie Marion, Jul 16 2003
For n > 0, a(n) = Sum_{k = 0..n-1}((2*k+1)*A001652(n-1-k)) + A000217(n). - Charlie Marion, Jul 18 2003
a(2*n+1) = a(n+1)^2 - a(n)^2. - Charlie Marion, Jan 12 2004
a(k)*a(2*n+k) = a(n+k)^2 - a(n)^2; e.g., 204*7997214 = 40391^2 - 35^2. - Charlie Marion, Jan 15 2004
For j < n+1, a(k+j)*a(2*n+k-j) - Sum_{i = 0..j-1} a(2*n-(2*i+1)) = a(n+k)^2 - a(n)^2. - Charlie Marion, Jan 18 2004
From Paul Barry, Feb 06 2004: (Start)
a(n) = A000129(2*n)/2;
a(n) = ((1+sqrt(2))^(2*n) - (1-sqrt(2))^(2*n))*sqrt(2)/8;
a(n) = Sum_{i=0..n} Sum_{j=0..n} A000129(i+j)*n!/(i!*j!*(n-i-j)!)/2. (End)
E.g.f.: exp(3*x)*sinh(2*sqrt(2)*x)/(2*sqrt(2)). - Paul Barry, Apr 21 2004
A053141(n+1) + A055997(n+1) = A001541(n+1) + a(n+1). - Creighton Dement, Sep 16 2004
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(2*n, 2*k+1)*2^(k-1). - Paul Barry, Oct 01 2004
a(n) = A001653(n+1) - A038723(n); (a(n)) = chuseq[J]( 'ii' + 'jj' + .5'kk' + 'ij' - 'ji' + 2.5e ), apart from initial term. - Creighton Dement, Nov 19 2004, modified by Davide Colazingari, Jun 24 2016
a(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..n} A001850(k)*A001850(n-k), self convolution of central Delannoy numbers. - Benoit Cloitre, Sep 28 2005
a(n) = 7*(a(n-1) - a(n-2)) + a(n-3), a(1) = 0, a(2) = 1, a(3) = 6, n > 3. Also a(n) = ( (1 + sqrt(2) )^(2*n) - (1 - sqrt(2) )^(2*n) ) / (4*sqrt(2)). - Antonio Alberto Olivares, Oct 23 2003
a(n) = 5*(a(n-1) + a(n-2)) - a(n-3). - Mohamed Bouhamida, Sep 20 2006
Define f(x,s) = s*x + sqrt((s^2-1)*x^2+1); f(0,s)=0. a(n) = f(a(n-1),3), see second formula. - Marcos Carreira, Dec 27 2006
The perfect median m(n) can be expressed in terms of the Pell numbers P() = A000129() by m(n) = P(n + 2) * (P(n + 2) + P(n + 1)) for n >= 0. - Winston A. Richards (ugu(AT)psu.edu), Jun 11 2007
For k = 0..n, a(2*n-k) - a(k) = 2*a(n-k)*A001541(n). Also, a(2*n+1-k) - a(k) = A002315(n-k)*A001653(n). - Charlie Marion, Jul 18 2007
[A001653(n), a(n)] = [1,4; 1,5]^n * [1,0]. - Gary W. Adamson, Mar 21 2008
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n-1} 4^k*binomial(n+k,2*k+1). - Paul Barry, Apr 20 2009
a(n+1)^2 - 6*a(n+1)*a(n) + a(n)^2 = 1. - Charlie Marion, Dec 14 2010
a(n) = A002315(m)*A011900(n-m-1) + A001653(m)*A001652(n-m-1) - a(m) = A002315(m)*A053141(n-m-1) + A001653(m)*A046090(n-m-1) + a(m) with m < n; otherwise a(n) = A002315(m)*A053141(m-n) - A001653(m)*A011900(m-n) + a(m) = A002315(m)*A053141(m-n) - A001653(m)*A046090(m-n) - a(m) = (A002315(n) - A001653(n))/2. - Kenneth J Ramsey, Oct 12 2011
16*a(n)^2 + 1 = A056771(n). - James R. Buddenhagen, Dec 09 2011
A010054(A000290(a(n))) = 1. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Dec 17 2011
In general, a(n+k)^2 - A003499(k)*a(n+k)*a(n) + a(n)^2 = a(k)^2. - Charlie Marion, Jan 11 2012
a(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..n} A101950(n,k)*5^k. - Philippe Deléham, Feb 10 2012
PSUM transform of a(n+1) is A053142. PSUMSIGN transform of a(n+1) is A084158. BINOMIAL transform of a(n+1) is A164591. BINOMIAL transform of A086347 is a(n+1). BINOMIAL transform of A057087(n-1). - Michael Somos, May 11 2012
a(n+k) = A001541(k)*a(n) + sqrt(A132592(k)*a(n)^2 + a(k)^2). Generalizes formula dated Oct 09 2000. - Charlie Marion, Nov 27 2012
a(n) + a(n+2*k) = A003499(k)*a(n+k); a(n) + a(n+2*k+1) = A001653(k+1)*A002315(n+k). - Charlie Marion, Nov 29 2012
From Peter Bala, Dec 23 2012: (Start)
Product_{n >= 1} (1 + 1/a(n)) = 1 + sqrt(2).
Product_{n >= 2} (1 - 1/a(n)) = (1/3)*(1 + sqrt(2)). (End)
G.f.: G(0)*x/(2-6*x), where G(k) = 1 + 1/(1 - x*(8*k-9)/( x*(8*k-1) - 3/G(k+1) )); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Aug 12 2013
G.f.: H(0)*x/2, where H(k) = 1 + 1/( 1 - x*(6-x)/(x*(6-x) + 1/H(k+1) )); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Feb 18 2014
a(n) = (a(n-1)^2 - a(n-3)^2)/a(n-2) + a(n-4) for n > 3. - Patrick J. McNab, Jul 24 2015
a(n-k)*a(n+k) + a(k)^2 = a(n)^2, a(n+k) + a(n-k) = A003499(k)*a(n), for n >= k >= 0. - Alexander Samokrutov, Sep 30 2015
Dirichlet g.f.: (PolyLog(s,3+2*sqrt(2)) - PolyLog(s,3-2*sqrt(2)))/(4*sqrt(2)). - Ilya Gutkovskiy, Jun 27 2016
4*a(n)^2 - 1 = A278310(n) for n > 0. - Bruno Berselli, Nov 24 2016
From Klaus Purath, Jan 18 2020: (Start)
a(n) = (a(n-3) + a(n+3))/198.
a(n) = Sum_{i=1..n} A001653(i), n>=1.
a(n) = sinh( 2 * n * arccsch(1) ) / ( 2 * sqrt(2) ). - Federico Provvedi, Feb 01 2021
(End)
a(n) = A002965(2*n)*A002965(2*n+1). - Jon E. Schoenfield, Jan 08 2022
a(n) = A002965(4*n)/2. - Gerry Martens, Jul 14 2023
a(n) = Sum_{k = 0..n-1} (-1)^(n+k+1)*binomial(n+k, 2*k+1)*8^k. - Peter Bala, Jul 17 2023

