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A195500 Denominators a(n) of Pythagorean approximations b(n)/a(n) to sqrt(2).

3, 228, 308, 5289, 543900, 706180, 1244791, 51146940, 76205040, 114835995824, 106293119818725, 222582887719576, 3520995103197240, 17847666535865852, 18611596834765355, 106620725307595884, 269840171418387336, 357849299891217865

Offset: 1

Clark Kimberling, Sep 20 2011

For each positive real number r, there is a sequence (a(n),b(n),c(n)) of primitive Pythagorean triples such that the limit of b(n)/a(n) is r and
|r-b(n+1)/a(n+1)| < |r-b(n)/a(n)|.  Peter Shiu showed how to find (a(n),b(n)) from the continued fraction for r, and Peter J. C. Moses incorporated Shiu's method in the Mathematica program shown below.
Examples:
r...........a(n)..........b(n)..........c(n)
sqrt(2).....A195500.......A195501.......A195502
sqrt(3).....A195499.......A195503.......A195531
sqrt(5).....A195532.......A195533.......A195534
sqrt(6).....A195535.......A195536.......A195537
sqrt(8).....A195538.......A195539.......A195540
sqrt(12)....A195680.......A195681.......A195682
e...........A195541.......A195542.......A195543
pi..........A195544.......A195545.......A195546
tau.........A195687.......A195688.......A195689
1...........A046727.......A084159.......A001653
2...........A195614.......A195615.......A007805
3...........A195616.......A195617.......A097315
4...........A195619.......A195620.......A078988
5...........A195622.......A195623.......A097727
1/2.........A195547.......A195548.......A195549
3/2.........A195550.......A195551.......A195552
5/2.........A195553.......A195554.......A195555
1/3.........A195556.......A195557.......A195558
2/3.........A195559.......A195560.......A195561
1/4.........A195562.......A195563.......A195564
5/4.........A195565.......A195566.......A195567
7/4.........A195568.......A195569.......A195570
1/5.........A195571.......A195572.......A195573
2/5.........A195574.......A195575.......A195576
3/5.........A195577.......A195578.......A195579
4/5.........A195580.......A195611.......A195612
sqrt(1/2)...A195625.......A195626.......A195627
sqrt(1/3)...{1}+A195503...{0}+A195499...{1}+A195531
sqrt(2/3)...A195631.......A195632.......A195633
sqrt(3/4)...A195634.......A195635.......A195636

			For r=sqrt(2), the first five fractions b(n)/a(n) can be read from the following five primitive Pythagorean triples (a(n), b(n), c(n)) = (A195500, A195501, A195502):
(3,4,5); |r - b(1)/a(1)| = 0.08...
(228,325,397); |r - b(2)/a(2)| = 0.011...
(308,435,533); |r - b(3)/a(3)| = 0.0018...
(5289,7480,9161); |r - b(4)/a(4)| = 0.000042...
(543900,769189,942061); |r - b(5)/a(5)| = 0.0000003...

Ron Knott, Pythagorean Angles
Peter Shiu, The shapes and sizes of Pythagorean triangles, The Mathematical Gazette 67, no. 439 (March 1983) 33-38.

Cf. A195501, A195502.

Shiu := proc(r,n)
        t := r+sqrt(1+r^2) ;
        cf := numtheory[cfrac](t,n+1) ;
        mn := numtheory[nthconver](cf,n) ;
        (mn-1/mn)/2 ;
end proc:
A195500 := proc(n)
        Shiu(sqrt(2),n) ;
        denom(%) ;
end proc: # R. J. Mathar, Sep 21 2011

r = Sqrt[2]; z = 18;
p[{f_, n_}] := (#1[[2]]/#1[[
      1]] &)[({2 #1[[1]] #1[[2]], #1[[1]]^2 - #1[[
         2]]^2} &)[({Numerator[#1], Denominator[#1]} &)[
     Array[FromContinuedFraction[
        ContinuedFraction[(#1 + Sqrt[1 + #1^2] &)[f], #1]] &, {n}]]]];
{a, b} = ({Denominator[#1], Numerator[#1]} &)[
  p[{r, z}]]  (* A195500, A195501 *)
Sqrt[a^2 + b^2] (* A195502 *)

A195538 Denominators a(n) of Pythagorean approximations b(n)/a(n) to sqrt(8).

Original entry on oeis.org

5, 12, 145, 420, 4901, 14280, 166465, 485112, 5654885, 16479540, 192099601, 559819260, 6525731525, 19017375312, 221682772225, 646030941360, 7530688524101, 21946034630940, 255821727047185, 745519146510612, 8690408031080165

Offset: 1

Clark Kimberling, Sep 20 2011

See A195500 for a discussion and references.

Conjecture: a(n) = 35*a(n-2) - 35*a(n-4) + a(n-6) with bisections A098602 and A076218. - R. J. Mathar, Sep 21 2011

Cf. A195500, A195539, A195540.

r = Sqrt[8]; z = 24;
p[{f_, n_}] := (#1[[2]]/#1[[
      1]] &)[({2 #1[[1]] #1[[2]], #1[[1]]^2 - #1[[
         2]]^2} &)[({Numerator[#1], Denominator[#1]} &)[
     Array[FromContinuedFraction[
        ContinuedFraction[(#1 + Sqrt[1 + #1^2] &)[f], #1]] &, {n}]]]];
{a, b} = ({Denominator[#1], Numerator[#1]} &)[
  p[{r, z}]]  (* A195538, A195539 *)
Sqrt[a^2 + b^2] (* A195540 *)
(* Peter J. C. Moses, Sep 02 2011 *)

A195539 Numerators b(n) of Pythagorean approximations b(n)/a(n) to sqrt(8).

Original entry on oeis.org

12, 35, 408, 1189, 13860, 40391, 470832, 1372105, 15994428, 46611179, 543339720, 1583407981, 18457556052, 53789260175, 627013566048, 1827251437969, 21300003689580, 62072759630771, 723573111879672, 2108646576008245, 24580185800219268

Offset: 1

Clark Kimberling, Sep 20 2011

nonn

See A195500 for discussion and list of related sequences; see A195538 for Mathematica program.

Conjecture: a(n) = +34*a(n-2) -a(n-4) with a(2n+1) = A000129(4n+4), a(2n)=A046176(n+1). - R. J. Mathar, Sep 21 2011

Cf. A195500, A195538, A195540.

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