CODE EXAMPLE FOR PYTHON

python matrix condensed to square

import math

def calc_row_idx(k, n):
    return int(math.ceil((1/2.) * (- (-8*k + 4 *n**2 -4*n - 7)**0.5 + 2*n -1) - 1))

def elem_in_i_rows(i, n):
    return i * (n - 1 - i) + (i*(i + 1))//2

def calc_col_idx(k, i, n):
    return int(n - elem_in_i_rows(i + 1, n) + k)

def condensed_to_square(k, n):
    i = calc_row_idx(k, n)
    j = calc_col_idx(k, i, n)
    return i, j