Additional comments from Wolfdieter Lang, Feb 10 2000

Duplication of a formula removed by Wolfdieter Lang, Feb 10 2015

A001032 Numbers k such that sum of squares of k consecutive integers >= 1 is a square.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 2, 11, 23, 24, 26, 33, 47, 49, 50, 59, 73, 74, 88, 96, 97, 107, 121, 122, 146, 169, 177, 184, 191, 193, 194, 218, 239, 241, 242, 249, 289, 297, 299, 311, 312, 313, 337, 338, 347, 352, 361, 362, 376, 383, 393, 407, 409, 431, 443, 457, 458, 479, 481, 491, 506

Offset: 1

N. J. A. Sloane

It was shown by Watson (and again by Ljunggren) that if 0^2 + 1^2 + ... + r^2 is a square then r = 0, 1 or 24.
The terms up to 1391 are == 0, 1, 2, 9, 11, 16, 23 (mod 24). Start number is in A007475(n). Square root of sum is in A076215(n). - Ralf Stephan, Nov 04 2002
The solutions in the case n=2 are in A001652 or A082291.
For k > 5 and k == 1 or 5 (mod 6), it appears that all k^2 are here. When n is not a square, the solution to problem 6552 shows that there are an infinite number of sums of n consecutive squares that equal a square. There are only a finite number when n is a square. For example, the only sum having 49 terms is 25^2 + ... + 73^2 = 357^2. - T. D. Noe, Jan 20 2011
In the previous comment, "it appears" can be removed because the k^2 squares beginning at (k^2+1)(k^2-25)/48 sum to a square. - Thomas Andrews, Feb 14 2011
See A180442 for the complementary problem of finding numbers n such that there are consecutive squares beginning with n^2 that sum to a square.
From Thomas Andrews, Feb 22 2011: (Start)
Elementary necessary conditions for n to be in this sequence:
  1. If n=s^2b where b is squarefree, then:
     a. If s is divisible by 3 then b is divisible by 3.
     b. If s is divisible by 2, then b is divisible by 2.
     c. If b is divisible by 3, then b = 6 (mod 9)
     d. b only has prime factors p where 3 is a square, modulo p. (So, p=2, p=3, or p=12k+-1)
  2.
     a. If n+1 is divisible by 3, then (n+1)/3 is the sum of two perfect squares.
     b. If n+1 is not divisible by 3, then n+1 is the sum of two perfect squares
The smallest number which satisfies these conditions which is not in this sequence is 842.
These conditions can be used to establish the conjecture of Ralf Stephan, above, that all the terms are == 0, 1, 2, 9, 11, 16, or 23 (mod 24). (End)
The numbers satisfying the above conditions but which are not in this sequence can be found in A274469. - Christopher E. Thompson, Jun 28 2016

