Problem 42833. Return the sequence element I
Given a positive integer, x, return a positive integer, y, which is the xth term in the sequence [1 2 2 3 3 3...], in which one instance of the number 1 is followed by two instances of the number 2, followed by three instances of the number 3, and so on.
Example 1:
x = 5
y = 3
Example 2:
x = 105
y = 14
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Jean-Marie Sainthillier
on 27 Apr 2016
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