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A045944 Rhombic matchstick numbers: a(n) = n(3n+2).

0, 5, 16, 33, 56, 85, 120, 161, 208, 261, 320, 385, 456, 533, 616, 705, 800, 901, 1008, 1121, 1240, 1365, 1496, 1633, 1776, 1925, 2080, 2241, 2408, 2581, 2760, 2945, 3136, 3333, 3536, 3745, 3960, 4181, 4408, 4641, 4880, 5125, 5376, 5633, 5896, 6165, 6440

Offset: 0

R. K. Guy

From Floor van Lamoen, Jul 21 2001: (Start)
Write 1,2,3,4,... in a hexagonal spiral around 0, then a(n) is the n-th term of the sequence found by reading the line from 0 in the direction 0,5,.... The spiral begins:
                 .
                 85--84--83--82--81--80
                   .                   \
                   56--55--54--53--52  79
                   / .               \   \
                 57  33--32--31--30  51  78
                 /   / .           \   \   \
               58  34  16--15--14  29  50  77
               /   /   / .       \   \   \   \
             59  35  17   5---4  13  28  49  76
             /   /   /   / .   \   \   \   \   \
           60  36  18   6   0   3  12  27  48  75
           /   /   /   /   /   /   /   /   /   /
         61  37  19   7   1---2  11  26  47  74
           \   \   \   \         /   /   /   /
           62  38  20   8---9--10  25  46  73
             \   \   \             /   /   /
             63  39  21--22--23--24  45  72
               \   \                 /   /
               64  40--41--42--43--44  71
                 \                     /
                 65--66--67--68--69--70
(End)
Connection to triangular numbers: a(n) = 4*T_n + S_n where T_n is the n-th triangular number and S_n is the n-th square. - William A. Tedeschi, Sep 12 2010
Also, second octagonal numbers. - Bruno Berselli, Jan 13 2011
Sequence found by reading the line from 0, in the direction 0, 16, ... and the line from 5, in the direction 5, 33, ..., in the square spiral whose vertices are the generalized octagonal numbers A001082. - Omar E. Pol, Jul 18 2012
Let P denote the points from the n X n grid. A(n-1) also coincides with the minimum number of points Q needed to "block" P, that is, every line segment spanned by two points from P must contain one point from Q. - Manfred Scheucher, Aug 30 2018
Also the number of internal edges of an (n+1)*(n+1) "square" of hexagons; i.e., n+1 rows, each of n+1 edge-adjacent hexagons, stacked with minimal overhang. - Jon Hart, Sep 29 2019
For n >= 1, the continued fraction expansion of sqrt(27*a(n)) is [9n+2; {1, 2n-1, 1, 1, 1, 2n-1, 1, 18n+4}]. - Magus K. Chu, Oct 13 2022

Ivan Panchenko, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
Ghislain R. Franssens, On a Number Pyramid Related to the Binomial, Deleham, Eulerian, MacMahon and Stirling number triangles, Journal of Integer Sequences, Vol. 9 (2006), Article 06.4.1.
M. Janjic and B. Petkovic, A Counting Function, arXiv:1301.4550 [math.CO], 2013.
Leo Tavares, Illustration: Square Stars
Leo Tavares, Illustration: Split Stars
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (3,-3,1).

Bisection of A001859. See Comments of A135713.
Cf. A000217, A000567, A001082, A002378, A016969, A049450, A174709.
Cf. second n-gonal numbers: A005449, A014105, A147875, A179986, A033954, A062728, A135705.
Cf. numbers of the form n*(d*n+10-d)/2: A008587, A056000, A028347, A140090, A014106, A028895, A186029, A007742, A022267, A033429, A022268, A049452, A186030, A135703, A152734, A139273.
Cf. A000290, A022144, A005563, A001105.
Cf. A056109.
Cf. A003154.

[n*(3*n+2) : n in [0..100]]; // Wesley Ivan Hurt, Sep 24 2017

Table[n*(3n+2), {n,0,60}] (* Harvey P. Dale, May 05 2011 *)
LinearRecurrence[{3,-3,1},{0,5,16},60] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jan 19 2016 *)
CoefficientList[Series[x*(5 + x)/(1 - x)^3,{x, 0, 60}], x] (* Stefano Spezia, Sep 01 2018 *)

