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A158604 a(n)=42*n^2+1. +0
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1, 43, 169, 379, 673, 1051, 1513, 2059, 2689, 3403, 4201, 5083, 6049, 7099, 8233, 9451, 10753, 12139, 13609, 15163, 16801, 18523, 20329, 22219, 24193, 26251, 28393, 30619, 32929, 35323, 37801, 40363, 43009, 45739, 48553, 51451, 54433, 57499 (list; graph; listen)
OFFSET

0,2

COMMENT

The identity (42*n^2+1)^2 - (441*n^2+21)*(2*n)^2 = 1 can be written in

Pell-format as (a(n))^2 - A158603(n)* (A005843(n))^2 =1.

LINKS

Vincenzo Librandi, X^2-AY^2=1

Edward Everett Withford, Pell Equation

Wolfram MathWorld, Pell Equation

FORMULA

a(n)= 3*a(n-1) -3*a(n-2) +a(n-3). G.f.: -(1+40*x+43*x^2)/(x-1)^3.

CROSSREFS

Cf. A005843, A158603

Sequence in context: A142016 A140640 A083357 this_sequence A057816 A162295 A158628

Adjacent sequences: A158601 A158602 A158603 this_sequence A158605 A158606 A158607

KEYWORD

nonn,easy

AUTHOR

Vincenzo Librandi (vincenzo.librandi(AT)tin.it), Mar 22 2009

EXTENSIONS

Comment rewritten, formula replaced by R. J. Mathar (mathar(AT)strw.leidenuniv.nl), Oct 28 2009

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