A173636 Number of positive solutions of equation x(x+n)=y*y.
0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 4, 1, 1, 4, 2, 1, 3, 1, 1, 4, 1, 3, 4, 1, 4, 2, 1, 1, 4, 4, 1, 4, 1, 1, 7, 1, 1, 7, 2, 2, 4, 1, 1, 3, 4, 4, 4, 1, 1, 4, 1, 1, 7, 4, 4, 4, 1, 1, 4, 4, 1, 7, 1, 1, 7, 1, 4, 4
Offset: 0
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Examples
a(9)=2 since x(x+9)=y*y has 2 solutions: x=3, y=6 and x=16, y=20.
Programs
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Mathematica
Join[{0}, Table[Length[{ToRules[Reduce[x (x + n) == y^2 && x > 0 && y > 0, {x, y}, Integers]]}], {n, 100}]]
Formula
a(n) = A176835(n)-1. - R. J. Mathar, Nov 23 2010
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