Pentagonal numbers are generated by the formula, Pn=n(3n1)/2. The first ten pentagonal numbers are:
1, 5, 12, 22, 35, 51, 70, 92, 117, 145, ...
It can be seen that P4 + P7 = 22 + 70 = 92 = P8. However, their difference, 70 22 = 48, is not pentagonal.
Find the pair of pentagonal numbers, Pj and Pk, for which their sum and difference is pentagonal and D = |Pk Pj| is minimised; what is the value of D?
My Solution Using Mathematica
For[i = 1, i < 5000, i++,
For[j = i + 1, j < 5001, j++,
If[MemberQ[MyTList, MyTList[[i]] + MyTList[[j]]] &&
MemberQ[MyTList,
MyTList[[j]] - MyTList[[i]]] && (MyTList[[j]] - MyTList[[i]]) <
DNum , DNum = MyTList[[j]] - MyTList[[i]]]]]
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