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A157738 18522n - 42. 3
18480, 37002, 55524, 74046, 92568, 111090, 129612, 148134, 166656, 185178, 203700, 222222, 240744, 259266, 277788, 296310, 314832, 333354, 351876, 370398, 388920, 407442, 425964, 444486, 463008, 481530, 500052, 518574, 537096, 555618 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,1

COMMENTS

The identity (388962*n^2-1764*n+1)^2-(441*n^2-2*n)*(18522*n-42)^2=1 can be written as A157739(n)^2-A157737(n)*a(n)^2=1. - Vincenzo Librandi, Jan 25 2012

This is the case s=21 of the identity (2*s^4*n^2-4*s^2*n+1)^2-(s^2*n^2-2*n)*(2*s^3*n-2*s)^2=1. - Bruno Berselli, Feb 05 2011

LINKS

Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000

Vincenzo Librandi, X^2-AY^2=1

Index to sequences with linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (2,-1).

FORMULA

G.f.: x*(18480+42*x)/(x-1)^2. - Vincenzo Librandi, Jan 25 2012

a(n) = 2*a(n-1) - a(n-2). - Vincenzo Librandi, Jan 25 2012

MATHEMATICA

LinearRecurrence[{2, -1}, {18480, 37002}, 40] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Jan 25 2012 *)

PROG

(MAGMA) I:=[18480, 37002]; [n le 2 select I[n] else 2*Self(n-1)-Self(n-2): n in [1..40]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Jan 25 2012

(PARI) for(n=1, 22, print1(18522*n - 42", ")); \\ Vincenzo Librandi, Jan 25 2012

CROSSREFS

Cf. A157737, A157739.

Sequence in context: A071368 A035924 A190110 * A173274 A031817 A157740

Adjacent sequences:  A157735 A157736 A157737 * A157739 A157740 A157741

KEYWORD

nonn,easy,changed

AUTHOR

Vincenzo Librandi (vincenzo.librandi(AT)tin.it), Mar 05 2009

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