a(n)=n*(3*n+2) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Nov 20 2012

O.g.f.: x*(5+x)/(1-x)^3. - R. J. Mathar, Jan 07 2008
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - 3*a(n-2) + a(n-3), with a(0)=0, a(1)=5, a(2)=16. - Harvey P. Dale, May 06 2011
a(n) = a(n-1) + 6*n - 1 (with a(0)=0). - Vincenzo Librandi, Nov 18 2010
For n > 0, a(n)^3 + (a(n)+1)^3 + ... + (a(n)+n)^3 + 2*A000217(n)^2 = (a(n) + n + 1)^3 + ... + (a(n) + 2n)^3; see also A033954. - Charlie Marion, Dec 08 2007
a(n) = Sum_{i=0..n-1} A016969(i) for n > 0. - Bruno Berselli, Jan 13 2011
a(n) = A174709(6*n+4). - Philippe Deléham, Mar 26 2013
a(n) = A001082(2*n). - Michael Turniansky, Aug 24 2013
Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n) = (9 + sqrt(3)*Pi - 9*log(3))/12 = 0.3794906245574721941... . - Vaclav Kotesovec, Apr 27 2016
a(n) = A002378(n) + A014105(n). - J. M. Bergot, Apr 24 2018
Sum_{n>=1} (-1)^(n+1)/a(n) = Pi/sqrt(12) - 3/4. - Amiram Eldar, Jul 03 2020
E.g.f.: exp(x)*x*(5 + 3*x). - Stefano Spezia, Jun 08 2021
From Leo Tavares, Oct 14 2021: (Start)
a(n) = A000290(n) + 4*A000217(n). See Square Stars illustration.
a(n) = A000567(n+2) - A022144(n+1)
a(n) = A005563(n) + A001105(n).
a(n) = A056109(n) - 1. (End)
From Leo Tavares, Oct 06 2022: (Start)
a(n) = A003154(n+1) - A000567(n+1). See Split Stars illustration.
a(n) = A014105(n) + 2*A000217(n). (End)

A033581 a(n) = 6*n^2.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 6, 24, 54, 96, 150, 216, 294, 384, 486, 600, 726, 864, 1014, 1176, 1350, 1536, 1734, 1944, 2166, 2400, 2646, 2904, 3174, 3456, 3750, 4056, 4374, 4704, 5046, 5400, 5766, 6144, 6534, 6936, 7350, 7776, 8214, 8664, 9126, 9600, 10086, 10584, 11094, 11616

Offset: 0

N. J. A. Sloane

Number of edges of a complete 4-partite graph of order 4n, K_n,n,n,n. - Roberto E. Martinez II, Oct 18 2001
Number of edges of the complete bipartite graph of order 7n, K_n, 6n. - Roberto E. Martinez II, Jan 07 2002
Number of edges in the line graph of the product of two cycle graphs, each of order n, L(C_n x C_n). - Roberto E. Martinez II, Jan 07 2002
Total surface area of a cube of edge length n. See A000578 for cube volume. See A070169 and A071399 for surface area and volume of a regular tetrahedron and links for the other Platonic solids. - Rick L. Shepherd, Apr 24 2002
a(n) can represented as n concentric hexagons (see example). - Omar E. Pol, Aug 21 2011
Sequence found by reading the line from 0, in the direction 0, 6, ..., in the square spiral whose vertices are the generalized pentagonal numbers A001318. Opposite numbers to the members of A003154 in the same spiral. - Omar E. Pol, Sep 08 2011
Together with 1, numbers m such that floor(2*m/3) and floor(3*m/2) are both squares. Example: floor(2*150/3) = 100 and floor(3*150/2) = 225 are both squares, so 150 is in the sequence. - Bruno Berselli, Sep 15 2014
a(n+1) gives the number of vertices in a hexagon-like honeycomb built from A003215(n) congruent regular hexagons (see link). Example: a hexagon-like honeycomb consisting of 7 congruent regular hexagons has 1 core hexagon inside a perimeter of six hexagons. The perimeter has 18 vertices. The core hexagon has 6 vertices. a(2) = 18 + 6 = 24 is the total number of vertices. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Mar 11 2015
a(n) is the area of the Pythagorean triangle whose sides are (3n, 4n, 5n). - Sergey Pavlov, Mar 31 2017
More generally, if k >= 5 we have that the sequence whose formula is a(n) = (2*k - 4)*n^2 is also the sequence found by reading the line from 0, in the direction 0, (2*k - 4), ..., in the square spiral whose vertices are the generalized k-gonal numbers. In this case k = 5. - Omar E. Pol, May 13 2018
The sequence also gives the number of size=1 triangles within a match-made hexagon of size n. - John King, Mar 31 2019
For hexagons, the number of matches required is A045945; thus number of size=1 triangles is A033581; number of larger triangles is A307253 and total number of triangles is A045949. See A045943 for analogs for Triangles; see A045946 for analogs for Stars. - John King, Apr 04 2019

			From _Omar E. Pol_, Aug 21 2011: (Start)
Illustration of initial terms as concentric hexagons:
.
.                                 o o o o o o
.                                o           o
.              o o o o          o   o o o o   o
.             o       o        o   o       o   o
.   o o      o   o o   o      o   o   o o   o   o
.  o   o    o   o   o   o    o   o   o   o   o   o
.   o o      o   o o   o      o   o   o o   o   o
.             o       o        o   o       o   o
.              o o o o          o   o o o o   o
.                                o           o
.                                 o o o o o o
.
.    6            24                   54
.
(End)

Nathaniel Johnston, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..10000
Bruno Berselli, An interpretation of initial terms.
Ivan N. Ianakiev, Hexagon-like honeycomb built form regular congruent hexagons.
Leo Tavares, Illustration: Diamond Star Rays
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Platonic Solid.
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (3,-3,1).

