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A158768 a(n)=39*(39*n^2+1). 1
39, 1560, 6123, 13728, 24375, 38064, 54795, 74568, 97383, 123240, 152139, 184080, 219063, 257088, 298155, 342264, 389415, 439608, 492843, 549120, 608439, 670800, 736203, 804648, 876135, 950664, 1028235, 1108848, 1192503, 1279200, 1368939 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

0,1

COMMENTS

The identity (78*n^2+1)^2 - (1521*n^2+39) * (2*n)^2 = 1 can be written as

the Pell equation (A158769(n))^2 - a(n) * (A005843(n))^2 = 1.

LINKS

Wolfram MathWorld, Pell Equation

Edward Everett Withford, Pell Equation

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

FORMULA

a(n)= 3*a(n-1) -3*a(n-2) +a(n-3). G.f.: -39*(1+37*x+40*x^2)/(x-1)^3.

CROSSREFS

Cf. A005843, A158769

Sequence in context: A170758 A112617 A009983 * A139191 A176073 A145619

Adjacent sequences:  A158765 A158766 A158767 * A158769 A158770 A158771

KEYWORD

nonn,easy

AUTHOR

Vincenzo Librandi (vincenzo.librandi(AT)tin.it), Mar 26 2009

EXTENSIONS

Comment rewritten, a(0) added, and formula replaced by R. J. Mathar, (mathar(AT)strw.leidenuniv.nl), Oct 22 2009

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