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A265282
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Number of triangles in a certain geometric structure: see "Illustration of initial terms" link for precise definition.
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2
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0, 1, 3, 5, 10, 13, 22, 26, 41, 46, 68, 74, 105, 112, 153, 161, 214, 223, 289, 299, 380, 391, 488, 500, 615, 628, 762, 776, 931, 946, 1123, 1139, 1340, 1357, 1583, 1601, 1854, 1873, 2154, 2174, 2485, 2506, 2848, 2870, 3245, 3268, 3677, 3701, 4146, 4171, 4653
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OFFSET
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0,3
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COMMENTS
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In words: This sequence gives the number of triangles of all sizes in a ((2*n^2+8*n-1+(-1)^n)/8-polyiamond with a (7*n-2-(n-2)*(-1)^n)/4-gon: we have (2*n^3+9*n^2+31*n+21+3*(n^2-5*n-7)*(-1)^n)/96 triangles in a direction and (2*n^3+27*n^2+109*n-66+3*(n^2+9*n+18)*(-1)^n+12*(-1)^((2*n-1+(-1)^n)/4))/192 triangles in the other direction. (But the Illustration link is far more informative. - N. J. A. Sloane, Jan 23 2016)
At stage n, we count ((2*n^2 + 6*n + 3 - 2*n + 3*(-1)^n)/16 triangles of size 1 in one direction and (2*n^2 + 10*n - 5 + (2*n+5)*(-1)^n)/16 triangles of size 1 in the opposite direction. The total number of triangles of size 1 in both directions is A024206(n).
a(n) = A045947(n) duplicated + A024206(n). Note that A045947(n) duplicated = (2*n^3-n^2-7*n+(3*n^2-n-4)*(-1)^n+4*(-1)^((2*n-1+(-1)^n)/4))/64.
We observe that a(4)=10 strengthens the Pythagorean relation between 4 and 10 (Tetraktys): cf. triangular numbers, A000217; and that it is from n = 4 we can see and count hexagonal and dodecagonal forms, for example, in a reticular system (incomplete with hexagonal holes) by opposition to the compact shape obtained from A002717.
We can obtain this reticular system from A248851.
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FORMULA
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a(n) = (2*n^3 + 15*n^2 + 57*n - 8 + (3*n^2 - n + 4)*(-1)^n + 4*(-1)^((2*n - 1 + (-1)^n)/4))/64.
G.f.: x*(1+2*x+x^3-x^4-x^5+x^7) / ((1-x)^4*(1+x)^3*(1+x^2)). - Colin Barker, Dec 07 2015
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MATHEMATICA
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Table[(2*n^3 + 15*n^2 + 57*n - 8 + (3*n^2 - n + 4)*(-1)^n +
4*(-1)^((2*n - 1 + (-1)^n)/4))/64, {n, 0, 100}] (* G. C. Greubel, Dec 20 2015 *)
LinearRecurrence[{1, 2, -2, 0, 0, -2, 2, 1, -1}, {0, 1, 3, 5, 10, 13, 22, 26, 41}, 60] (* Harvey P. Dale, Aug 07 2019 *)
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(PARI) vector(100, n, n--; (2*n^3+15*n^2+57*n-8+(3*n^2-n+4)*(-1)^n+4*(-1)^((2*n-1+(-1)^n)/4))/64) \\ Altug Alkan, Dec 06 2015
(Magma) [(2*n^3 + 15*n^2 + 57*n - 8 + (3*n^2 - n + 4)*(-1)^n + 4*(-1)^((2*n - 1 + (-1)^n) div 4)) / 64: n in [0..50]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Dec 07 2015
(PARI) concat(0, Vec(x*(1+2*x+x^3-x^4-x^5+x^7)/((1-x)^4*(1+x)^3*(1+x^2)) + O(x^100))) \\ Colin Barker, Dec 07 2015
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KEYWORD
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nonn,easy
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