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A017186
a(n) = (9*n + 2)^2.
2
4, 121, 400, 841, 1444, 2209, 3136, 4225, 5476, 6889, 8464, 10201, 12100, 14161, 16384, 18769, 21316, 24025, 26896, 29929, 33124, 36481, 40000, 43681, 47524, 51529, 55696, 60025, 64516, 69169
OFFSET
0,1
FORMULA
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - 3*a(n-2) + a(n-3); a(0)=4, a(1)=121, a(2)=400. - Harvey P. Dale, Apr 16 2013
G.f.: ( -4 - 109*x - 49*x^2 ) / (x-1)^3. - R. J. Mathar, Jul 14 2016
MAPLE
seq((9*n+2)^2, n=0..30); # Muniru A Asiru, Oct 20 2018
MATHEMATICA
(9Range[0, 30]+2)^2 (* or *) LinearRecurrence[{3, -3, 1}, {4, 121, 400}, 30] (* Harvey P. Dale, Apr 16 2013 *)
PROG
(Magma) [(9*n+2)^2: n in [0..35]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Jul 23 2011
(PARI) a(n)=(9*n+2)^2 \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jun 17 2017
(GAP) List([0..30], n->(9*n+2)^2); # Muniru A Asiru, Oct 20 2018
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A374723 A053881 A075114 * A355751 A098839 A227525
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
STATUS
approved