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A156688 The total number of distinct Pythagorean triples with an area numerically equal to n times their perimeters 0
2, 3, 6, 4, 6, 9, 6, 5, 10, 9, 6, 12, 6, 9, 18, 6, 6, 15, 6, 12, 18, 9, 6, 15, 10, 9, 14, 12, 6, 27, 6, 7, 18, 9, 18, 20, 6, 9, 18, 15, 6, 27, 6, 12, 30, 9, 6, 18, 10, 15, 18, 12, 6, 21, 18, 15, 18, 9, 6, 36, 6, 9, 30, 8, 18, 27, 6, 12, 18, 27, 6, 25, 6, 9, 30 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,1

COMMENTS

The members of this sequence are also 1/2 the number of divisors of 8n^2. The corresponding results for primitive triangles only are in A068068.

REFERENCES

Chi, Henjin and Killgrove, Raymond; Problem 1447, Crux Math 15(5), May 1989.

Chi, Henjin and Killgrove, Raymond; Solution to Problem 1447, Crux Math 16(7), September 1990.

LINKS

Ron Knott, Right-angled Triangles and Pythagoras' Theorem

FORMULA

1/2 d(8n^2)=1/2 A000005(8n^2)

EXAMPLE

There are 6 Pythagorean triples whose area is 5 times their perimeters - (21,220,221), (22,120,122), (24,70,74), (25,60,65),(28,45,53) and (30,40,50) - hence a(5)=6.

MATHEMATICA

1/2 DivisorSigma[0, 8#^2] &/@Range[75]

CROSSREFS

A000005, A068068

Sequence in context: A127915 A072637 A125703 * A019567 A098286 A138608

Adjacent sequences:  A156685 A156686 A156687 * A156689 A156690 A156691

KEYWORD

easy,nice,nonn

AUTHOR

Ant King (mathstutoring(AT)ntlworld.com), Feb 18 2009

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