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A042799
Denominators of continued fraction convergents to sqrt(930).
2
1, 2, 121, 244, 14761, 29766, 1800721, 3631208, 219673201, 442977610, 26798329801, 54039637212, 3269176562521, 6592392762254, 398812742297761, 804217877357776, 48651885383764321, 98107988644886418, 5935131204076949401, 11968370396798785220
OFFSET
0,2
FORMULA
G.f.: -(x^2-2*x-1) / (x^4-122*x^2+1). - Colin Barker, Dec 23 2013
a(n) = 122*a(n-2) - a(n-4) for n>3. - Vincenzo Librandi, Jan 29 2014
MAPLE
convert(sqrt(930), confrac, 30, cvgts): denom(cvgts); # Wesley Ivan Hurt, Dec 23 2013
MATHEMATICA
Denominator[Convergents[Sqrt[930], 30]] (* Wesley Ivan Hurt, Dec 23 2013 *)
PROG
(Magma) I:=[1, 2, 121, 244]; [n le 4 select I[n] else 122*Self(n-2)-Self(n-4): n in [1..30]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Jan 29 2014
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A290247 A100012 A337989 * A281983 A217023 A332112
KEYWORD
nonn,frac,easy
AUTHOR
EXTENSIONS
Additional term from Colin Barker, Dec 23 2013
STATUS
approved