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Search: id:A039300
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| A039300 |
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Number of distinct quadratic residues mod 3^n. |
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| 1, 2, 4, 11, 31, 92, 274, 821, 2461, 7382, 22144, 66431, 199291, 597872, 1793614, 5380841, 16142521, 48427562, 145282684, 435848051, 1307544151, 3922632452, 11767897354, 35303692061, 105911076181, 317733228542, 953199685624
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OFFSET
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0,2
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COMMENT
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Number of distinct n-digit suffixes of base 3 squares.
In general, for any odd prime p>=3, the number s of quadratic residues mod p^n is given by s=(p^(n+1) + p + 2)/2*(p+1) for even n, and s=(p^(n+1) + 2*p + 1)/2*(p+1) for odd n. - Lekraj Beedassy (blekraj(AT)yahoo.com), Jan 07 2005
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REFERENCES
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W. D. Stangl, "Counting Squares in Z_n", Mathematics Magazine pp. 285-9 Vol. 69 No. 4 October 1996.
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FORMULA
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[ (3^n+3)*3/8 ].
a(n)={3^(n+1) + 6 + (-1)^(n+1)}/8 - Lekraj Beedassy (blekraj(AT)yahoo.com), Jan 07 2005
G.f.: (1-x-3x^2)/((1-x)(1+x)(1-3x)).
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PROGRAM
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a(n)=if(n<0, 0, 3^n*3\8+1)
a(n)=if(n<1, n==0, 3*a(n-1)-2+n%2)
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CROSSREFS
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Equals A033113 + 1. Cf. A015518.
Cf. A023105.
Adjacent sequences: A039297 A039298 A039299 this_sequence A039301 A039302 A039303
Sequence in context: A102814 A034770 A002387 this_sequence A118974 A119020 A073191
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KEYWORD
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nonn,easy
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AUTHOR
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David W. Wilson (davidwwilson(AT)comcast.net)
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