Bisection of A032528. Central column of triangle A001283.
Cf. A000217, A000290, A001105, A009111, A033428, A033583, A085250, A086729, A152734, A152751.
Cf. A000578, A001318, A003215, A005897, A045943, A045945, A045949, A070169, A071399.
Cf. A017593 (first differences).

a033581 = (* 6) . (^ 2)  -- Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 27 2014

seq(6*n^2,n=0..44); # Nathaniel Johnston, Jun 26 2011

6 Range[44]^2 (* Michael De Vlieger, Apr 02 2017 *)
LinearRecurrence[{3,-3,1},{0,6,24},50] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jul 03 2017 *)

vector(100,n,6*(n-1)^2) \\ Derek Orr, Mar 11 2015

a(n) = A000290(n)*6. - Omar E. Pol, Dec 11 2008
a(n) = A001105(n)*3 = A033428(n)*2. - Omar E. Pol, Dec 13 2008
a(n) = 12*n + a(n-1) - 6, with a(0)=0. - Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 05 2010
G.f.: 6*x*(1+x)/(1-x)^3. - Colin Barker, Feb 14 2012
For n > 0: a(n) = A005897(n) - 2. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 27 2014
a(n) = 3*floor(1/(1-cos(1/n))) = floor(1/(1-n*sin(1/n))) for n > 0. - Clark Kimberling, Oct 08 2014
a(n) = t(4*n) - 4*t(n), where t(i) = i*(i+k)/2 for any k. Special case (k=1): a(n) = A000217(4*n) - 4*A000217(n). - Bruno Berselli, Aug 31 2017
From Amiram Eldar, Feb 03 2021: (Start)
Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n) = Pi^2/36.
Sum_{n>=1} (-1)^(n+1)/a(n) = Pi^2/72 (A086729).
Product_{n>=1} (1 + 1/a(n)) = sqrt(6)*sinh(Pi/sqrt(6))/Pi.
Product_{n>=1} (1 - 1/a(n)) = sqrt(6)*sin(Pi/sqrt(6))/Pi. (End)
E.g.f.: 6*exp(x)*x*(1 + x). - Stefano Spezia, Aug 19 2022

More terms from Larry Reeves (larryr(AT)acm.org), Nov 08 2001

A014106 a(n) = n(2n + 3).

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 5, 14, 27, 44, 65, 90, 119, 152, 189, 230, 275, 324, 377, 434, 495, 560, 629, 702, 779, 860, 945, 1034, 1127, 1224, 1325, 1430, 1539, 1652, 1769, 1890, 2015, 2144, 2277, 2414, 2555, 2700, 2849, 3002, 3159, 3320, 3485, 3654, 3827, 4004, 4185, 4370

Offset: 0

N. J. A. Sloane

If Y is a 2-subset of a 2n-set X then, for n >= 1, a(n-1) is the number of (2n-2)-subsets of X intersecting Y. - Milan Janjic, Nov 18 2007
This sequence can also be derived from 1*(2+3)=5, 2*(3+4)=14, 3*(4+5)=27, and so forth. - J. M. Bergot, May 30 2011
Consider the partitions of 2n into exactly two parts.  Then a(n) is the sum of all the parts in the partitions of 2n + the number of partitions of 2n + the total number of partition parts of 2n. - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jul 02 2013
a(n) is the number of self-intersecting points of star polygon {(2*n+3)/(n+1)}. - Bui Quang Tuan, Mar 25 2015
Bisection of A000096. - Omar E. Pol, Dec 16 2016
a(n+1) is the number of function calls required to compute Ackermann's function ack(2,n). - Olivier Gérard, May 11 2018
a(n-1) is the least denominator d > n of the best rational approximation of sqrt(n^2-2) by x/d (see example and PARI code). - Hugo Pfoertner, Apr 30 2019
The number of cells in a loose n X n+1 rectangular spiral where n is even. See loose rectangular spiral image. - Jeff Bowermaster, Aug 05 2019
a(n-1) is the dimension of the second cohomology group of 2n+1-dimensional Heisenberg Lie algebra h_{2n+1}. - Rafik Khalfi, Jan 27 2025

			a(5-1) = 44: The best approximation of sqrt(5^2-2) = sqrt(23) by x/d with d <= k is 24/5 for all k < 44, but sqrt(23) ~= 211/44 is the first improvement. - _Hugo Pfoertner_, Apr 30 2019

Jolley, Summation of Series, Dover (1961).

Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..920
Jeff Bowermaster, Loose Rectangular Spiral
Sergio Falcon, Relationships between Some k-Fibonacci Sequences, Applied Mathematics, 2014, 5, 2226-2234.
Milan Janjic, Two Enumerative Functions
L. J. Santharoubane, Cohomology of Heisenberg Lie algebras, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 87 (1983), 23-28.
Leo Tavares, Illustration: Hex-tangles
Leo Tavares, Illustration: Second Hex-tangles
Leo Tavares, Illustration: Ob-tangles
Leo Tavares, Illustration: Trap-tangles
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Star Polygon
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (3,-3,1).

