OFFSET
0,1
REFERENCES
David Wells, The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers, Penguin Books, NY, 1986. Entry 587.
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FORMULA
From Stefano Spezia, Sep 15 2024: (Start)
a(n) = 4*a(n-1) - 3*a(n-2) for n > 1.
a(n) = 595*3^n - 8.
G.f.: (587 - 571*x)/((1 - x)*(1 - 3*x)).
E.g.f.: exp(x)*(595*exp(2*x) - 8). (End)
MATHEMATICA
NestList[3#+16 &, 587, 23] (* Stefano Spezia, Sep 15 2024 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
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STATUS
approved