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%I A329972 #30 Sep 19 2020 02:53:10 %S A329972 0,0,1,0,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,0,1,2,1,0,-1,-2,-2,-2,-2,-2,-2,-2,-2,-2,-2, %T A329972 -1,0,1,2,3,2,1,0,-1,-2,-3,-3,-3,-3,-3,-3,-3,-3,-3,-3,-3,-3,-3,-3,-2, %U A329972 -1,0,1,2,3,4,3,2,1,0,-1,-2,-3,-4 %N A329972 Y-coordinate of a point moving in a triangular spiral. %C A329972 A329116 gives x-coordinates for a point moving in counterclockwise triangular spiral. %H A329972 Rémy Sigrist, <a href="/A329972/b329972.txt">Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..10000</a> %H A329972 <a href="/index/Con#coordinates_2D_curves">Index entries for sequences related to coordinates of 2D curves</a> %F A329972 a(n) = floor(min(s*max(((0, 2*s) mod 2) - 2), (-2*s*s) mod (-1)) + ceiling(-s/2)) where s=sqrt(n). %e A329972 y %e A329972 | %e A329972 4 | 56 %e A329972 | \ %e A329972 | \ %e A329972 | \ %e A329972 3 | 30 55 %e A329972 | / \ \ %e A329972 | / \ \ %e A329972 | / \ \ %e A329972 2 | 31 12 29 54 %e A329972 | / / \ \ \ %e A329972 | / / \ \ \ %e A329972 | / / \ \ \ %e A329972 1 | 32 13 2 11 28 53 %e A329972 | / / / \ \ \ \ %e A329972 | / / / \ \ \ \ %e A329972 | / / / \ \ \ \ %e A329972 0 | 33 14 3 0---1 10 27 52 %e A329972 | / / / \ \ \ %e A329972 | / / / \ \ \ %e A329972 | / / / \ \ \ %e A329972 -1 | 34 15 4---5---6---7---8---9 26 51 %e A329972 | / / \ \ %e A329972 | / / \ \ %e A329972 | / / \ \ %e A329972 -2 | 35 16--17--18--19--20--21--22--23--24--25 50 %e A329972 | / \ %e A329972 | / \ %e A329972 | / \ %e A329972 -3 | 36--37--38--39--40--41--42--43--44--45--46--47--48--49 %e A329972 | %e A329972 +-------------------------------------------------------- %e A329972 x: -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 %t A329972 a[n_] := Table[Floor[Min[#*Max[0, 2*Mod[#, 2] - 2], -2*#*Mod[#, -1]] + Ceiling[-#/2]] &[Sqrt@ k], {k, 0, n}]; a[64] %Y A329972 Cf. A268038, A274923. %K A329972 sign,look %O A329972 0,13 %A A329972 _Mikk Heidemaa_, Nov 26 2019