OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
It is conjectured that the longest possible side c of a triangle with integer sides and inradius n is given by A057721(n) = n^4 + 3*n^2 + 1.
For n >= 1, a(n) >= 1 because triangle (a, b, c) = (n^2 + 2, n^4 + 2*n^2 + 1, n^4 + 3*n^2 + 1) has inradius n. - David W. Wilson, Jun 17 2006
Previous name was "Number of triangles with integer sides a<=b<c having integer inradius n." With this previous definition, a(10) should be 51 and not 52, because there exists an isosceles triangle with sides (30, 39, 39) and inradius r = 10 (see A362669); so, now effectively, a(10) = 52. - Bernard Schott, Apr 24 2023
LINKS
David W. Wilson, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000
Thomas Mautsch, Additional terms
EXAMPLE
a(1)=1: {3,4,5} is the only triangle with integer sides and inradius 1.
a(2)=5: {5,12,13}, {6,8,10}, {6,25,29}, {7,15,20}, {9,10,17} are the only triangles with integer sides and inradius 2.
a(4)=A120252(1)+A120252(2)+A120252(4)=1+4+13 because 1, 2 and 4 are the factors of 4. The 1 primitive triangle with inradius n=1 is (3,4,5). The 4 primitive triangles with n=2 are (5,12,13), (9,10,17), (7,15,20), (6,25,29). The 13 primitive triangles with n=4 are (13,14,15), (15,15,24), (11,25,30), (15,26,37), (10,35,39), (9,40,41), (33,34,65), (25,51,74), (9,75,78), (11,90,97), (21,85,104), (19,153,170), (18,289,305). (Primitive means GCD(a, b, c, n)=1.)
CROSSREFS
Let S(n) be the set of triangles with integer sides a<=b<=c and inradius n. Then:
A120062(n) gives number of triangles in S(n).
A120261(n) gives number of triangles in S(n) with gcd(a, b, c) = 1.
A120252(n) gives number of triangles in S(n) with gcd(a, b, c, n) = 1.
A005408(n) = 2n+1 gives shortest short side a of triangles in S(n).
A120064(n) gives shortest middle side b of triangles in S(n).
A120063(n) gives shortest long side c of triangles in S(n).
A120570(n) gives shortest perimeter of triangles in S(n).
A120572(n) gives smallest area of triangles in S(n).
A058331(n) = 2n^2+1 gives longest short side a of triangles in S(n).
A082044(n) = n^4+2n^2+1 gives longest middle side b of triangles in S(n).
A057721(n) = n^4+3n^2+1 gives longest long side c of triangles in S(n).
A120571(n) = 2n^4+6n^2+4 gives longest perimeter of triangles in S(n).
A120573(n) = gives largest area of triangles in S(n).
Cf. A120252 [primitive triangles with integer inradius], A120063 [minimum of longest sides], A057721 [maximum of longest sides], A120064 [minimum of middle sides], A082044 [maximum of middle sides], A005408 [minimum of shortest sides], A058331 [maximum of shortest sides], A007237 [number of triangles with integer sides and area = n times perimeter].
KEYWORD
nonn,look
AUTHOR
Hugo Pfoertner, Jun 11 2006
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Graeme McRae and Hugo Pfoertner, Jun 12 2006
Name corrected by Bernard Schott, Apr 24 2023
STATUS
approved