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A129556 Numbers n such that centered pentagonal number A005891(n) = (5n^2+5n+2)/2 is a perfect square. 5
0, 2, 21, 95, 816, 3626, 31005, 137711, 1177392, 5229410, 44709909, 198579887, 1697799168, 7540806314, 64471658493, 286352060063, 2448225223584, 10873837476098, 92968086837717, 412919472031679, 3530339074609680, 15680066099727722, 134059916748330141 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; text; internal format)
OFFSET

1,2

COMMENTS

Corresponding numbers k>0 such that k^2 is a centered pentagonal number are listed in A129557(n) = {1, 4, 34, 151, 1291, 5734, 49024, ...}.

LINKS

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..23.

Eric Weisstein, Link to a section of The World of Mathematics, Centered Pentagonal Number.

Index to sequences with linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (1,38,-38,-1,1).

FORMULA

For n>=5, a(n) = 38*a(n-2) - a(n-4) + 18 [Max Alekseyev, May 08 2009]

G.f.: x^2*(x^3+2*x^2-19*x-2) / ((x-1)*(x^2-6*x-1)*(x^2+6*x-1)). [Colin Barker, Feb 21 2013]

2*a(n)+1 = A221874(n). [Bruno Berselli, Feb 21 2013]

MAPLE

A005891 := proc(n) (5*n^2+5*n+2)/2 ; end: n := 0 : while true do if issqr(A005891(n)) then print(n) ; fi ; n := n+1 ; od : - R. J. Mathar, Jun 06 2007

MATHEMATICA

Do[ f=(5n^2+5n+2)/2; If[ IntegerQ[ Sqrt[f] ], Print[n] ], {n, 1, 40000} ]

CROSSREFS

Cf. A005891 (centered pentagonal numbers), A129557 (numbers k>0 such that k^2 is a centered pentagonal number), A221874.

Sequence in context: A034520 A111128 A213827 * A077209 A068045 A188530

Adjacent sequences:  A129553 A129554 A129555 * A129557 A129558 A129559

KEYWORD

nonn,easy

AUTHOR

Alexander Adamchuk, Apr 20 2007

EXTENSIONS

More terms from R. J. Mathar, Jun 06 2007

Formula and further terms from Max Alekseyev, May 08 2009

a(22)-a(23) from Colin Barker, Feb 21 2013

STATUS

approved

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