			3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2, with two consecutive terms, so 2 is in the sequence.
Sum_{m=18..28} m^2 = 77^2, with eleven consecutive terms, so 11 is in the sequence and A007475(3) = 18. - _Bernard Schott_, Jan 03 2022

S. Dinh, The Hard Mathematical Olympiad Problems And Their Solutions, AuthorHouse, 2011, Problem 6 of the Irish Mathematical Olympiad 1990 (in fact, it is 1991), page 96.
W. Ljunggren, New solution of a problem proposed by E. Lucas, Norsk Mat. Tid. 34 (1952), 65-72.
N. J. A. Sloane, A Handbook of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1973 (includes this sequence).
N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).

Christopher E. Thompson, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10438 (up to 250000, extends first 128 terms computed by T. D. Noe).
U. Alfred, Consecutive integers whose sum of squares is a perfect square, Math. Mag., 37 (1964), 19-32.
Laurent Beeckmans, Squares expressible as sum of consecutive squares, Amer. Math. Monthly, 101 (1994), 437-442.
Kevin S. Brown, Sum of Consecutive Nth Powers Equals an Nth Power
Anji Dong, Katerina Saettone, Kendra Song, and Alexandru Zaharescu, An Equidistribution Result for Differences Associated with Square Pyramidal Numbers, arXiv:2412.10097 [math.NT], 2024. See p. 1.
Moshe Laub, Squares Expressible as a Sum of n Consecutive Squares, Advanced Problem 6552, Amer. Math. Monthly 97 (1990), 622-625.
Stanton Philipp, Note on consecutive integers whose sum of squares is a perfect square, Math. Mag., 37 (1964), 218-220.
Vladimir Pletser, Congruence conditions on the number of terms in sums of consecutive squared integers equal to squared integers, arXiv:1409.7969 [math.NT], 2014.
Vladimir Pletser, Finding all squared integers expressible as the sum of consecutive squared integers using generalized Pell equation solutions with Chebyshev polynomials, arXiv preprint arXiv:1409.7972 [math.NT], 2014.
John Scholes, 4th Irish Mathematical Olympiad 1991, Problem B1.
G. N. Watson, The problem of the square pyramid, Messenger of Mathematics 48 (1918), pp. 1-22.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Cannonball Problem
Index to sequences related to Olympiads.
Index entries for sequences related to sums of squares

Cf. A007475, A076215, A151557, A274469.

Cf. A097812 (n^2 is the sum of two or more consecutive squares).

(* An empirical recomputation, assuming Ralf Stephan's conjecture *) nmax = 600; min[](* minimum start number *) = 1; max[](* maximum start number *) = 10^5; min[457(* the first not-so-easy term *)] = 10^7; min[577] = 10^5; min[587] = 10^7; max[457] = max[577] = max[587] = Infinity; okQ[n_ /; ! MemberQ[{0, 1, 2, 9, 11, 16, 23}, Mod[n, 24]]] = False; okQ[n_] := For[m = min[n], m < max[n], m++, If[IntegerQ[ r = Sqrt[1/6*n*(1 + 6*m^2 + 6*m*(n - 1) - 3*n + 2*n^2)]], Return[True]]]; nmr = Reap[k = 1; Do[If[okQ[n] === True, Print["a(", k, ") = ", n, ", start nb = A007475(", k, ") = ", m, ", sqrt(sum) = A076215(", k, ") = ", r]; k++; Sow[{n, m, r}]], {n, 1, nmax}]][[2, 1]]; A001032 = nmr[[All, 1]]; A007475 = nmr[[All, 2]]; A076215 = nmr[[All, 3]] (* Jean-François Alcover, Sep 09 2013 *)

is(n,L=max(999,n^5\2e5),s=norml2([1..n-1]))={bittest(8456711,n%24) && for(x=n,L,issquare(s+=(2*x-n)*n)&&return(x))} \\ Returns the smallest "ending number" x (such that (x-n+1)^2+...+x^2 is a square) if n is in the sequence, otherwise zero. - M. F. Hasler, Feb 02 2016

Corrected by T. D. Noe, Aug 25 2004
Offset changed to 1 by N. J. A. Sloane, Jun 2008
Additional terms up to 30000 added to b-file by Christopher E. Thompson, Jun 10 2016
Additional terms up to 250000 added to b-file by Christopher E. Thompson, Feb 20 2018

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