A336624 Triangular numbers that are one-eighth of other triangular numbers; T(t) such that 8*T(t)=T(u) for some u where T(k) is the k-th triangular number.

0, 15, 66, 17391, 76245, 20069280, 87986745, 23159931810, 101536627566, 26726541239541, 117173180224500, 30842405430498585, 135217748442445515, 35592109140254127630, 156041164529401899891, 41073263105447832786516, 180071368649181350028780, 47398510031577658781511915

Offset

0,2

Comments

The triangular numbers T(t) that are one-eighth of other triangular numbers T(u) : T(t)=T(u)/8. The t's are in A336623, the T(u)'s are in A336626 and the u's are in A336625.

Can be defined for negative n by setting a(n) = a(-1-n) for all n in Z.

Links

Vladimir Pletser, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..650

Vladimir Pletser, Recurrent Relations for Multiple of Triangular Numbers being Triangular Numbers, arXiv:2101.00998 [math.NT], 2021.

Vladimir Pletser, Closed Form Equations for Triangular Numbers Multiple of Other Triangular Numbers, arXiv:2102.12392 [math.GM], 2021.

Vladimir Pletser, Triangular Numbers Multiple of Triangular Numbers and Solutions of Pell Equations, arXiv:2102.13494 [math.NT], 2021.

Vladimir Pletser, Using Pell equation solutions to find all triangular numbers multiple of other triangular numbers, 2022.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (1,1154,-1154,-1,1).

Formula

a(n) = 1154*a(n-2) - a(n-4) + 81, for n>=2 with a(1)=15, a(0)=0, a(-1)=0, a(-2)=15.

a(n) = a(n-1) + 1154*a(n-2) - 1154*a(n-3) - a(n-4) + a(n-5), for n>=3 with a(2)=66, a(1)=15, a(0)=0, a(-1)=0, a(-2)=15.

a(n) = b(n)*(b(n)+1)/2 where b(n) is A336623(n).

G.f.: 3*x*(5 + 17*x + 5*x^2) / ((1 - x)*(1 - 34*x + x^2)*(1 + 34*x + x^2)). - Colin Barker, Aug 08 2020

a(n) = ((sqrt(2) + 1)^(4*n + 2) * (11 - 6*(-1)^n*sqrt(2)) + (sqrt(2) - 1)^(4*n + 2) * (11 + 6*(-1)^n*sqrt(2)) - 18)/256. - Vaclav Kotesovec, Sep 08 2020

From Vladimir Pletser, Feb 21 2021: (Start)

a(n) = ((11 - 6*sqrt(2))*(1 + sqrt(2))^(4n + 2) + (11 + 6*sqrt(2))*(1 - sqrt(2) )^(4n + 2) - 18) / 256 for even n.

a(n) = ((11 + 6*sqrt(2))*(1 + sqrt(2) )^(4n + 2) + (11 - 6*sqrt(2))*(1 - sqrt(2) )^(4n + 2) - 18) / 256 for odd n. (End)

128*a(n) = -9+33*A077420(n)-24*(-1)^n*A046176(n+1). - R. J. Mathar, May 05 2023

Example

a(1)= 15 is a term because it is triangular and 8*15 = 120 is also triangular.
a(2) = 1154*a(0) - a(-2) + 81 = 0 - 15 + 81 = 66;
a(3) = 1154*a(1) - a(-1) + 81 = 1154*15 - 0 + 81 = 17391, etc.

Maple

f := gfun:-rectoproc({a(n) = 1154*a(n - 2) - a(n - 4) + 81, a(1) = 15, a(0) = 0, a(-1) = 0, a(-2) = 15}, a(n), remember): map(f, [$ (0 .. 40)])[]; #

Mathematica

LinearRecurrence[{1, 1154, -1154, -1, 1}, {0, 15, 66, 17391, 76245}, 18] (* Amiram Eldar, Aug 08 2020 *)
FullSimplify[Table[((Sqrt[2] + 1)^(4*n + 2)*(11 - 6*(-1)^n*Sqrt[2]) + (Sqrt[2] - 1)^(4*n + 2)*(11 + 6*(-1)^n*Sqrt[2]) - 18)/256, {n, 0, 17}]] (* Vaclav Kotesovec, Sep 08 2020 *)
Select[Accumulate[Range[0, 10^6]]/8, OddQ[Sqrt[8 # + 1]] &] (* The program generates the first 8 terms of the sequence. *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Jan 15 2024 *)

Prog

(PARI) concat(0, Vec(3*x*(5 + 17*x + 5*x^2) / ((1 - x)*(1 - 34*x + x^2)*(1 + 34*x + x^2)) + O(x^40))) \\ Colin Barker, Aug 08 2020

Crossrefs

Subsequence of A000217.

Cf. A336623, A336626, A336625.

Cf. A053141, A001652, A075528, A029549, A061278, A001571, A076139, A076140, A077259, A077262, A077260, A077261, A077288, A077291, A077289, A077290, A077398, A077401, A077399, A077400.

Sequence in context: A062392 A211787 A265141 * A211917 A015876 A201126

Adjacent sequences: A336621 A336622 A336623 * A336625 A336626 A336627

Keyword

easy,nonn

Author

Vladimir Pletser, Aug 07 2020

Status

approved