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%I A386217 #10 Aug 11 2025 15:22:23 %S A386217 10,22,29,40,59,66,64,101,120,127,94,155,192,211,218,130,221,282,319, %T A386217 338,345,172,299,390,451,488,507,514,220,389,516,607,668,705,724,731, %U A386217 274,491,660,787,878,939,976,995,1002,334,605,822,991,1118,1209,1270,1307 %N A386217 Values of v in the (1,3)-quartals (m,u,v,w) having m=3; i.e., values of v for solutions to 3 + u^3 = v + w^3, in positive integers, with m<v; see Comments. %C A386217 A 4-tuple (m,u,v,w) is a (p,q)-quartal if m,u,v,w are positive integers such that m<v and m^p + u^q = v^p + w^q. Here, m=3, p=1, q=3. %F A386217 As a triangle T(u,k), 1 <= k <= u-1, T(u,k) = 3+u^3-(u-k)^3. - _Pontus von Brömssen_, Aug 03 2025 %F A386217 a(n) = A385882(n)+2 = A386215(n)+1 = A386219(n)-1. - _Pontus von Brömssen_, Aug 04 2025 %e A386217 First 20 (1,3)-quartals (3,u,v,w): %e A386217 m u v w %e A386217 3 2 10 1 %e A386217 3 3 22 2 %e A386217 3 3 29 1 %e A386217 3 4 40 3 %e A386217 3 4 59 2 %e A386217 3 4 66 1 %e A386217 3 5 64 4 %e A386217 3 5 101 3 %e A386217 3 5 120 2 %e A386217 3 5 127 1 %e A386217 3 6 94 5 %e A386217 3 6 155 4 %e A386217 3 6 192 3 %e A386217 3 6 211 2 %e A386217 3 6 218 1 %e A386217 3 7 130 6 %e A386217 3 7 221 5 %e A386217 3 7 282 4 %e A386217 3 7 319 3 %e A386217 3 7 338 2 %e A386217 3^1 + 4^3 = 40^1 + 3^3, so (3,4,40,3) is in the list. %t A386217 quartals[m_, p_, q_, max_] := Module[{ans = {}, lhsD = <||>, lhs, v, u, w, rhs}, %t A386217 For[u = 1, u <= max, u++, lhs = m^p + u^q; %t A386217 AssociateTo[lhsD, lhs -> Append[Lookup[lhsD, lhs, {}], u]];]; %t A386217 For[v = m + 1, v <= max, v++, %t A386217 For[w = 1, w <= max, w++, rhs = v^p + w^q; %t A386217 If[KeyExistsQ[lhsD, rhs], %t A386217 Do[AppendTo[ans, {m, u, v, w}], {u, lhsD[rhs]}];];];]; %t A386217 ans = SortBy[ans, #[[2]] &]; %t A386217 Do[Print["Solution ", i, ": ", ans[[i]], " (", m, "^", p, " + ", %t A386217 ans[[i, 2]], "^", q, " = ", ans[[i, 3]], "^", p, " + ", %t A386217 ans[[i, 4]], "^", q, " = ", m^p + ans[[i, 2]]^q, ")"], {i, %t A386217 Length[ans]}]; ans]; %t A386217 solns = quartals[3, 1, 3, 2000] %t A386217 Grid[solns] %t A386217 (* _Peter J. C. Moses_, Jun 21 2025 *) %Y A386217 Cf. A385882, A386215, A386219. %K A386217 nonn %O A386217 1,1 %A A386217 _Clark Kimberling_, Jul 28 2025 %E A386217 Data corrected by _Sean A. Irvine_, Aug 01 2025