Help! Filling an Array with Unfamiliar Series

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The discussion revolves around identifying and filling an array with a specific numerical series: 1, 4, 9, 25, 36, and others. Participants explore the nature of this series, its mathematical properties, and potential programming solutions.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses uncertainty about the series and requests assistance in understanding it for a programming assignment.
  • Another participant suggests that the series may contain an error, proposing that it should be 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, and indicates a formula: an = n².
  • A later reply acknowledges the confusion and thanks the previous participant for their input.
  • Additional posts provide links to external resources that describe various sequences, indicating that the series may relate to specific mathematical sequences involving powers and properties of numbers.
  • Some sequences mentioned include those defined by specific mathematical properties, such as the smallest power of 4 with a certain number of 2's in its decimal representation and the smallest square number greater than 2n².
  • Participants also note that some sequences are characterized by their relationship to divisors and their sums, suggesting a deeper mathematical context.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the correct interpretation of the series. Multiple competing views and interpretations of the series exist, with some participants proposing different sequences and mathematical properties.

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There are limitations in the discussion regarding the assumptions made about the series, the definitions of terms used, and the mathematical steps that remain unresolved. The context of the series is not fully clarified, leading to various interpretations.

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I have a programming assignment to fill an array with this series: 1,4, 9, 25, 36, …. The problem is I don't know what this series is so I can't write the program. Can anyone help?
 
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looks like a mistake to me, I think it should be 1,4,9,16,25,36 therefore: an = n2
 
I guess that's why it was giving me so much trouble. Thanks.
 
hmmm :S

http://www.research.att.com/~njas/sequences/eisBTfry00055.txt

%I A063577
%S A063577 1,4,9,25,36,54,45,56,68,106,87,98,100,203,140,154,160,174,165,263,246,
%T A063577 243,157,234,276,280,338,308,343,371,335,299,427,394,497,475,473,405,
%U A063577 524,467,577,485,586,509,492,644,464,677,563,616,582
%N A063577 Smallest power of 4 having just n 2's in its decimal representation.
%t A063577 a = {}; Do[k = 1; While[ Count[ IntegerDigits[4^k], 2] != n, k++ ]; a = Append[a, k],{n, 0, 50} ]; a
%Y A063577 Adjacent sequences: A063574 A063575 A063576 this_sequence A063578 A063579 A063580
%Y A063577 Sequence in context: A045967 A030140 A062503 this_sequence A087058 A046659 A063760
%K A063577 base,nonn
%O A063577 0,2
%A A063577 Robert G. Wilson v (rgwv(AT)rgwv.com), Aug 10 2001

%I A087058
%S A087058 4,9,25,36,64,81,100,144,169,225,256,289,361,400,484,529,625,676,729,
%T A087058 841,900,1024,1089,1156,1296,1369,1521,1600,1764,1849,1936,2116,2209,
%U A087058 2401,2500,2601,2809,2916,3136,3249,3364,3600,3721,3969,4096,4356,4489
%N A087058 Smallest square number greater than 2*n^2.
%F A087058 A087058(n) = A087057(n)^2 = (1 + A001951(n))^2 = (1 + floor[n*sqrt(2)])^2
%e A087058 A087058(10) = 225 because 225 is the smallest square number greater than 2*10^2 = 200.
%Y A087058 Cf. A001951, A087055, A087056, A087057, A087059, A087060.
%Y A087058 Adjacent sequences: A087055 A087056 A087057 this_sequence A087059 A087060 A087061
%Y A087058 Sequence in context: A030140 A062503 A063577 this_sequence A046659 A063760 A046451
%K A087058 easy,nonn
%O A087058 1,1
%A A087058 Jens Voss (jens(AT)voss-ahrensburg.de), Aug 07 2003

%I A046659
%S A046659 1,4,9,25,36,100,121,225,289,484,529,841,900,1089,1156,1681,2116,2209,
%T A046659 2601,2809,3364,3481,4356,4761,5041,6724,6889,7225,7569,7921,8836,
%U A046659 10201,10404,11236,11449,12769,13225,13924,15129,17161,18769,19044
%N A046659 Sum of divisors and sum of cubes of divisors are relatively prime.
%C A046659 It appears that (a) all the numbers are squares, (b) the number of divisors is a power of 3.
%C A046659 It can be shown that this is a subset of A028982.
%e A046659 x=100 with 9 divisors whose sum is 217=7*31 and sum of cubes of divisors is 1149823=19*73*829; GCD[ 217,1149823 ]=1
%Y A046659 Cf. A028982, A046679 - A046981, A046983, A046985.
%Y A046659 Adjacent sequences: A046656 A046657 A046658 this_sequence A046660 A046661 A046662
%Y A046659 Sequence in context: A062503 A063577 A087058 this_sequence A063760 A046451 A082200
%K A046659 nonn
%O A046659 1,2
%A A046659 Labos E. (labos(AT)ana1.sote.hu)
 
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