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A088126
Let f(n, x) = x+3x^2+6x^3+...+(n(n+1)/2)x^n; then a(n) = least x such that f(n, x) is a triangular number, or 0 if no such x exists.
1
1, 18, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
If k is a member of A027568 (both triangular and tetrahedral) then k = A000292(n-1) for some n and a(n) = 1.
Zero values are conjectures. I have searched for a(4) up to x = 10^7, a(5) up to x = 10^6 and the rest up to x = 10^4. (Wasserman)
CROSSREFS
Cf. A087702.
Sequence in context: A376442 A221394 A025602 * A040327 A040328 A040329
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Amarnath Murthy, Sep 26 2003
EXTENSIONS
Edited and extended by David Wasserman, Jun 16 2005
STATUS
approved