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A007679 If n mod 4 = 0 then 2^(n-1)+1 elif n mod 4 = 2 then 2^(n-1)-1 else 2^(n-1).
(Formerly M3359)
2
1, 1, 4, 9, 16, 31, 64, 129, 256, 511, 1024, 2049, 4096, 8191, 16384, 32769, 65536, 131071, 262144, 524289, 1048576, 2097151, 4194304, 8388609, 16777216, 33554431, 67108864, 134217729, 268435456, 536870911 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,3

REFERENCES

M. E. Larsen, Summa Summarum, A. K. Peters, Wellesley, MA, 2007; see p. 37. [From N. J. A. Sloane (njas(AT)research.att.com), Jan 29 2009]

I. Nemes et al., How to do Monthly problems with your computer, Amer. Math. Monthly, 104 (1997), 505-519.

N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).

FORMULA

2^(n-1) + cos(n*Pi/2).

Sum 2^k*C(n-k, 2k)*n/(n-k), k = 0..[ n/3 ].

a(n) = A007909(n) + A007910(n).

MAPLE

f:=n->2^(n-1)+cos(Pi*n/2);

CROSSREFS

Sequence in context: A093175 A138992 A199936 * A068037 A167188 A014764

Adjacent sequences:  A007676 A007677 A007678 * A007680 A007681 A007682

KEYWORD

easy,nonn

AUTHOR

N. J. A. Sloane (njas(AT)research.att.com), R. K. Guy, Simon Plouffe.

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