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A070142
Numbers n such that [A070080(n), A070081(n), A070082(n)] is an integer triangle with integer area.
11
17, 39, 52, 116, 212, 252, 269, 368, 370, 372, 375, 493, 561, 587, 659, 839, 850, 862, 957, 972, 1156, 1186, 1196, 1204, 1297, 1582, 1599, 1629, 1912, 1920, 1955, 1971, 1988, 2115, 2352, 2555, 2574, 2713, 2774, 2778, 2790
OFFSET
1,1
LINKS
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Heronian Triangle.
EXAMPLE
a(2)=39: [A070080(39), A070081(39), A070082(39)] = [5,5,6], area^2 = s*(s-5)*(s-5)*(s-6) with s=A070083(39)/2=(5+5+6)/2=8, area^2=8*3*3*2=16*9 is an integer square, therefore A070086(39)=area=4*3=12.
MATHEMATICA
maxPerim = 100; maxSide = Floor[(maxPerim - 1)/2]; order[{a_, b_, c_}] := (a + b + c)*maxPerim^3 + a*maxPerim^2 + b*maxPerim + c; triangles = Reap[ Do[ If[ a + b + c <= maxPerim && c - b < a < c + b && b - a < c < b + a && c - a < b < c + a, Sow[{a, b, c}]], {a, 1, maxSide}, {b, a, maxSide}, {c, b, maxSide}]][[2, 1]]; stri = Sort[ triangles, order[#1] < order[#2]&]; area[{a_, b_, c_}] := With[{p = (a + b + c)/2}, Sqrt[p*(p - a)*(p - b)*(p - c)]]; Position[ stri, tri_ /; IntegerQ[area[tri]]] // Flatten (* Jean-François Alcover, Feb 22 2013 *)
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Reinhard Zumkeller, May 05 2002
STATUS
approved