OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Numbers n such that 2n + 10 is a perfect square.
LINKS
FORMULA
G.f.: x*(3 + 4*x - 3*x^2)/(1 - x)^3. - Ilya Gutkovskiy, Apr 11 2016
Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n) = 13/30 - Pi*cot(sqrt(5/2)*Pi)/(2*sqrt(10)) = 0.5627678459924... . - Vaclav Kotesovec, Apr 11 2016
EXAMPLE
a(1) = 2*1^2 + 4*1 - 3 = 3.
MATHEMATICA
Table[2 n^2 + 4 n - 3, {n, 53}] (* Michael De Vlieger, Apr 11 2016 *)
LinearRecurrence[{3, -3, 1}, {3, 13, 27}, 60] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jun 08 2023 *)
PROG
(Magma) [ 2*n^2 + 4*n - 3: n in [1..60]];
(Magma) [ n: n in [1..6000] | IsSquare(2*n+10)];
(PARI) x='x+O('x^99); Vec(x*(3+4*x-3*x^2)/(1-x)^3) \\ Altug Alkan, Apr 11 2016
CROSSREFS
Cf. A201713.
Numbers h such that 2*h + k is a perfect square: A294774 (k=-9), A255843 (k=-8), A271649 (k=-7), A093328 (k=-6), A097080 (k=-5), A271624 (k=-4), A051890 (k=-3), A058331 (k=-2), A001844 (k=-1), A001105 (k=0), A046092 (k=1), A056222 (k=2), A142463 (k=3), A054000 (k=4), A090288 (k=5), A268581 (k=6), A059993 (k=7), (-1)*A147973 (k=8), A139570 (k=9), this sequence (k=10), A222182 (k=11), A152811 (k=12), A181510 (k=13), A161532 (k=14), no sequence (k=15).
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Juri-Stepan Gerasimov, Apr 11 2016
STATUS
approved