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A188892
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Numbers n such that there is no triangular n-gonal number greater than 1.
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5
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11, 18, 38, 102, 198, 326, 486, 678, 902, 1158, 1446, 1766, 2118, 2918, 3366, 3846, 4358, 4902, 5478, 6086, 6726, 7398, 8102, 8838, 9606, 10406, 11238, 12102, 12998, 13926, 14886, 15878, 16902, 17958, 19046, 20166, 21318, 22502, 24966, 26246
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OFFSET
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1,1
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COMMENTS
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It is easy to find triangular numbers that are square, pentagonal, hexagonal, etc. So it is somewhat surprising that there are no triangular 11-gonal numbers other than 0 and 1. For these n, the equation x^2 + x = (n-2)*y^2 - (n-4)*y has no integer solutions x>1 and y>1.
Chu shows how to transform the equation into a generalized Pell equation. When n has the form k^2+2 (A059100), then the Pell equation has only a finite number of solutions and it is simple to select the n that produce no integer solutions greater than 1.
The general case is in A188950.
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LINKS
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Table of n, a(n) for n=1..40.
Wenchang Chu, Regular polygonal numbers and generalized pell equations, Int. Math. Forum 2 (2007), 781-802.
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CROSSREFS
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Cf. A051682 (11-gonal numbers), A051870 (18-gonal numbers), A188891, A188896.
Sequence in context: A151748 A003334 A037006 * A168433 A066950 A214495
Adjacent sequences: A188889 A188890 A188891 * A188893 A188894 A188895
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KEYWORD
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nonn
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AUTHOR
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T. D. Noe, Apr 13 2011
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STATUS
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approved
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