Cf. A091823. See A110325 for another version.
Cf. numbers of the form  n*(d*n+10-d)/2:  A008587, A056000, A028347, A140090, A028895, A045944, A186029, A007742, A022267, A033429, A022268, A049452, A186030, A135703, A152734, A139273.
Cf. A000384, A014105, A002378, A005563, A000217.

[n*(2*n+3): n in [0..50]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Apr 25 2011

A014106 := proc(n) n*(2*n+3) ; end proc: # R. J. Mathar, Feb 13 2011
seq(k*(2*k+3), k=1..100); # Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jul 02 2013

Table[n (2 n + 3), {n, 0, 120}] (* Michael De Vlieger, Apr 02 2015 *)
LinearRecurrence[{3,-3,1},{0,5,14},50] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jul 21 2023 *)

PARI
```
a(n)=2*n^2+3*n
```

\\ least denominator > n in best rational approximation of sqrt(n^2-2)
for(n=2,47,for(k=n,oo,my(m=denominator(bestappr(sqrt(n^2-2),k)));if(m>n,print1(k,", ");break(1)))) \\ Hugo Pfoertner, Apr 30 2019

a(n) - 1 = A091823(n). - Howard A. Landman, Mar 28 2004
A014107(-n) = a(n), A000384(n+1) = a(n)+1. - Michael Somos, Nov 06 2005
G.f.: x*(5 - x)/(1 - x)^3. - Paul Barry, Feb 27 2003
E.g.f: x*(5 + 2*x)*exp(x). - Michael Somos, Nov 06 2005
a(n) = a(n-1) + 4*n + 1, n > 0. - Vincenzo Librandi, Nov 19 2010
a(n) = 4*A000217(n) + n. - Bruno Berselli, Feb 11 2011
Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n) = 8/9 -2*log(2)/3 = 0.4267907685155920.. [Jolley eq. 265]
Sum_{n>=1} (-1)^(n+1)/a(n) = 4/9 + log(2)/3 - Pi/6. - Amiram Eldar, Jul 03 2020
From Leo Tavares, Jan 27 2022: (Start)
a(n) = A000384(n+1) - 1. See Hex-tangles illustration.
a(n) = A014105(n) + n*2. See Second Hex-tangles illustration.
a(n) = 2*A002378(n) + n. See Ob-tangles illustration.
a(n) = A005563(n) + 2*A000217(n). See Trap-tangles illustration. (End)

A033429 a(n) = 5*n^2.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 5, 20, 45, 80, 125, 180, 245, 320, 405, 500, 605, 720, 845, 980, 1125, 1280, 1445, 1620, 1805, 2000, 2205, 2420, 2645, 2880, 3125, 3380, 3645, 3920, 4205, 4500, 4805, 5120, 5445, 5780, 6125, 6480, 6845, 7220, 7605, 8000, 8405, 8820, 9245, 9680, 10125, 10580, 11045, 11520, 12005, 12500

Offset: 0

Jeff Burch

Number of edges of the complete bipartite graph of order 6n, K_n,5n. - Roberto E. Martinez II, Jan 07 2002
Number of edges of the complete tripartite graph of order 4n, K_n,n,2n. - Roberto E. Martinez II, Jan 07 2002
a(n+1)-a(n) : 5, 15, 25, 35, 45, ... (see A017329). - Philippe Deléham, Dec 08 2011
From Larry J Zimmermann, Feb 21 2013: (Start)
The sum of the areas of 2 squares that equals the area of a rectangle with whole number sides using the formula x^2 + y^2 = (x+y+sqrt(2*x*y))(x+y-sqrt(2*x*y)), where the substitution y=2*x obtains the whole number sides of the rectangle. So x^2+(2*x)^2=5x(x).
  x     squares sum      rectangle (l,w)   area
  1     1,4     5                   5,1    5
  2     4,16    20                  10,2   20  (End)

G. C. Greubel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..5000
Lancelot Hogben, Choice and Chance by Cardpack and Chessboard, Vol. 1, Max Parrish and Co, London, 1950, p. 36.
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (3,-3,1).

Central column of A055096.
Cf. A000290.
Cf. numbers of the form  n*(d*n+10-d)/2:  A008587, A056000, A028347, A140090, A014106, A028895, A045944, A186029, A007742, A022267, A022268, A049452, A186030, A135703, A152734, A139273.
Cf. A185019.
Cf. A001105, A033428.
Similar sequences are listed in A316466.

