A203719 A204521(n)^2 = floor[A055812(n)/5]: Squares which written in base 5, with some digit appended, yield another square.

0, 0, 0, 1, 9, 16, 64, 441, 3025, 5184, 20736, 142129, 974169, 1669264, 6677056, 45765225, 313679521, 537497856, 2149991424, 14736260449, 101003831721, 173072640400, 692290561600, 4745030099481, 32522920134769, 55728852710976, 222915410843904

Offset: 1

Author

M. F. Hasler, Jan 16 2012

Keywords

• nonn
• base

Comments

Base-5 analog of A202303.

Crossrefs

See also A031149=sqrt(A023110) (base 10), A204502=sqrt(A204503) (base 9), A204514=sqrt(A055872) (base 8), A204516=sqrt(A055859) (base 7), A204518=sqrt(A055851) (base 6), A204520=sqrt(A055812) (base 5), A004275=sqrt(A055808) (base 4), A001075=sqrt(A055793) (base 3), A001541=sqrt(A055792) (base 2).

Programs

PARI

b=5;for(n=0,1e7,issquare(n^2\b) & print1(n^2\b,","))

Formula

Conjecture: a(n) = 323*a(n-4)-323*a(n-8)+a(n-12) for n>13. - Colin Barker, Sep 20 2014

Empirical g.f.: -x^4*(x^9 +9*x^8 +64*x^7 +16*x^6 +118*x^5 +118*x^4 +64*x^3 +16*x^2 +9*x +1) / ((x -1)*(x +1)*(x^2 -4*x -1)*(x^2 +1)*(x^2 +4*x -1)*(x^4 +18*x^2 +1)). - Colin Barker, Sep 20 2014

Extensions

More terms from Colin Barker, Sep 20 2014