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A033551
Closest integer to (Pi/4)*n^2.
1
1, 3, 7, 13, 20, 28, 38, 50, 64, 79, 95, 113, 133, 154, 177, 201, 227, 254, 284, 314, 346, 380, 415, 452, 491, 531, 573, 616, 661, 707, 755, 804, 855, 908, 962, 1018, 1075, 1134, 1195, 1257, 1320, 1385, 1452, 1521
OFFSET
1,2
LINKS
FORMULA
a(n) = round( (Pi/4) * n^2 ).
EXAMPLE
a(3)=7, since 3^2*Pi/4 = 7.06858347.
MAPLE
seq(round((1/4)*Pi*n^2), n = 1..50); # G. C. Greubel, Oct 12 2019
MATHEMATICA
Round[Pi/4 Range[50]^2] (* Harvey P. Dale, May 11 2016 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = round((Pi/4) * n^2); \\ Michel Marcus, Sep 02 2013
(Magma) R:= RealField(20); [Round(Pi(R)*n^2/4): n in [1..50]]; // G. C. Greubel, Oct 12 2019
(Sage) [round(pi*n^2/4) for n in (1..50)] # G. C. Greubel, Oct 12 2019
(GAP) List([1..50], n-> Int(Round(Atan(1.0)*n^2)) ); # G. C. Greubel, Oct 12 2019
CROSSREFS
Approximation for A051233.
Sequence in context: A341299 A294398 A330707 * A350296 A022777 A076950
KEYWORD
easy,nonn
AUTHOR
Joe K. Crump (joecr(AT)carolina.rr.com)
STATUS
approved