5*Range[50]^2 (* Alonso del Arte, May 23 2012 *)

PARI
```
a(n)=5*n^2
```

a(n) = 5*A000290(n). - Omar E. Pol, Dec 11 2008
From Bruno Berselli, Feb 11 2011: (Start)
G.f.: 5*x*(1+x)/(1-x)^3.
a(n) = 4*A000217(n) + A000567(n). (End)
a(n) = a(n-1)+5*(2*n-1) (with a(0)=0). - Vincenzo Librandi, Nov 17 2010
a(n) = A131242(10*n+4). - Philippe Deléham, Mar 27 2013
a(n) = a(n-1) + 10*n - 5, with a(0)=0. - Jean-Bernard François, Oct 04 2013
a(n) = A001105(n) + A033428(n). - Altug Alkan, Sep 28 2015
E.g.f.: 5*x*(x+1)*exp(x). - G. C. Greubel, Jul 17 2017
a(n) = Sum_{i = 2..6} P(i,n), where P(i,m) = m*((i-2)*m-(i-4))/2. - Bruno Berselli, Jul 04 2018
From Amiram Eldar, Feb 03 2021: (Start)
Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n) = Pi^2/30.
Sum_{n>=1} (-1)^(n+1)/a(n) = Pi^2/60.
Product_{n>=1} (1 + 1/a(n)) = sqrt(5)*sinh(Pi/sqrt(5))/Pi.
Product_{n>=1} (1 - 1/a(n)) = sqrt(5)*sin(Pi/sqrt(5))/Pi. (End)

Better description from N. J. A. Sloane, May 15 1998

A140090 a(n) = n(3n + 7)/2.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 5, 13, 24, 38, 55, 75, 98, 124, 153, 185, 220, 258, 299, 343, 390, 440, 493, 549, 608, 670, 735, 803, 874, 948, 1025, 1105, 1188, 1274, 1363, 1455, 1550, 1648, 1749, 1853, 1960, 2070, 2183, 2299, 2418, 2540, 2665, 2793, 2924

Offset: 0

Omar E. Pol, May 22 2008

This sequence is mentioned in the Guo-Niu Han's paper, chapter 6: Dictionary of the standard puzzle sequences, p. 19 (see link). - Omar E. Pol, Oct 28 2011

Number of cards needed to build an n-tier house of cards with a flat, one-card-wide roof. - Tyler Busby, Dec 28 2022

G. C. Greubel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..5000
Guo-Niu Han, Enumeration of Standard Puzzles, 2011. [Cached copy]
Guo-Niu Han, Enumeration of Standard Puzzles, arXiv:2006.14070 [math.CO], 2020.
Sela Fried, Counting r X s rectangles in nondecreasing and Smirnov words, arXiv:2406.18923 [math.CO], 2024. See p. 5.
Julie Zhang, Noah A. Rosenberg, and Julia A. Palacios, The space of multifurcating ranked tree shapes: enumeration, lattice structure, and Markov chains, arXiv:2506.10856 [math.PR], 2025. See p. 33.
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (3,-3,1).

The generalized pentagonal numbers b*n+3*n*(n-1)/2, for b = 1 through 12, form sequences A000326, A005449, A045943, A115067, this sequence, A140091, A059845, A140672, A140673, A140674, A140675, A151542.

Cf. numbers of the form n*(d*n + 10 - d)/2: A008587, A056000, A028347, A014106, A028895, A045944, A186029, A007742, A022267, A033429, A022268, A049452, A186030, A135703, A152734, A139273.

LinearRecurrence[{3,-3,1},{0,5,13},50] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jan 17 2022 *)

a(n)=n*(3*n+7)/2 \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Sep 24 2015

G.f.: x*(5 - 2*x)/(1 - x)^3. - Bruno Berselli, Feb 11 2011
a(n) = (3*n^2 + 7*n)/2.
a(n) = a(n-1) + 3*n + 2 (with a(0)=0). - Vincenzo Librandi, Nov 24 2010
E.g.f.: (1/2)*(3*x^2 + 10*x)*exp(x). - G. C. Greubel, Jul 17 2017
From Amiram Eldar, Feb 22 2022: (Start)
Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n) = 117/98 - Pi/(7*sqrt(3)) - 3*log(3)/7.
Sum_{n>=1} (-1)^(n+1)/a(n) = 2*Pi/(7*sqrt(3)) + 4*log(2)/7 - 75/98. (End)

A085250 4 times hexagonal numbers: a(n) = 4n(2*n-1).

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 4, 24, 60, 112, 180, 264, 364, 480, 612, 760, 924, 1104, 1300, 1512, 1740, 1984, 2244, 2520, 2812, 3120, 3444, 3784, 4140, 4512, 4900, 5304, 5724, 6160, 6612, 7080, 7564, 8064, 8580, 9112, 9660, 10224, 10804, 11400, 12012, 12640, 13284

Offset: 0

Gary W. Adamson, Jun 23 2003

a(n) also can represented as n concentric squares (see example). - Omar E. Pol, Aug 21 2011

Sequence found by reading the line from 0, in the direction 0, 4, ..., in the square spiral whose vertices are the triangular numbers A000217. - Omar E. Pol, Sep 03 2011

			From _Omar E. Pol_, Aug 21 2011: (Start)
Illustration of initial terms as concentric squares:
.
.                           o o o o o o o o o o
.                           o                 o
.            o o o o o o    o   o o o o o o   o
.            o         o    o   o         o   o
.     o o    o   o o   o    o   o   o o   o   o
.     o o    o   o o   o    o   o   o o   o   o
.            o         o    o   o         o   o
.            o o o o o o    o   o o o o o o   o
.                           o                 o
.                           o o o o o o o o o o
.
.      4          24                 60
.
(End)

Ivan Panchenko, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (3,-3,1).

