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A158628 a(n)=44*n^2-1 (n>0) 1
43, 175, 395, 703, 1099, 1583, 2155, 2815, 3563, 4399, 5323, 6335, 7435, 8623, 9899, 11263, 12715, 14255, 15883, 17599, 19403, 21295, 23275, 25343, 27499, 29743, 32075, 34495, 37003, 39599, 42283, 45055, 47915, 50863, 53899, 57023, 60235 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,1

COMMENTS

The identity (44*n^2-1)^2 - (484*n^2-22)*(2*n)^2 = 1 can be written in

Pell-format as (a(n))^2 - A158627(n)* (A005843(n))^2 =1.

LINKS

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

Edward Everett Withford, Pell Equation

Wolfram MathWorld, Pell Equation

FORMULA

a(n)= 3*a(n-1) -3*a(n-2) +a(n-3). G.f.: x*(-43-46*x+x^2)/(x-1)^3.

MATHEMATICA

44Range[0, 40]^2-1 (* or *) CoefficientList[Series[(1-46 x-43 x^2)/ (x-1)^3, {x, 0, 40}], x] (* From Harvey P. Dale, Apr 22 2011 *)

CROSSREFS

Cf. A005843, A158627

Sequence in context: A057816 A162295 A187722 * A123597 A138631 A142115

Adjacent sequences:  A158625 A158626 A158627 * A158629 A158630 A158631

KEYWORD

nonn,easy

AUTHOR

Vincenzo Librandi (vincenzo.librandi(AT)tin.it), Mar 23 2009

EXTENSIONS

Comment rewritten, formula replaced by R. J. Mathar (mathar(AT)strw.leidenuniv.nl), Oct 28 2009

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