Search: id:A131770 Results 1-1 of 1 results found. %I A131770 %S A131770 1,2,4,8,12,20,32,52,72,104,156,228,332,436,592,820,1152,1588,2180,2772, %T A131770 3592,4744,6332,8512,11284,14876,18468,23212,29544,38056,49340,64216, %U A131770 82684,105896,129108,158652,196708,246048,310264,392948,498844,627952 %N A131770 First differences (A131771) equal this sequence with terms repeated at positions: {m*(m+1)/2, m>=0}. %F A131770 a(n) = a(n-1) + a(n - t(n)) where t(n) = [(sqrt(8n + 17) - 3)/2] for n>0, with a(0)=1. %e A131770 First differences (A131771) begin: %e A131770 [1,1,2,4,4,8,12,20,20,32,52,72,104,104,156,228,332,436,592,592,...]. %e A131770 Second differences (A131772) begin: %e A131770 [1,0,1,2,0,4,4,8,0,12,20,20,32,0,52,72,104,104,156,0,228,332,436,592, 592,...] %e A131770 which equals the first differences with zeros inserted at positions {m*(m+1)/ 2, m>=0}. %o A131770 (PARI) a(n)=if(n==0,1,a(n-1)+a(n-(sqrtint(8*n+17)-3)\2)) %Y A131770 Cf. A131771 (first differences), A131772. %Y A131770 Sequence in context: A023598 A103258 A100684 this_sequence A163489 A076651 A081410 %Y A131770 Adjacent sequences: A131767 A131768 A131769 this_sequence A131771 A131772 A131773 %K A131770 nonn %O A131770 0,2 %A A131770 Paul D. Hanna (pauldhanna(AT)juno.com), Jul 14 2007 Search completed in 0.001 seconds