Cf. A067239, A000384, A033581, A046092, A152734, A152751, A194274.

Table[8*n^2 - 4*n, {n, 0, 50}] (* G. C. Greubel, Jul 14 2017 *)
4 PolygonalNumber[6,Range[0,50]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Oct 19 2022 *)

a(n)=4*n*(2*n-1) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Sep 24 2015

a(n) = A067239(n)/2, for n>0.
Sum_{n>0} 1/a(n) = log(2)/2.
a(n) = A000384(n)*4. - Omar E. Pol, Dec 11 2008
a(n) = 16*n + a(n-1) - 12 (with a(0)=0). - Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 08 2010
G.f.: 4*x*(1 + 3*x)/(1 - 3*x + 3*x^2 - x^3). - Colin Barker, Jan 04 2012
E.g.f.: 4*x*(2*x + 1)*exp(x). - G. C. Greubel, Jul 14 2017
a(n) = A046092(2n-1), for n > 0. - Bruce J. Nicholson, Sep 04 2017
Sum_{n>=1} (-1)^(n+1)/a(n) = Pi/8 - log(2)/4. - Amiram Eldar, Mar 17 2022

Edited by Don Reble, Nov 13 2005

Added zero, better definition, corrected offset and edited original formula. - Omar E. Pol, Dec 11 2008

A152751 3 times octagonal numbers: a(n) = 3n(3*n-2).

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 3, 24, 63, 120, 195, 288, 399, 528, 675, 840, 1023, 1224, 1443, 1680, 1935, 2208, 2499, 2808, 3135, 3480, 3843, 4224, 4623, 5040, 5475, 5928, 6399, 6888, 7395, 7920, 8463, 9024, 9603, 10200, 10815, 11448, 12099, 12768, 13455, 14160, 14883, 15624, 16383, 17160

Offset: 0

Omar E. Pol, Dec 12 2008

a(n) also can be represented as n concentric triangles (see example). - Omar E. Pol, Aug 21 2011

			From _Omar E. Pol_, Aug 21 2011: (Start)
Illustration of initial terms as concentric triangles:
.
.                                          o
.                                         o o
.                                        o   o
.                                       o     o
.                 o                    o   o   o
.                o o                  o   o o   o
.               o   o                o   o   o   o
.              o     o              o   o     o   o
.    o        o   o   o            o   o   o   o   o
.   o o      o   o o   o          o   o   o o   o   o
.           o           o        o   o           o   o
.          o o o o o o o o      o   o o o o o o o o   o
.                              o                       o
.                             o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
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.    3            24                       63
(End)

Ivan Panchenko, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (3,-3,1).

Cf. A000567, A064201, A139267, A152995.
3 times n-gonal numbers: A045943, A033428, A062741, A094159, A152773, A152759, A152767, A153783, A153448, A153875.
Cf. A033581, A085250, A152734, A194273. - Omar E. Pol, Aug 21 2011
Cf. numbers of the form n*(n*k - k + 6)/2, this sequence is the case k=18: see Comments lines of A226492.

s=0;lst={s};Do[s+=n;AppendTo[lst,s],{n,3,6!,18}];lst (* Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Apr 02 2009 *)
3*PolygonalNumber[8,Range[0,40]] (* Harvey P. Dale, May 08 2022 *)

a(n)=3*n*(3*n-2) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Sep 24 2015

a(n) = 9*n^2 - 6*n = 3*A000567(n) = A064201(n)/3.
a(n) = a(n-1) + 18*n - 15 with n > 0, a(0)=0. - Vincenzo Librandi, Nov 26 2010
G.f.: 3*x*(1+5*x)/(1-x)^3. - Bruno Berselli, Jan 21 2011
From Elmo R. Oliveira, Dec 25 2024: (Start)
E.g.f.: 3*exp(x)*x*(1 + 3*x).
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - 3*a(n-2) + a(n-3) for n >= 3.
a(n) = n + A152995(n). (End)

A022267 a(n) = n(9n + 1)/2.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 5, 19, 42, 74, 115, 165, 224, 292, 369, 455, 550, 654, 767, 889, 1020, 1160, 1309, 1467, 1634, 1810, 1995, 2189, 2392, 2604, 2825, 3055, 3294, 3542, 3799, 4065, 4340, 4624, 4917, 5219, 5530, 5850, 6179

