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Number of points in an octagonal arrangement

In mathematics, an octagonal number is a figurate number. The nth octagonal number on is the number of dots in a pattern of dots consisting of the outlines of regular octagons with sides up to n dots, when the octagons are overlaid so that they share one vertex. The octagonal number for n is given by the formula 3n2 − 2n, with n > 0. The first few octagonal numbers are1, 8, 21, 40, 65, 96, 133, 176, 225, 280, 341, 408, 481, 560, 645, 736, 833, 936 Wikipedia →

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