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A041577
Denominators of continued fraction convergents to sqrt(306).
2
1, 2, 69, 140, 4829, 9798, 337961, 685720, 23652441, 47990602, 1655332909, 3358656420, 115849651189, 235057958798, 8107820250321, 16450698459440, 567431567871281, 1151313834202002, 39712101930739349, 80575517695680700, 2779279703583883149
OFFSET
0,2
FORMULA
G.f.: -(x^2-2*x-1) / (x^4-70*x^2+1). - Colin Barker, Nov 19 2013
a(n) = 70*a(n-2) - a(n-4) for n>3. - Vincenzo Librandi, Dec 20 2013
MATHEMATICA
Denominator[Convergents[Sqrt[306], 30]] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Dec 20 2013 *)
PROG
(Magma) I:=[1, 2, 69, 140]; [n le 4 select I[n] else 70*Self(n-2)-Self(n-4): n in [1..40]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Dec 20 2013
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A246744 A362291 A364854 * A180085 A321244 A224506
KEYWORD
nonn,frac,easy
AUTHOR
EXTENSIONS
Additional term from Colin Barker, Nov 19 2013
STATUS
approved