A271226 - OEIS

A271226

a(n) = (A271222(n)^2 + 2)/3^n, n >= 0.

2, 2, 3, 1, 43, 201, 67, 1289, 2278, 14662, 53782, 171798, 57266, 312537, 104179, 7353209, 14081926, 94917254, 148495259, 338541478, 2498895558, 832965186, 277655062, 45869694854, 90480235883, 230874654662

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OFFSET

0,1

COMMENTS

a(n) is an integer because b(n) = A271222(n) satisfies b(n)^2 + 2 == 0 (mod 3^n), n >= 0.

See A268924 for details, links and references.

LINKS

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..25.

FORMULA

a(n) = (b(n)^2 + 2)/3^n, n >= 0, with b(n) = A271222(n).

EXAMPLE

a(0) = (0^2 + 2)/1 = 2.

a(4) = (59^2 + 2)/3^4 = 43.

PROG

(PARI) b(n) = if (n, 3^n - truncate(sqrt(-2+O(3^(n)))), 0);

a(n) = (b(n)^2 + 2)/3^n; \\ Michel Marcus, Apr 09 2016

CROSSREFS

Cf. A268924, A271222, A271224, A271225 (companion sequence).

Sequence in context: A173160 A022461 A306821 * A292372 A098008 A234808

Adjacent sequences: A271223 A271224 A271225 * A271227 A271228 A271229

KEYWORD

nonn,easy

AUTHOR

Wolfdieter Lang, Apr 05 2016

STATUS

approved