A133161 Indices of the triangular numbers which are also centered triangular number.
1, 4, 16, 61, 229, 856, 3196, 11929, 44521, 166156, 620104, 2314261, 8636941, 32233504, 120297076, 448954801, 1675522129, 6253133716, 23337012736, 87094917229, 325042656181, 1213075707496, 4527260173804, 16895964987721
Offset: 1
Links
- A. Kozikowska, Topological classes of statically determinate beams with arbitrary number of supports, JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS 49, 4, pp. 1079-1100, Warsaw 2011; (see Eq. 5.18). - _N. J. A. Sloane_, Dec 17 2011.
- Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (5,-5,1).
Programs
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Mathematica
LinearRecurrence[{5,-5,1},{1,4,16},30] (* Harvey P. Dale, Aug 29 2017 *)
Formula
a(n+2)=4*a(n+1)-a(n)+1.
a(n+1)=2*a(n)+0.5+0.5*(12*a(n)^2+12*a(n)-15)^0.5.
G.f.: x*(1-x+x^2)/(1-x)/(1-4*x+x^2). - R. J. Mathar, Oct 24 2007
a(n)-a(n-1)= A005320(n-1). - R. J. Mathar, Mar 14 2016
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