Kenneth Rosen Edition 7 Exercise 2.4 Question 28 (Page No. 169)
Let $a_{n}$ be the $nth$ term of the sequence $1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6,\dots,$ constructed by including the integer $k$ exactly $k$ times. Show that $a_{n} =\lfloor \sqrt{2n}+\frac{1}{2} \rfloor.$
Let $a_{n}$ be the $nth$ term of the sequence $1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6,\dots,$ constructed by including the integer $k$ exactly $k$ ...