OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
The adjacent sides of an octagon are not equal, the ratio of the larger side to the smaller one is sqrt(2), its area is 7 times the square of the shorter side. Using Pick's formula N = S - V/2 + 1 we obtain N = S - 3 = 7*A004613(n) - 3.
FORMULA
a(n) = 7*A004613(n) - 3.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Alexander M. Domashenko, Feb 10 2024
STATUS
approved