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A328793
Least k such that there exists an equilateral triangle of side length sqrt(A003136(n)) with vertices in an equilateral triangular array of points with k rows.
2
2, 4, 3, 5, 4, 7, 6, 5, 8, 7, 6, 10, 9, 8, 7, 11, 10, 9, 13, 8, 11, 10, 14, 13, 9, 12, 11, 16, 15, 14, 10, 13, 12, 16, 15, 11, 14, 19, 18, 13, 17, 16, 12, 15, 20, 19, 14, 17, 13, 16, 21, 20, 19, 15, 18, 14, 22, 17, 21, 20, 16, 19, 25, 24, 15, 18, 22, 21, 17
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
a(A024610(n) - 1) = n + 1 for all n > 0, and
a(A024610(n) + k) > n + 1 for all n > 0, k >= 0.
EXAMPLE
For n = 2, there exists an equilateral triangle with side length sqrt(A003136(2)) = sqrt(3) and vertices on equilateral triangular array with a(2) = 4 rows:
o
* o
o o *
o * o o.
However there is no equilateral triangle of side length sqrt(3) with vertices on a smaller triangular array with three or fewer rows.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,look
AUTHOR
Peter Kagey, Oct 27 2019
STATUS
approved