A254709 Indices of pentagonal numbers (A000326) which are also centered square numbers (A001844).
1, 2, 10, 25, 137, 346, 1906, 4817, 26545, 67090, 369722, 934441, 5149561, 13015082, 71724130, 181276705, 998988257, 2524858786, 13914111466, 35166746297, 193798572265, 489809589370, 2699265900242, 6822167504881, 37595924031121, 95020535478962
Offset: 1
Examples
10 is in the sequence because the 10th pentagonal number is 145, which is also the 9th centered square number.
Links
- Colin Barker, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..1000
- Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (1,14,-14,-1,1).
Programs
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Mathematica
LinearRecurrence[{1,14,-14,-1,1},{1,2,10,25,137},30] (* Harvey P. Dale, Aug 08 2017 *)
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PARI
Vec(-x*(x^4+x^3-6*x^2+x+1)/((x-1)*(x^2-4*x+1)*(x^2+4*x+1)) + O(x^100))
Formula
a(n) = a(n-1)+14*a(n-2)-14*a(n-3)-a(n-4)+a(n-5).
G.f.: -x*(x^4+x^3-6*x^2+x+1) / ((x-1)*(x^2-4*x+1)*(x^2+4*x+1)).
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