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A068204 Let (x_n, y_n) be n-th solution to the Pell equation x^2 = 14*y^2 + 1. Sequence gives {y_n}. 1
0, 4, 120, 3596, 107760, 3229204, 96768360, 2899821596, 86897879520, 2604036564004, 78034199040600, 2338421934653996, 70074623840579280, 2099900293282724404, 62926934174641152840, 1885708124945951860796 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,2

REFERENCES

H. W. Lenstra Jr., Solving the Pell Equation, Notices Amer. Math. Soc., 49 (No. 2, 2002), 182-192.

LINKS

Tanya Khovanova, Recursive Sequences

FORMULA

x_n + y_n*sqrt(14) = (x_1 + y_1*sqrt(14))^n.

a(n) = (2+15/28*sqrt(14))*(-1/(-15-4*sqrt(14)))^n/(-15-4*sqrt(14))+(-15/28*sqrt(14)+2)*(-1/(-15+4*sqrt(14)))^n/(-15+4*sqrt(14)). Recurrence: a(n) = 30*a(n-1)-a(n-2). G.f.: 4*x/(1-30*x+x^2). - Vladeta Jovovic (vladeta(AT)eunet.rs), Mar 25 2002

MAPLE

Digits := 1000: q := seq(floor(evalf(((15+4*sqrt(14))^n-(15-4*sqrt(14))^n)/28*sqrt(14))+0.1), n=1..30);

CROSSREFS

Cf. A068203.

Sequence in context: A054644 A006434 A002702 * A203033 A001332 A071304

Adjacent sequences:  A068201 A068202 A068203 * A068205 A068206 A068207

KEYWORD

nonn,easy

AUTHOR

N. J. A. Sloane (njas(AT)research.att.com), Mar 24 2002

EXTENSIONS

More terms from Sascha Kurz (sascha.kurz(AT)uni-bayreuth.de), Mar 25 2002

More terms from Vladeta Jovovic (vladeta(AT)eunet.rs), Mar 25 2002

Initial term 0 added by N. J. A. Sloane, Jul 05 2010

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