Offset: 0

N. J. A. Sloane

From Floor van Lamoen, Jul 21 2001: (Start)
Write 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, ... in a triangular spiral; then a(n) is the sequence found by reading the line from 0 in the direction 0, 5, ... . The spiral begins:
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            15
            / \
          16  14
          /     \
        17   3  13
        /   / \   \
      18   4   2  12
      /   /     \   \
    19   5   0---1  11
    /   /             \
  20   6---7---8---9--10
.
(End)
a(n) is the sum of n consecutive integers starting from 4*n+1: (5), (9+10), (13+14+15), ... - Klaus Purath, Jul 07 2020
a(n) with n>0 are the numbers with the periodic length 3 in the Bulgarian and Mancala solitaire. - Paul Weisenhorn, Jan 29 2022

Lei Zhou, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..10000
Milan Janjic, Two Enumerative Functions
Leo Tavares, Illustration: X Triangles
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (3,-3,1).

Cf. A000217, A051682, A110449, A235332.
Cf. numbers of the form n*(d*n+10-d)/2: A008587, A056000, A028347, A140090, A014106, A028895, A045944, A186029, A007742, A033429, A022268, A049452, A186030, A135703, A152734, A139273.
Cf. similar sequences listed in A254963.
Cf. similar sequences listed in A022289.
Cf. A060544, A016813.

seq(binomial(9*n+1,2)/9, n=0..37); # Zerinvary Lajos, Jan 21 2007

Table[ n (9 n + 1)/2, {n, 0, 40}] (* or *) LinearRecurrence[{3, -3, 1}, {0, 5, 19}, 40] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jul 01 2013 *)

vector(100,n,(n-1)*(9*n-8)/2) \\ Derek Orr, Feb 06 2015

a(n) = A110449(n, 4) for n>3.
From Bruno Berselli, Feb 11 2011: (Start)
G.f.: x*(5 + 4*x)/(1 - x)^3.
a(n) = 4*A000217(n) + A000566(n). (End)
a(n) = 9*n + a(n-1) - 4 with n>0, a(0)=0. - Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 04 2010
a(n) = A218470(9*n+4). - Philippe Deléham, Mar 27 2013
a(n) = A000217(5*n) - A000217(4*n). - Bruno Berselli, Oct 13 2016
E.g.f.: (1/2)*(9*x^2 + 10*x)*exp(x). - G. C. Greubel, Jul 17 2017
a(n) = A060544(n+1) - A016813(n). - Leo Tavares, Mar 20 2022

A139273 a(n) = n(8n - 3).

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 5, 26, 63, 116, 185, 270, 371, 488, 621, 770, 935, 1116, 1313, 1526, 1755, 2000, 2261, 2538, 2831, 3140, 3465, 3806, 4163, 4536, 4925, 5330, 5751, 6188, 6641, 7110, 7595, 8096, 8613, 9146, 9695, 10260, 10841, 11438, 12051, 12680

Offset: 0

Omar E. Pol, Apr 26 2008

Sequence found by reading the line from 0, in the direction 0, 5, ..., in the square spiral whose vertices are the triangular numbers A000217. Opposite numbers to the members of A139277 in the same spiral.
Also, sequence of numbers of the form d*A000217(n-1) + 5*n with generating functions x*(5+(d-5)*x)/(1-x)^3; the inverse binomial transform is 0,5,d,0,0,.. (0 continued). See Crossrefs. - Bruno Berselli, Feb 11 2011
Even decagonal numbers divided by 2. - Omar E. Pol, Aug 19 2011

G. C. Greubel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..5000
Omar E. Pol, Determinacion geometrica de los numeros primos y perfectos.
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (3,-3,1).

Cf. A000217, A014634, A014635, A033585, A033586, A033587, A035008, A051870, A069129, A085250, A072279, A139272, A139274, A139275, A139276, A139278, A139279, A139280, A139281, A139282.

Cf. numbers of the form n*(d*n+10-d)/2: A008587, A056000, A028347, A140090, A014106, A028895, A045944, A186029, A007742, A022267, A033429, A022268, A049452, A186030, A135703, A152734.

[ n*(8*n-3) : n in [0..40] ];  // Bruno Berselli, Feb 11 2011

Table[n (8 n - 3), {n, 0, 40}] (* or *) LinearRecurrence[{3, -3, 1}, {0, 5, 26}, 40] (* Harvey P. Dale, Feb 02 2012 *)

