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A083869 a(1)=1 then a(n) is the least k>=1 such that the nested radical sqrt(a(1)^2+sqrt(a(2)^2+sqrt(a(3)^2+(....+sqrt(a(n)^2)))...) is an integer. 5
1, 3, 55, 43631, 99515655135, 4723258824886629604131775, 589359179694820074404152604620573424809709490316113791, 13331474848620898858862175943355927686887898121894707763190978243005066121710225087713374054319814910927464555589375 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,2

FORMULA

n = sqrt(a(1)^2+sqrt(a(2)^2+sqrt(a(3)^2+(....+sqrt(a(n)^2)))...)

Equals main diagonal of triangle A166994. [From Paul D. Hanna (pauldhanna(AT)juno.com), Nov 18 2009]

MAPLE

k=55 is the least integer such that sqrt(1^2+sqrt(3^2+sqrt(k^2)))=3 is an integer hence a(3)=55.

CROSSREFS

Cf. A166994. [From Paul D. Hanna (pauldhanna(AT)juno.com), Nov 18 2009]

Sequence in context: A172950 A172962 A110058 * A119188 A111451 A198184

Adjacent sequences:  A083866 A083867 A083868 * A083870 A083871 A083872

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

Benoit Cloitre (benoit7848c(AT)orange.fr), Jun 18 2003

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