a(n)=n*(8*n-3) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Sep 24 2015

a(n) = 8*n^2 - 3*n.
Sequences of the form a(n) = 8*n^2 + c*n have generating functions x{c+8+(8-c)x} / (1-x)^3 and recurrence a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - 3*a(n-2) + a(n-3). The inverse binomial transform is 0, c+8, 16, 0, 0, ... (0 continued). This applies to A139271-A139278, positive or negative c. - R. J. Mathar, May 12 2008
a(n) = 16*n + a(n-1) - 11 for n>0, a(0)=0. - Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 03 2010
From Bruno Berselli, Feb 11 2011: (Start)
G.f.: x*(5 + 11*x)/(1 - x)^3.
a(n) = 4*A000217(n) + A051866(n). (End)
a(n) = A028994(n)/2. - Omar E. Pol, Aug 19 2011
a(0)=0, a(1)=5, a(2)=26; for n>2, a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - 3*a(n-2) + a(n-3). - Harvey P. Dale, Feb 02 2012
E.g.f.: (8*x^2 + 5*x)*exp(x). - G. C. Greubel, Jul 18 2017
Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n) = 4*log(2)/3 - (sqrt(2)-1)*Pi/6 - sqrt(2)*arccoth(sqrt(2))/3. - Amiram Eldar, Jul 03 2020

A152743 6 times pentagonal numbers: a(n) = 3n(3*n-1).

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 6, 30, 72, 132, 210, 306, 420, 552, 702, 870, 1056, 1260, 1482, 1722, 1980, 2256, 2550, 2862, 3192, 3540, 3906, 4290, 4692, 5112, 5550, 6006, 6480, 6972, 7482, 8010, 8556, 9120, 9702, 10302, 10920, 11556, 12210, 12882, 13572, 14280, 15006, 15750, 16512, 17292

Offset: 0

Omar E. Pol, Dec 12 2008

a(n) is also the Wiener index of the windmill graph D(4,n). The windmill graph D(m,n) is the graph obtained by taking n copies of the complete graph K_m with a vertex in common (i.e. a bouquet of n pieces of K_m graphs). The Wiener index of a connected graph is the sum of distances between all unordered pairs of vertices in the graph. The Wiener index of D(m,n) is (1/2)n(m-1)[(m-1)(2n-1)+1]. For the Wiener indices of D(3,n), D(5,n), and D(6,n) see A033991, A028994, and A180577, respectively. - Emeric Deutsch, Sep 21 2010

a(n+1) gives the number of edges in a hexagon-like honeycomb built from A003215(n) congruent regular hexagons (see link). Example: a hexagon-like honeycomb consisting of 7 congruent regular hexagons has 1 core hexagon inside a perimeter of six hexagons. The perimeter consists of 18 external edges. There are 6 edges shared by the perimeter hexagons. The core hexagon has 6 edges. a(2) is the total number of edges, i.e. 18 + 6 + 6 = 30. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Mar 10 2015

Ivan Panchenko, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
Ivan N. Ianakiev, Hexagon-like honeycomb built from regular congruent hexagons.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Windmill Graph.
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (3,-3,1).

Cf. A000326, A152734, A152744, A049450, A062741, A033991, A028994, A180577.

[ 3*n*(3*n-1) : n in [0..50] ]; // Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jun 09 2014

A152743:=n->3*n*(3*n-1); seq(A152743(n), n=0..50); # Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jun 09 2014

Table[3n(3n-1),{n,0,40}] (* or *) LinearRecurrence[{3,-3,1},{0,6,30},40] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jun 30 2011 *)
CoefficientList[Series[-6x (2x+1)/(x-1)^3,{x,0,40}],x] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Mar 10 2015 *)

a(n)=3*n*(3*n-1) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Oct 07 2015

a(n) = 9n^2 - 3n = A000326(n)*6.
a(n) = A049450(n)*3 = A062741(n)*2. - Omar E. Pol, Dec 15 2008
a(n) = a(n-1) + 18*n - 12 (with a(0)=0). - Vincenzo Librandi, Nov 26 2010
G.f.: -((6*x*(2*x+1))/(x-1)^3). - Harvey P. Dale, Jun 30 2011
E.g.f.: 3*x*(2+3*x)*exp(x). - G. C. Greubel, Sep 01 2018
From Amiram Eldar, Feb 27 2022: (Start)
Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n) = (9*log(3) - sqrt(3)*Pi)/18.
Sum_{n>=1} (-1)^(n+1)/a(n) = (Pi*sqrt(3) - 6*log(2))/9. (End)

Converted reference to link by Omar E. Pol, Oct 07 2010

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A045944 Rhombic matchstick numbers: a(n) = n*(3*n+2).

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A033581 a(n) = 6*n^2.

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A014106 a(n) = n*(2*n + 3).

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A033429 a(n) = 5*n^2.

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A140090 a(n) = n*(3*n + 7)/2.

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A085250 4 times hexagonal numbers: a(n) = 4*n*(2*n-1).

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A045944 Rhombic matchstick numbers: a(n) = n(3n+2).

A014106 a(n) = n(2n + 3).

A140090 a(n) = n(3n + 7)/2.

A085250 4 times hexagonal numbers: a(n) = 4n(2*n-1).

A152751 3 times octagonal numbers: a(n) = 3n(3*n-2).

A022267 a(n) = n(9n + 1)/2.

A139273 a(n) = n(8n - 3).

A152743 6 times pentagonal numbers: a(n) = 3n(3*n-1).